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4.Surrounding Area <br />DirectionFuture Land Use PlanZoningExisting Land Use <br />Single Family Detached <br />NorthLow Density ResidentialR-1: Single Family Residential <br />Residential <br />R-1: Single Family Residential <br />South Park and Open SpacePark and Open Space <br />POS: Park and Open Space <br />Single Family Detached <br />East Low Density ResidentialR-1: Single Family Residential <br />Residential <br />Single Family Detached <br />WestLow Density ResidentialR-1: Single Family Residential <br />Residential <br />Plan Evaluation <br />1.R-1Regulations, Existing Conditions, and Proposed Redevelopment <br />A.Lot Size & Dimensions <br />Applicable R-1 Lot Requirements <br />The lot is 15,569 square feet in size with <br />1.Minimum Lot Area (sf.)14,000 <br />approximate dimensionsof 133.5feet in <br />width, and 116.5feet in depth. Although <br />2. Minimum Lot Size (ft., width/depth)95/130 <br />the total square footage of the lotmeets <br />3. Height (ft.)35 <br />the requirements in the R-1 Zoning <br />4. LotCovered by Structure25% <br />District the actual dimensions of the lot do <br />5. Minimum Landscape Lot Area65% <br />not meet the minimum size requirements. <br />6. Minimum Building Setbacks (ft) <br />B.Structure Setbacks –Variance Required <br />Front Yard40 <br />Rear Yard (Principle)30 <br />The existing single family dwelling meets <br />Rear Yard (Accessory)10 <br />the setback requirementsfor the R-1 <br />Side Yard Interior -Principal <br />Zoning District. <br />(Min/total both yards on lot)10/25 <br />Side Yard Interior -Accessory10 <br />In the R-1 Zoning District, a combined <br />Side Yard Corner40 <br />total of twenty-five (25)feet is required <br />between the two side yard setbacks with a minimum of at least 10feet on one side. <br />However, on a corner lot aforty (40) foot setback is required along the secondary front <br />yard;in this case the additional front yard setback is along the unimproved right-of-way <br />platted as Rolling Hills Road. The applicant is requesting a variance to encroach thirty <br />(30) feet into the secondary front yard setback. As proposed the attached garage would <br />be ten (10) feet from the east property lineif the variance was approved. The existing <br />dwelling is approximately thirty (30) feet from the west property line making the <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for May 7, 2014 <br />P:\\Planning\\Planning Cases\\2014\\PC 14-014 -Variance -1850 Venus Avenue\\Memos_Reports_14-014 <br />310 <br />Page of <br />