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AMERICAN <br />PLANNING. <br />ASSOCIATION <br /> <br />Garages: Not Just for Cars Anymore <br /> <br />The public interest in regulating accessory structures is in conflict with <br />a perceived need to build residential garages larger and in ways <br />that could compromise the character of a neighborhood. <br /> <br />Thit Minneapolis garage (detached and located <br />along ehe alley) was recently constructed with the <br />benefit of a yah'ante co increase ~he maximum <br />per-mzrred he:ghr. The homeowner attempted ro <br />mimic the characteristics of a cam'age house rhar <br />previously ~:C~Sred on the pro?erty. <br /> <br />esidenrial garages serve many Functions today. For many <br />omeowners, the garage is still a place ro park r. he family car. <br />Some use ir for storage and or. hers dnker in ir to relieve stress. <br />The public interest in regulating r. hese accessor,/structures is in <br />conflict with. a perceived need co build them target and in ways <br />char could compromise the character of a neighborhood. This <br />issue of Zoning News provides an ove,~,iew of how communities <br />r_hroughour the U.S. regulate cesidenrial garages, including floor <br />area and height limitations, minimum setbacks, design standards, <br />and resrric:ions feinted co authorized uses oi:garag~. <br /> <br />Hi~tar¥ <br />Prior co the automobile, carriage houses and stables were the <br />prevalent accessory structures. In Gzrage: Reiavenrin.g rl)e Place <br />We Park, author K2ra OboJenslc7 briefly covers the [usrory of <br /> <br />... about this article. <br />Join us online',t <br />During the week of September 16-20~ go online co <br />pard. cipare in our ",~k rlte Author" forum, an inremcrwe <br />feature of Joning News. Jason Wittenberg will be <br />available to answer questions about this arracle: Go to <br />thc Pd~A websire ar vox~v, planning.0rg and follow ~e <br />links co r_he ",~k the Author" section. From there, just <br />submit 7our questions about the article uain§ an e-mail <br />[ink. Th.e author will repl,~; posrin§ the am'wets <br />cumulatively on the websire }bt the benefit of all <br />.subscribers. This feature will be available ~or selected <br />issues of ~-oning Nears ar announced dines. ?~Crer .:ach <br />online discussion is closed, the answers will be saved in <br />an online axcb, ive available through thc AP~. ~oning <br />News web p ages. <br /> <br /> <br />