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Commission approves 1,488-square-foot accessory building at 1681 Riverside Drive with removal condition
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit permitting a 1,488-square-foot accessory building at 1681 Riverside Drive with a condition that the existing 675-square-foot shed be removed within six months of approval; the applicant says demolition permit is already issued.
The Laramie Planning Commission voted March 24 to approve a conditional use permit for 1681 Riverside Drive to allow a 1,488-square-foot detached accessory building that exceeds the standard 1,000-square-foot limit for accessory structures in the city code.
Planning staff told commissioners the property, zoned RR (rural residential), is roughly 1 acre and currently has a 1,500-square-foot home and a 675-square-foot accessory building. To avoid a separate variance, staff included a condition requiring the applicant to remove the existing 675-square-foot structure within six months of commission approval; planning staff clarified the six-month period runs from the date of approval.
Applicant Tony Kuplik told the commission he has been issued a demolition permit and expects the existing structure will be removed "in the next two weeks," removing the need for the longer contingency. Staff recommended approval, citing adequate setbacks, ingress and egress from a gravel driveway, lack of utilities to the new structure and neighborhood compatibility given larger outbuildings in the rural-residential district.
Public comment included support from WyoTech staff and a neighboring resident who said the applicants have been "great neighbors." Commissioner Moody moved for approval; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The approval is conditioned on the removal of the existing accessory building within six months of the commission's approval if the applicant does not complete demolition earlier, and on all standard building-permit and inspection requirements. Planning staff said no utilities will be connected to the new building at this time.
