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4.O BACKGROUND 4.1 Mr. Heffernan owns the property at 893 County Road C2, which has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Low-Density Residential (LR) and a zoning classification of Single- Family Residence District (R-1). 4.2 This coND[T[oNAL usE request has been prompted by the applicant's desire to construct a 1,008-square-foot detached building. A previous approval for the same accessory building in September 2007 expired as a result of the fact that inclement weather and the birth of his twins prevented him from securing a building permit with the required 6 months. S.O STAFF COMMENTS 5.1 Section 1004.01 A 1(Number Allowed) of the City Code permits up to 2 accessory buildings on a single-family residential property. 5.2 Section 1004.01 A3 (Size Limit) limits the total floor area of accessory structures to the lesser of the following: a. 40% of the required rear yard area (i.e., 1,272 square feet on this property); or b. 864 square feet 5.3 Section 1004.O1A4 (Requirements for Increased Size), however, allows up to 1,008 square feet of accessory building floor area as a cotvD�T�o1vAL usE. 5.4 Section 1004.01 AS (Overall Area) further limits the size of accessory buildings by stating that the combined floor area "of attached garage and detached accessory building(s) shall not exceed the exterior dimensional footprint of the principal structure, excluding any attached garage footprint." The existing attached garage plus the proposed 1,008-square-foot accessory building adds up to about 1,465 square feet, whereas the residential footprint of the principal structure (not counting the attached garage) is about 1,725 square feet. 5.5 The area of the subject property is approximately 35,600 square feet; § 1004.01 A6 (Maximum Total Surface Area) of the City Code permits up to 10,680 square feet of impervious coverage on a lot this size. Existing impervious surfaces cover about 3,340 square feet, and the proposed detached structure would increase the total impervious coverage about 4,350 square feet (12% of the total lot area). 5.6 All of the above Code requirements work together to allow the proposed structure, but this one building will utilize the maximum extent of such allowances and preclude the construction of any other accessory buildings on the property. 5.7 Section 1004.01 A 13 (Driveway Required) requires that any accessory structure large enough to accommodate one or more vehicles be provided with a paved driveway that has access to a public street; if a detached building is to be used for yard equipment, collector cars, or other seasonally-used vehicles instead of daily-use vehicles, however, no driveway is required. PF09-021 RPCA 080509 Page 2 of 4 --. ;,1