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�-. . ^ 1�,� r/. y,,, May 21, 2010 McAdam Majors 1863 Chatsworth Street Roseville, MN 55113 Dear McAdam, .., I've received your application for approval of a 1,008-square-foot garage as a conditional use, but I have considered it to be incomplete because I did not find that the application fee of $300 has been submitted. If you have, in fact, already paid the application fee, please submit a copy of the receipt or let me know what check number was used so that I can request a copy of the receipt from the cashier to keep in the file pertaining to your application. The "incompleteness" of the application may not be the biggest concern, however. Two of the provisions in the zoning code that regulate the amount of accessory structure (i.e., garage space) allowed on a residential property limit your property to something less than what you're proposing. Both of these provisions are rather confusingly written, so I certainly don't fault you for overlooking or misinterpreting them. • One of these provisions says that the combined footprint of your garage(s) cannot be ---. larger than the footprint of your house. Based on the dimensions shown in the site plan you submitted with the application, the footprint of your house appears to be a little over 1,300 square feet, whereas the combined footprint of the existing and proposed garages is 1,800 square feet. --� • As it turns out, though, the second provision is somewhat more restrictive still. Although you certainly may have two separate, detached garages on your property, their combined footprint may not exceed 1,008 square feet even though the footprint of your house is larger than that. Under the circumstances, you could build a 216-square-foot building in addition to the existing garage — but that wouldn't be a very useful structure. Alternatively, you could enlarge the existing garage by 216 square feet, or replace the existing garage with a new 1,008-square-foot structure, or even replace the existing garage with two new buildings totaling 1,008 square feet. It could be that none of these alternatives meets your needs, but the zoning code doesn't give Roseville any way to allow what you're proposing. You may, of course, apply for a variance to these zoning code requirements that limit the size of your garage(s), but I'm doubtful that a variance would be approved. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 651-792-7073. Sincerely, CITY OF ROSEVILLE Bryan Lloyd Associate Planner City of Roseville Commuuity Development Department 2660 Civic Center Drive : Roseville, Minnesota 55113 651-792-7005 •3 www.ci.roseville.mn.us/development