Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/04/2004

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He explained if the applicant does not make the siding colors match the Council could take it forward and revoke the conditional use penrtit. The problem is that the building would already be up. Councilmember Strommen noted City Code allows one year to finish the extension of a building. Councih'nember Kurak commented the colors are different than completion. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilrnembers Cook, Zimnqerman, Elvig, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #7: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Exceed the Allotted Square Footage for Accessory Buildings; Case of Eric Thomsen Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated the City has received an application from Eric Thomsen for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the maximmn allowable square footage for accessory buildings on properties 10.6 acres or ~eater in size as established in City Code on the property located at 6210 Green Valley Road NW. 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 fan~n 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 a~icultural purposes to accommodate the storage of machinery, hay and ~ain. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained the applicant's request would result in an overage of 5,546 square feet. The City has approved similar requests in the past for agricultural related activities. Several Conditional Use Permits to exceed the allotted square fbotage fbr accessory structures related to a~-icultural uses have been approved with the overages ranging from 2,140 square feet to 26,395 square feet. The Planning Commission reco~rnnended that City Council approve the request for a Conditional Use Permit. Councilmember Cook questioned why this is not considered agricultural if it will be used fbr the storage of aghcultural equipment. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied it is regulated as an accessory building. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adopt Resolution #04- 09-272 to adopt Findings of Fact #0698 relating to Eric Thomsen's request fora Conditional Use Permit to exceed the allotted square fbotage fbr accessory buildings. Motion came& Voting Yes: Mayor Gmnec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmennan. Voting No: None. Motion by Councitmember Etvig, seconded by Councitmember Pearson, to adopt Resolution #04-09-073 to approve Eric Thomsen's request to exceed the allotted square footage ~br accessory buildings based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same. P44 CiD' Council/September 13, 2004 Page 20 of 29