Minutes - Planning Commission - 03/16/1999 - Special Meeting

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amount of garage space allowed on lots less than 10,800 square feet. With some of the new policies being written into the Comprehensive Plan and the potential increase in the use of Planned Unit Development tools in the he future, Staff established another line item in the accessory building square footage allotment table for lots less than 10,800 square feet in size. Community Development Assistant Walther stated eliminating the single building size restriction raises the concern that a property owner could use up all of their square footage allotment in one garage or outbuilding that would not be proportionate to the home or parcel size. To alleviate this concern, staff included language that when garages and outbuildings are developed on a parcel, at least 400 square feet of the allotment must be reserved for the primary garage and that no primary garage exceed 1,000 square feet or 30-percent of the main floor area of the home. The current table in City Code was expanded to include performance standards as well as the square footage allotments to simplify this section. In order to merge the performance standards into the allotment table and keep the table as simple as possible, it was necessary to extend the soffit, fascia, eave overhang requirement to parcels up to 5.59 acres in size versus the current 5.0 acres. Citizen Input Barry Childs, 6041 - 151st Lane NW, stated concern for urban areas sharing common back yards that construction of a secondary building may dwarf the house. James Thermos, 6767 - 150th Lane NW, questioned why his one acre lot could not have the same size garage as a 2.5 acre parcel. Community Development Director Sherman stated a one acre lot would allow for 1,488 square feet of accessory buildings, with a maximum of three structures on the property. A garage does not need to be attached, however, needs to be identified as the primary garage. Mr. Thermos indicated the Building Inspector stated his 33 foot easement was to be subtracted when determining the lot size. He stated the amount to deduct would be 33 feet by 200 feet. Community Development Director Sherman stated typically the easement is included in the lot size. She indicated staffwould follow up with Mr. Thermos. Motion by Commissioner Jensen, seconded by Commissioner Wivoda, to close the public heating. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Anderson, Commissioners Jensen, Wivoda, Dempsey, Johnson, and Kociscak. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Nixt. The public hearing closed at 8:47 p.m. Commission Business Chairperson Anderson called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 8:47 p.m. Planning Commission/March 16, 1999 Page 8 of 11