Agenda - Council - 10/26/2004 - 10/26/04

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Motion was amended by Councilmember Elvig to grant the interim use permit for one year with an expiration date of August 2004, but Councilmember Cook did not second the amendment. Further discussion: Councilmember Kurak inquired if the applicant would incur additional costs to renew the application in one year. Community Development Director Frolik replied yes, explaining that the applicant would have to pay an application fee of $500..Councilmember Kurak replied that she had a problem with requiring the applicant to incur additional fees especially since she did not think that anything would happen in two years that would be so eventful. Motion by Councitmember Elvig, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to amend the original motion to grant the interim use permit for one year with an expiration date of August 1, 2004. Amendment Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Elvig, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: Councilmembers Cook, Kurak, and Pearson. Original Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Vicki Volk, 14165 Ramsey Boulevard NW, Ramsey, inquired if they are going to be required to go through the entire process again and pay the application fee next year if RV World needs a place to store their units. Mayor Gamec replied Case #2: Request forXa~Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Accessory Building; Case of Don V'olner Community Development D~rect0r,..Frolik explained .that the City received an application from Don Volner for a conditional use"'permit to exceed the accessory building size restrictions' established in City Code on the proper~y,located at 812-1 154tn Ave. NW. The subject property is approximately 0.86 acres (37,464 squar~-.,.f6et) in size and is iocated outside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). Under City Code, parcels between 14,880 sq. ft. and 43,559 sq. ft. can have up to 1,488 square feet of accessorg, bmldmg space. The proposed building will be 1,820 square feet (28' x 65') in size. Coupled witl3 the existing garage (484 sq. ft.) and shed (192 sq. ft.), the applicant would have 2,496 sq. ft. in aC~¢ssory building space. However, Mr. Volner has stated that the existing shed would be removed &d that the existing attached garage, will be converted into living space prior to the final inspection~'of the proposed accessory structure. The' net resutt will be an overage of 332 square feet. Mr. Volr/e,,r has also agreed to submit a surety, in the amount of $2,000, to ensure that this work will transpire prior to the completion of the proposed structure. The City woald not issue a building perfiait for this structure until ~he surety \ . has been submitted. The Planning Commission conducted a,,.pubhc hearing on November 6, 200_,, and there were no verbal comments regarding this requ,est. However, there was one written comment submitted from an anonymous source concerning the possibility of a machine shop being operated in the accessory structure. Staffhas informed the applicant that no business City Council/November 25, 2003 Page 8 of 30