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Planning Department
Memorandum
To: Planning Commission
From: Frank Dempsey, AICP
Associate Planner
Date: April 14, 2017
Subject: Packet Material for the April 20, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting
Agenda Item: Richard Berres Conditional Use Permit
Application Action Deadline: May 28, 2017
INTRODUCTION
Rick Berres has submitted an application for a conditional use permit to allow the construction
of a detached accessory building resulting in a total accessory building area greater than 1,100
square feet in area and building height greater than 15 feet, on property located at 19848
Highview Avenue. The proposed detached accessory building would include a 72’ x 44’ storage
area and a 20’ x 20’ recreation room for a total of 3,568 square feet. Including the 672 square foot
attached garage, the total accessory building area will be 4,240 square feet. The application
narrative describes the request and the proposed use of the accessory building.
The following exhibits are attached for your review:
Exhibit A – Location/Zoning Map
Exhibit B – Aerial Photo Map
Exhibit C – Applicant Narrative
Exhibit D – Certificate of Survey
Exhibit E – Building Floor and Elevation Plan (2 Pages)
Exhibit F – Berres Ridge Ghost Plat, including the subject Berres parcel
Exhibit G – List of approved conditional use permits for accessory buildings – 1981 to present
PLANNING ANALYSIS
Existing Conditions. The subject property is 10.14 acres in area and includes a single family
home constructed in 2001. The property was subdivided by approval of an administrative
subdivision in 2000. The parent parcel of the property was the Berres farm which is now partially
platted and developed as the Berres Ridge single family development and the St. John’s Lutheran
Church property at 202nd Street (CSAH 50) developed in 2007. Aside from Mr. Berres’s single
family home property, the Berres family continues to own and maintain approximately 100 acres
over five parcels north of 202nd Street and west of Hamburg Avenue.
When the subject property was subdivided in 2000, a stipulation required that the small (71’ x
20’) notch of property along the north property line be deeded to the property owner to the north
to eliminate the encroachment of the neighbor’s existing storage shed onto the Berres property.
The notch of property was subdivided but the combination with the property to the north did
not occur. The lot combination shall occur prior to issuance of a building permit for the new
accessory building.
Adjacent Land Uses. The subject property is zoned RS-3, Single Family Residential District.
Adjacent land uses and zoning are as follows:
North – Single family homes (RS-3)
East – Undeveloped, planned for future single family homes in Berres Ridge (RS-3)
South – Under development for single family homes in Berres Ridge 2nd Addition (RS-3)
West – Highview Avenue and single family home lots (RS-3)
Setbacks. The minimum setback for the detached accessory building from the side and rear lot
lines is 10 feet. The proposed building will be located behind the house and will be set back 45
feet from the side (north) property line, 197 feet from the south (side) property line and 550 feet
from the rear (east) property line.
Accessory Building Use. The applicant’s narrative states that the new accessory building will be
used to store maintenance equipment and agricultural machinery and other personal related
items. A stipulation of the conditional use permit will require that no commercial use or storage
of commercial materials or equipment occur in the accessory building as required by the Zoning
Ordinance.
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Screening. A staggered row of evergreen trees is currently located along the north boundary of
the subject property which provides screening for the single family home to the north.
Future Highview Avenue and Hexham Way. Highview Avenue is an unimproved gravel
surface road that serves the subject property, two properties to the west and two properties to the
north. As development occurs to the east, north and on the subject property, Highview Avenue
could eventually be decommissioned adjacent to the subject property and a future road will then
bisect the subject Berres property east and west as shown on Exhibit F. Hexham Way will extend
through the subject property north and south.
Driveway. The existing driveway is unpaved and is considered legal non-conforming as a pre-
existing condition from when the property was agricultural property located outside the MUSA.
Since Highview Avenue is not anticipated to be improved in the future and since the existing
driveway is not paved, staff supports the driveway extension to serve the accessory building be
gravel to match the existing driveway. The accessory building will be located behind the house
and will be accessed by a gravel driveway with a slope not to exceed 10% as required by the
Zoning Ordinance. The proposed driveway will not interfere with the private sanitary sewer
system located south of the house.
Future Development of the Subject Parcel. Due to future plans for subdivision of the subject
property as shown on the ghost plat and the incompatibility of a detached accessory building of
this size in a developed single family residential neighborhood, a stipulation of the conditional
use permit requires the detached accessory building be removed from the subject property when
the subject property is subdivided additional residential lots.
Appearance. The Zoning Ordinance requires that the same or similar quality and scale exterior
building materials shall be used in the new accessory building as is used in the principal building.
The proposed accessory building will include board and batten Smart Side (composite) siding
and asphalt shingles, with colors consistent with the architecture of the single family home on the
property.
Building Height. A maximum building height of 15 feet is allowed for detached accessory
buildings in the RS-3 District. The total building height, as defined by the Zoning Ordinance,
will be approximately 18 feet which requires approval of a conditional use permit.
Sanitary Sewer. Private sanitary sewer serves the existing house. No sanitary sewer is proposed
or allowed to the accessory building.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS
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The Zoning Ordinance allows the accessory building area requirement to be exceeded by
conditional use permit subject to the following criteria as listed in Section 11-18-5:
A. There is a demonstrated need and potential for continued use of the structure for the
purpose stated.
The property owner has indicated a need for the proposed accessory building for the storage of
maintenance equipment and for use of a personal recreation room.
B. No accessory building or private garage shall be utilized for all or a portion of a home
occupation, for commercial activities or for commercial storage.
