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wrapping around the west side of the parcel, where it intersects withIngerson Road creating atriangular shapedlot, which for zoning purposeshas three (3) front yards along the north, south and east sides of the lot. On this property the Zoning Code requires a forty (40) foot front yard setback on the north, south and east sides. The existing structure encroaches approximately fourteen (14) feet along Ingerson Road and thirty-three (33) feet along Ingerson Court.The remaining yard on the east side of the lot has a typical side yard setback of ten (10) feet. The residential structure has been determined to benon-conforming as it relates to the setback requirements within the R-1 SingleFamily Residential District. The property owner is proposing to construct a 787 square foot third floor addition to the existing home. The proposed addition would exceed the Floor AreaRatio (FAR) by 313 square feet. For this particular lot a maximum principle structuresize of 2,977 square feet is permitted under the Zoning Code. The proposed projectwould expand the structure to 3,290 square feet.A variance is being requested to increase the FAR by 313 square feet. A deck addition is being proposed on the southern side of the structure along Ingerson Court. The deck addition would expand approximately three (3)feet along the eastern half of the south façade andfour (4) tofour and one half (4.5) feet along the western half of the south façade. Sunscreens are also being proposed along the entire southern façade that would mirror the decks dimensions. The deck and sunscreenswould encroach further into the existing setbackalong Ingerson Courtthan the existing structure. At its closestpoint the deck would be approximately two (2) feet from the south property line.A variance is being requestedto encroachan additional four and one half (4.5) feet into the existing setback. The applicant is also proposing toconstruct an entrance roof/overhang on the north side of the structure fronting Ingerson Road. The addition as proposed is approximately four (4) feet in depth and eight (8) feet in length. This addition would not encroach any further into the existing setback than the existing home. At its closest point the roof/overhang would be approximately twenty-seven and one half(27.5)feetfrom the north property line.A variance is being requested to expand approximately four (4) feet into the existing setback. The applicant has submitted a narrativeof the proposed addition(Attachment B),a response to the variance evaluation criteria(AttachmentB), a survey and asite plan of the property along with building elevations(Attachment C). VarianceEvaluation Criteria On May 5, 2011, the Governor signed into law new variance legislation that changed the review criteria citiesmust use when evaluating variance requests. The new law renames the municipal variance standard from “undue hardship” to “practical difficulties,” but otherwise retains the familiar three-factor test of (1) reasonableness, (2) uniqueness, and (3) essential character. Also included is a sentence new to city variance authority that was already in the county statutes: “Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes and City of Arden Hills City CouncilMeeting for October 28, 2013 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-016 -Variance_1226 Ingerson RD\Memos_Reports_13-016 Page 2of 6