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PLANNING REPORT <br /> <br />DATE: April 17, 2018 <br />CASE: PSR18-001 & PNC18-002 <br />SUBJECT: Special Use Permit and Nonconforming Use Permit to Allow Construction <br />of a Detached Garage in Excess of 624 Square Feet at 1196 Rockstone <br />Lane <br />APPLICANT: Cory Hanscom (property owner) <br /> <br />REQUEST & BACKGROUND <br />The applicant is requesting consideration of a Special Use Permit to allow construction of a new <br />detached garage in excess of 624 SF at 1196 Rockstone Lane. Ramsey County tax records show <br />the property currently contains a single family home with a 763 SF attached garage. The <br />applicant proposes to demolish three existing sheds prior to constructing the proposed detached <br />garage. Two of the three sheds are located along Rockstone Court are currently nonconforming, <br />as sheds must be located behind the home. The proposed detached garage will be 22’ x 36’ or <br />792 SF. All setbacks and accessory structure requirements of Chapter 4 of the Zoning Code for <br />the proposed detached garage are met. <br /> <br />In addition to the Special Use Permit, the applicant is also requesting a Nonconforming Use <br />Permit because a 30’ front yard setback is required for an R-1 zoned property, yet the existing <br />home and attached garage are located less than 30’ from the front property line. The applicant <br />has submitted a survey showing the location of the existing home and garage to be 28.9 feet from <br />the front property line. The nonconforming front yard setback of the home will not be increased <br />because the proposed detached garage will not enlarge the overall principal building footprint. <br />Overall nonconformities on the property will be reduced because two front yard sheds will be <br />removed. Zoning Code Section 8-460 requires review and approval of a Nonconforming Use <br />Permit to determine if nonconformities can be reduced and/or eliminated where practical. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />A – Resolution <br />B – Project Location Map <br />C – Zoning Map <br />D – Aerial Photo Map <br />E – Neighborhood Notification Map <br />F – Applicant Narrative & SUP Worksheet <br />G – Certificate of Survey <br />H – Nonconforming Use Permit Standards Worksheet <br />I – Garage Elevations and Floor Plan <br />J – Exterior Building Materials and Colors <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br />Section 4-030 (1). Special Permit Uses in an R-1 District. <br />Section 8-130. Special Use Standards. <br />Section 8-460. Regulations as to Type 4 Nonconformities. <br /> <br />SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br />Location: 1196 Rockstone Lane <br />Lot Size: 13,735 SF (0.32 acres)