The applicant indicates that the accessory building will be used to store personal vehicles and
equipment. No home occupation or storage of commercial vehicles or equipment is allowed in
any accessory building on the property.
C. The accessory building has an evident reuse or function related to a single-family
residential environment in urban service areas or hobby farm environment in
nonurban service areas of the city.
The proposed accessory building will be slightly larger but fairly consistent with other similar
approved conditional use permits in the city on a 10 acre parcel. Attached Exhibit G is a list
of accessory building conditional use permits approved since 1981. The total accessory
building area will be less than 1% of the area of the property.
D. Detached accessory buildings shall be maintained in a manner that is compatible with
the adjacent residential uses and does not present a hazard to public health, safety and
general welfare.
The proposed detached accessory building will be in a location on the property that is set
back a considerable distance from any nearby homes and will be compatible with adjacent
properties.
E. The performance standards and criteria of section 11-4-7 of this title shall be
considered and a determination made that the proposed activity is in compliance with
such criteria.
The provisions of section 11-4-7 of the Zoning Ordinance (Conditional Use Permits) have
been considered and satisfactorily met. Please refer to the attached findings of fact.
RECOMMENDATION
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Planning Department staff recommends approval of the Berres conditional use permit to allow
total accessory building area in excess of 1,100 square feet and building height greater than 15
feet in height in the RS-3 District located at 19848 Highview Avenue subject to the following
stipulations:
1. The combination of Parcels #22-02100-53-011 and #22-02100-51-013 shall occur prior to
issuance of a building permit for the new accessory building.
2. The detached accessory building shall be constructed in the location identified on the
certificate of survey dated March 29, 2017.
3. The detached accessory building shall be constructed with the materials noted on the
approved conditional use permit plans including residential grade siding and roof
materials. Total building height shall not exceed 18 feet, as defined by the Zoning
Ordinance.
4. The detached accessory building shall be kept, used and maintained in a manner that is
compatible with the existing single family home on the property and shall not present a
hazard to the public health, safety and general welfare.
5. A building permit must be approved by the City prior to construction of the new
detached accessory building.
6. No sanitary sewer service shall be provided to the detached accessory building and the
detached accessory building shall not be used as a dwelling.
7. No home occupation or other commercial use shall occur in any accessory building on
the property. The accessory building shall not be used for the operation of any
commercial business or storage of commercial materials or equipment.
8. The detached accessory building shall be removed from the property when the subject
property is subdivided into additional residential lots.
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EXHIBIT A
19848 Highview Avenue
Property Information
April 3, 2017
0 875 1,750437.5 ft
0 270 540135 m
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Disclaimer: Map and parcel data are believed to be accurate, but accuracy is not guaranteed. This is not a legal document and should not be substituted for a title search,appraisal, survey, or for zoning verification.
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT C
10.26 ACRE PARCEL10.00 W/O RIGHT OF WAY(RICK BERRES)PROPOSED GARAGEFF=1071.2458' HIGH STAGGERED SPRUCETREES ALONG SOUTHERLYAND WESTERLY SIDEPROPOSED GRAVELDRIVE (10% SLOPE)EXHIBIT D
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
BERRES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 20, 2017 the Lakeville Planning Commission met at it’s regularly scheduled
meeting to consider a conditional use permit to allow total accessory building area greater than
1,100 square feet and a detached accessory building greater than 15 feet in height in the RS-3, Single
Family Residential District on property located at 19848 Highview Avenue. The Planning
Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed conditional use permit preceded by
published and mailed notice. The applicant was present and the Planning Commission heard
testimony from all interested persons wishing to speak.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The property is located in Planning District No. 5 of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan, which guides
the property for low density residential uses.
2. The property is currently zoned RS-3, Single Family Residential District.
3. The legal description of the property is:
The south 339.04 feet of the north 504.04 feet of the SW ¼ of the SW 1/4 of Section 21,
Township 114, Range 20, EXCEPT that part described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the east line of the west 507 feet of said SW ¼ of the SW
¼ in said Section 21 and the south line of the north 165 feet of said SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 ;
thence North 89 degrees 06 minutes 27 seconds East, along said south line, a distance of
129.99 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 33 seconds East a
distance of 20.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 06 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of
71.29 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 33 seconds West a distance of 20.00 feet to
said south line; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 27 seconds West along said south line a
distance
of 71.29 feet to the point of beginning.
4. Section 11-4-3E of the City of Lakeville Zoning Ordinance provides that a conditional use
permit may not be issued unless certain criteria are satisfied. The criteria and our findings
regarding them are:
a. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions
of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan.
Finding: The existing single family home and proposed detached accessory building is consistent
with the 2030 Land Use Plan and District 5 recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan.
b. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area.
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Finding: Provided compliance with the conditional use permit, the proposed detached accessory
building will be compatible with existing and future land uses in the area.
c. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in the Zoning
Ordinance.
Finding: Provided compliance with the conditional use permit, the detached accessory building
will conform with all performance standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance and the City
Code.
d. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not
overburden the City’s service capacity.
Finding: The subject property lies within in the current MUSA. The property is served with
private sanitary sewer and water. The detached accessory building will have no impact on
the City’s service capacity.
e. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the
property.
Finding: The detached accessory building will not overburden the streets serving the property.
5. The planning report dated April 14, 2017 prepared by Associate Planner Frank Dempsey is
incorporated herein.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the conditional use
permit in the form attached thereto.
DATED: April 20, 2017
LAKEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION
BY: _________________________
Jason Swenson, Chair
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