00-055CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 00-055
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY SPACE
TO ROBERT CUNNINGHAM
WHEREAS, Robert Cunningham (Applicant) is the owner of real property located at
22375 Murray Street, in the City of Shorewood, County of Hennepin, legally described in
Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to the City for a Conditional Use Permit for the
construction of an attached garage, the area of which, when added to the area of existing
accessory space on the property, will bring the total area of accessory space on the property up to
1968 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Code requires a Conditional use Permit for the
construction of accessory space exceeding 1200 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was reviewed by the City Planner, and his
recommendations were duly set forth in a memorandum to the Planning Commission dated 31
May 2000, which memorandum is on file at City Hall; and
• WHEREAS, after required notice, a public hearing was held and the application was
reviewed by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting on 6 June 2000, the minutes of
which meeting are on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was considered by the City Council at their regular
meeting on 12 June 2000, at which time the Planner's memorandum and the minutes of the
Planning Commission were reviewed and comments were heard by the Council from the City
staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That the subject property is located in a R-IC, Single-family Residential zoning
district and is approximately 3.2 acres in area.
2. That existing accessory buildings located on the property include a utility shed
located on the east side of the site.
3. That the total proposed accessory space (1968 square feet) does not exceed the
floor area above grade of the principal structure (2792 square feet).
4. That the total area of accessory space does not exceed 10% of the minimum lot area for
the R- 1C zoning district in which it is located (2000 square feet).
5. That the design and materials of the proposed attached garage are consistent with the
architectural character of the existing home.
6. That the proposed attached garage complies with all setback requirements for the R-1C
zoning- district.
CONCLUSION
A. That the application of Robert Cunningham for a Conditional Use Permit as set forth herein
above be and hereby is granted.
B. That this approval is subject to the following:
That the proposed garage will be used strictly for purposes of a residential nature.
2. That the Applicants are hereby advised that the City Code provides specific
regulations relative to home occupations and any future use of the garage for other
than allowable residential purposes would have to comply with such regulations.
3. That the building permit issued for the new garage shall require that the existing
• attached garage be converted to living space by 1 November 2000.
C. That the City Administrator/Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide the
Applicants with a certified copy of this Resolution for filing with the Hennepin County Recorder or
Registrar of Titles.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY SHOREWOOD this 12th day of June 2000.
Woody Love, Mayor
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Bradley J. Nie sen, Acting City Administrator
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'DESCRIPTION:
That pert of Lot 121, Auditor's Subdivision Number one Hundred
and Tw•;rnty, Hennepin Countya Minn.esote , .. descri bed as fol 1,ows :
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said lot; thence north on
the West line of said lot a distance of Four Hundred Ninety-seven
and 8/10 feet; thence at an angle to the right 70 degrees 47
minutes, a distance of 183 feet; thence at an angle to the left
26 degrees 38 minutes a distance of 66 feet, more or less, to the
most westerly portion of the East line of said lot; thence south
on said westerly portion of said East line a distance of 28.3
feet; thence southwesterly a distance of 59.2 feet, more or less,
to a point which is 708 feet north and 181 feet east of the
Southwest corner of Section 35, Township 117, Range 23; thence
southeasterly 89 feet more or less, to the South end of the most
westerly portion of said east line, which is an angle point in
said east line; thence East from said angle point a distance of
30 feet to a second angle point in said East line; thence south
on the East line of said lot a distance of 460.2 feet to the
Southeast corner of said lot; thence west on the South line of
said lot a distance of 252 feet to the place of beginning,
according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office
of the Register of Deeds in and for said Hennepin County.
Subject to an easement for driveway purposes over and across a
strip of land 20 feet in width, adjacent to and south of the
0 Northwesterly line of the above described tract.
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Exhibit A