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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for January 10, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-028 - 1504 Edgewater Ave - Site Plan Review - Accessory Structure\Memos_Reports_17-028 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 10, 2018 PC Agenda Item 3.B <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #17-028 – No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Carrie Martinson <br /> Property Location: 1504 Edgewater Avenue <br /> Request: Site Plan Review <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review in order to keep an existing 64 square foot <br />accessory storage shed in the front yard of the property located at 1504 Edgewater Avenue. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Overview of Request <br /> <br />The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review in order to keep an existing 8-foot by 8-foot, or <br />64 square foot, accessory storage shed recently installed at 1504 Edgewater Avenue. The City <br />does not require property owners to obtain a permit for accessory structures less than 120 square <br />feet in size and no permit was issued for the shed. The shed is located in front of the single- <br />family dwelling on the property between Edgewater Avenue and the home. The shed is setback <br />approximately 42 feet from the front property line along Edgewater Avenue and 55 feet from the <br />secondary front property line on Ridgewood Road. The Zoning Code prohibits the placement of <br />accessory structures on non-lakeshore lots between a public street and a dwelling. <br /> <br />The shed is currently used to store a riding lawnmower, snow blower, and other yard tools. The <br />applicant notes that the one-stall garage does not provide adequate space to store this equipment <br />and that the shed was placed in the front yard due to a steep slope along the eastern and southern <br />sides of the property that presents safety concerns for using a riding lawnmower. <br /> <br />There is one additional accessory structure located on the eastern side of the property between <br />the dwelling and Ridgewood Road. Based on historic aerial imagery, it appears this structure has