Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/02/2004

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CASE PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS; CASE OF ERIC THOMSEN By: Chris Anderson, Community DeCelopment Assistant Background: The City has received an application from Eric Thomsen for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the maximum allowable square footage for accessory buildings on properties 10.6 acres or greater in size as established in City Code on the property located at 6210 Green Valley Road NW. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Site layout c) Site picture d) Proposed findings of fact. e) Proposed conditional use permit Notification: State statute requires notification of the public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff sent out notices to all propmX-y owners within 350 feet. Observations: The subject property is approximately 60 acres in size and is located outside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). According to City Code, the property is eligible for 5,664 square feet of accessory building space. The applicant has a hobby farm on the subject property and needs additional storage space. He is proposing to construct a pole building on the subject property that is 5,500 square feet (50' x 110') in size. The proposed pole building would be utilized for agricultural purposes to accommodate the storage of machinery, hay and grain. The applicant's request would result in an overage of 5,546 square feet. The proposed building would be constructed with two-toned gray metal panels that are color compatible with the home and a white roof: The City has approved similar requests in the past for agricultural related activities. In fact, several Conditional Use Permits to exceed the allotted square footage for accessory structures related to agricultural uses have been approved with the overages ranging from 2,140 square feet to 26,395 square feet. 15