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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL –MAY 27, 20142 line. As proposed, the new addition would encroach thirty (30) feet into the forty (40) foot secondary front yard setback along the platted right-of-way for Rolling Hills Road. The required forty (40) foot setback along Venus Avenue would be maintained along with the remaining rear and side yard setbacks. A variance to encroach thirty (30) feet into the secondary front yard setback is being requested, which would leave a setback of ten (10) feet from the east property line. City Planner Streff indicatedthatgrading would be conducted along the north and east sides of the home in order to prepare the new garage pad and driveway, and to reclaim the existing driveway area back to a natural vegetative state. The site plan indicates thatsome amount of grading would occur in the City’s right-of-way along Rolling Hills Road. Any grading to be completed in the right-of-way would require approval by the City in conjunction with a Grading and Erosion Control Permit. City Planner Streff explained that the applicants have indicated that the façade and roofing materials to be used on the new garage addition would match the materials on the existing home. Following the construction of the new addition the existing tuck-under garage would be converted to functioning living space, the existing driveway and stairway up to the front door would be removed and new landscaping would be installed. In order to create a finished look the façade area on the former garage would be designed to match the existing home so that a consistent exterior façade is maintained. Once removed the old concrete driveway area would be graded to match the existing grade along the front of the home. Two new trees would be planted to fulfill the Tree Preservation Ordinance and tree mitigation standards. City Planner Streff reviewed the Plan Evaluation, Tree Preservation Plan and Variance Evaluation Criteria. City Planner Streff provided the Findings of Fact for review: General Findings: 1.The property is in the R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District. 2.The lot is 15,569 square feet in size with approximate dimensions of 133.5 feet in width, and 116.5 feet in depth. Although the total square footage of the lot meets the requirements in the R-1 Zoning District, the actual dimensions of the lot do not meet the minimum size requirements. 3.The existing dwelling and attached tuck-under garage meet all property line setbacks. 4.The proposed garage addition would encroach thirty (30) feet into the forty (40) foot secondary front yard setback along the right-of-way platted as Rolling Hills Road. 5.The proposed addition does not encroach into the rear yard setback or the front yard setback along Venus Avenue. 6.The platted section of right-of-way for Rolling Hills Road is used solely for the purposes of a city and county trail. 7.The unimproved right-of-way known as Rolling Hills Road extends approximately 200 feet from Venus Avenue, where it terminates at the adjacent property line for Tony Schmidt Regional Park. At this time, there are no plans to extend the right-of-way or construct a roadway in this area.