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TO:Chair Peterson and Planning Commission Members FROM:Michael P. Gaffron, Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator DATE:January 4, 1996 SUBJECT: Proposed Zoning Code Amendment - Oversized Accessory Structure Table List of Exhibits A - Section 10.03, Subd. 9 B - Amendment Option 1 C - Amendment Option 2 D - List of Typical Oversize Accessory Structures Summary It was recently pointed out that the oversized accessory structure ordinance adopted in 1989 places a 3,000 s.f. limit on the footprint area of individual accessory buildings, and a 6,000 s.f. limit on the aggregate square footage of all accessory buildings on a property, regardless of acreage in excess of 9 acres. It was suggested to staff that this be expanded to allow additional square footages for properties larger than the current 9-acre threshold. A number of options are presented for Planning Commission's consideration. Background A recent building permit application for an accessory structure on a 20-plus acre residential parcel required a variance application due to the 6.000 s.f accessory structures limit per the table in Section 10.03, Subd. 9(C-2). That table, and the requirements for meeting principal structure setbacks, limiting height, and requiring execution of a wTitten covenant, were adopted in 1989 to allow some flexibility for accessor>' structures on large properties without the need for a variance. The current table sets 1.000/2.000 s.f limits (each accessory structure/all accessory structures) for lot areas less than 2 acres. Tlie table then adds 200/400 s.f for the third acre; an additional 200/400 s.f per each additional half acre until the 5 acre threshold: then 200/400 s.f per additional acre up to the 9 acre threshold, above which no additional square footage is allowed. In each case, the allowance for total accessory structures is double that for individual structures. The table yields a <fn-reasing percentage of lot area potentially covered by accessory structures as lot nrp.n increases. For example, a 2 acre lot with 2.400 s.f of accessory structures is 2.20% covered. A 5 acre lot with its allowable 4,000 s.f of accessory structures is 1.93% covered. A 9.01 acre lot with its full complement of 6,000 s.f of accessory' structures is 1.45% covered by accessory buildinus.