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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION October 9, 201314 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 façade and four (4) to four 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 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. City Planner Streff commented the applicant is also proposing to construct 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) feet from the north property line. A variance is being requested to expand approximately four (4) feet into the existing setback. The applicant has submitted a narrative of the proposed addition, a response to the variance evaluation criteria, a survey and a site plan of the property along with building elevations. Site Data Future Land Use Plan: Low Density Residential Existing Land Use: Single Detached Home Zoning: R-1: Single-Family Residential District