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accessory building that would be 18 feet two inches in height, which results in a two feet two inch deviation from City Code. The applicant would like to exceed the 16 foot height restriction in order to construct a detached accessory building that closely matches the height and width of the existing attached garage. The applicant is proposing to construct a 1,080 square foot detached accessory building and the attached garage is 580 square feet in size. The total accessory building space would be 1,660 square feet, which would comply with City Code. The detached accessory structure will be constructed on a floating concrete slab, will have ten foot side walls, a 6/12 roof pitch, a 10 foot by 9 foot overhead door, and the exterior wall materials will consist of tan vinyl siding. The accessory building will closely match the height of the attached garage and will not exceed the height of the principal building. The applicant has stated that the detached accessory building will be utilized for personal storage. The proposed detached accessory building will be located in the rear yard approximately 60 feet south of the principal dwelling. The proposed location exceeds the six foot side yard and five foot rear yard setbacks established in the residential urban areas. The applicant is not proposing to install a driveway to the detached building since the accessory building will be used mainly for storage and not an active daily parking garage. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 3, 2001. Subsequent to the Planning Commission meeting staff received a letter opposing the construction of Mr. Hansen's accessory building. Ms. Schimmelman contacted staff regarding the letter she submitted to the City, during the conversation it became apparent to staff that Mr. and Mrs. Schimmelman were opposing construction of any accessory structure on Mr. Hansen's property and not the conditional use permit request to exceed accessory building height. Staff explained that City Code permits construction of accessory buildings on residential lots and Mr. Hansen was not proposing to exceed the accessory building square footage standards. Jeff Hansen, 6250 - 152nd Avenue NW, noted that he reviewed the neighborhood covenants from Anoka County, and there are no restrictions on accessory buildings. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to adopt Resolution #01-04-187 adopting Findings of Fact # 0549 relating to Jeff Hansen's request for a conditional use permit to exceed the accessory building height restriction. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to adopt Resolution #01-04-188 approving Jeff Hansen's request to exceed accessory building height restrictions based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. City Council/April 24, 2001 Page 13 of 27