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SPECIAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS Zoning Code Section 4-530 (K) states that accessory buildings exceeding 624 square feet in size shall be subject to approval of a Special use Permit under Section 8-110 through 8-130 and subject to compliance with the following conditions (staff responses in italics): 1. Roof and exterior color and material must be consistent and complimentary with the principal structure. Staff finds this criterion to be met. The applicant has stated in the narrative provided that the exterior colors will match the existing home. The applicant shall also use matching or complimentary building materials. 2. If deemed necessary by the City Council, landscape screening shall be provided to lessen visual impact from adjacent properties. Staff has not received any comments from adjacent properties and has no reason to recommend requiring any landscape screening. The total accessory building square footage on the property will not be unusually high and the proposed garage will be located in the rear yard having minimal impact from the street. The garage will meet required 5'side and rear yard setbacks. 3. No commercial or home occupation activity shall be conducted within the accessory building. The applicant has been informed of this standard and has indicated compliance will be met. In addition to the standards noted in Section 4-530 (K), Section 8-130 states that no special use shall be recommended by the Planning Commission unless is shall find (staff responses in italics): a. That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort of the general public. Staff finds this criterion to be met. As of the drafting of this report, staff has not received any comments to this proposal. The garage size is not unusual and should not impact the health, safety, moral, or comfort of the general public. b. That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. Staff finds this criterion to be met. Use of a detached garage of this size is a common attribute for residentially-used properties. c. That the establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district.