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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 28, 2013 4 to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 6. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS A. Planning Case#13-016—Variance— 1226 Ingerson Road Councilmember Holmes requested further information regarding the variance requested. City Planner Streff stated the applicant has requested two (2) variances for the proposed project located at 1226 Ingerson Road. 1) The first variance is being requested to exceed the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) by 313 square feet. 2) The second variance is being requested to allow flexibility in the setback regulations to expand the existing deck, construct a front entrance overhang and add sunshades to the south facing elevations of the home. City Planner Streff indicated the applicants own the property located at 1226 Ingerson Road, which is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. The property is generally positioned north of Lake Josephine, south of Ingerson Road, east of Snelling Avenue/Highway 51 and west of Lexington Avenue. The existing structure is a two-story home on slab with no basement with its front access positioned along Ingerson Road to the north. The topography on the site is fairly flat, slopping approximately two (2) feet from north to south. Ingerson Court curves to the north, wrapping around the west side of the parcel, where it intersects with Ingerson Road creating a triangular shaped lot, which for zoning purposes has three (3) front yards along the north, south and west sides of the lot. On this property the Zoning Code requires a forty (40) foot front yard setback on the north, south and west 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 be non-conforming as it relates to the setback requirements within the R-1 Single Family Residential District. City Planner Streff stated 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 Area Ratio (FAR) by 313 square feet. For this particular lot, a maximum principle structure size of 2,977 square feet is permitted under the Zoning Code. The proposed project would expand the structure to 3,290 square feet. A variance is being requested to increase the FAR by 313 square feet. City Planner Streff explained 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 fagade and four (4) to four and one half (4.5) feet along the western half of the south facade. Sunscreens are also being proposed along the entire southern fagade that would mirror the deck's dimensions. The deck and sunscreens would encroach further into the existing setback along Ingerson Court than the existing structure. At its closest point the deck would be approximately two (2) feet from the south property line. A variance is being requested to encroach an additional four and one half(4.5) feet into the existing setback.