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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 coNDiT1oNAL 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 Mr. Heffernan from securing a building permit with the � required 6 months. � 5.O STAFF COMMENTS � 5.1 Section 1004.O1A1 (Number Allowed) of the City Code permits up to 2 accessory _ buildings on a single-family residential property. _ 5.2 Section 1004.O1A3 (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 coNDiT1oNAL usE. _ 5.4 Section 1004.O1A5 (Overall Area) further limits the size of accessory buildings by _ stating that the combined floor area "ofattachedgarage 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 add 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.O1A6 � (M�imum 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 to 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 F this one building will utilize the m�imum extent of such allowances and preclude the F construction of any other accessory buildings on the property. F 5.7 Section 1004.O1A13 (Driveway Required) requires that any accessory structure large F enough to accommodate one or more vehicles be provided with a paved driveway that F has access to a public street; if a detached building is to be used for yard equipment, F collector cars, or other seasonally-used vehicles instead of daily-use vehicles, however, no driveway is required. PF09-021 RCA 081709.doc Page 2 of 4