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[Attachment A] Brian Ash plans to construct a 908-square-foot detached garage at 2550 Snelling Curve. A Conditional Use Permit is required for an accessory structure of this size. Following a public hearing at their December 6, 2006 meeting, the Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the requested CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, subject to certain conditions. Planning Division staff suggests that the Council adopt a resolution approving the CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. City Code limits the size of an accessory structure to 864 square feet, but it allows for larger structures, up to 1,008 square feet, with a CUP. The Code requires the Planning Commission and City Council to consider the following criteria when reviewing a CUP application: a Impact on traffic; b Impact on parks, streets, and other public facilities; c Compatibility of the site plan, internal traffic circulation, landscaping, and structures with contiguous properties; d Impact of the use on the market value of contiguous properties; e Impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare; and f Compatility with the City's Comprehensive Plan a-b The Planning Division has determined that the construction and use of the proposed detached garage will not have an adverse impact on traffic in the neighborhood or on the City's parks, streets, or other public facilities. c [Attachment E] Despite the additional building, the site plan and internal traffic circulation would remain largely unchanged. The proposed detached garage would still be about.�eet from the adjacent property line to the south (and 65 feet from the residence on that property). Furthermore, because the southern end of the proposed garage is 24 feet in length, which is consistent with the size of an accessory building that could be permitted without a CUP, the existing landscaping may be considered sufficient. d [Attachment F] An accessory structure up to 864 square feet is permitted without the approval of the Planning Commission or City Council; the proposal seeks to exceed this permitted size by only 44 square feet. For this reason, and because the proposed exterior building treatment is to be consistent with that of the principal structure, the Planning Division has determined that the proposed use will not have an adverse impact on the market value of contiguous properties. e The Planning Division believes that the proposed accessory building will have no impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare. f An accessory structure is a permitted use (and the proposed accessory building is a conditionally permitted use) in the R-1 Single-Family Residence District and is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan designation of Low-Density Residential. Based on these comments and findings, the Planning Division, with the support of the Planning Commission, recommends approval of the requested CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT to allow the construction of the proposed accessory building, subject to the conditions identified in Section 7.1 of the staff report in your packets.