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Plan Evaluation <br />1.R-1Regulations, Existing Conditions, and Proposed Redevelopment <br />A.Lot Size & Dimensions–Meets <br />Requirements <br />Applicable R-2Lot Requirements <br />1.Minimum Lot Area (sf.)11,000 <br />The main lot is 15,241 square feet in size <br />with approximate dimensions of 100 feet <br />2. Minimum Lot Size (ft., width/depth)85/120 <br />in width, and 165 feet in depthand the <br />3. Height (ft.)35 <br />smallerlot adjacent to Lake Johanna is <br />4. Lot Covered by Structure25% <br />approximately 520 square feet.Combined <br />5. Minimum Landscape Lot Area65% <br />the two lots total 15,761square feet. <br />6. Minimum Building Setbacks (ft) <br />Although under common ownership, the <br />Front Yard40 <br />property adjacent to Lake Johanna cannot <br />Rear Yard (Principle)30 <br />contribute toward the total lot area for the <br />Rear Yard (Accessory)10 <br />main lot. <br />Side Yard Interior -Principal <br />(Minimum/total both yards on lot)5/15 <br />B.Structure Setbacks –Variance Required <br />Side Yard Interior -Accessory10 <br />Side Yard Corner40 <br />The existing accessory structure on the <br />property does not currently meet thesetback requirementsin the R-2 Zoning Districtand <br />is thereforea nonconforming structure. The single family dwelling on the property meets <br />the setback requirements for the R-2 Zoning District. <br />The existing detached accessory structure is considered a nonconforming structure <br />1 <br />because of its locationwithin the thirty (30) foot designated setback for a through-lot. <br />The existing accessory structure encroaches between twenty-four (24) feet six (6) inches <br />and twenty-nine (29) feet four (4) inches into the thirty (30) foot setback along the west <br />property line, leaving a setback of five (5) feet six (6) inches at its furthest point and eight <br />(8) inches at its closest pointfrom the west property line.The existing accessory <br />1 <br />Through-Lots. <br />A lot that has a pair of opposite lot lines abutting two (2) substantially parallel streets, <br />and which is not a corner lot. On a through-lot, the determination ofwhether the street <br />frontage is to be considered a front yard or rear yard shall be as subject to the provisions <br />in the Zoning Code. <br />The Zoning Administrator maydetermine that one of the front yards may be deemed a <br />rear yard and shall determine appropriate rear yard setback regulations. Factors to be <br />considered shall include topography, location of structures on the lot, location of <br />structures on adjacent lots, and the type of streets or thoroughfares abutting the lot. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 4, 2014 <br />P:\\Planning\\Planning Cases\\2014\\PC 14-017 -Variance 3441 Lake Johanna Boulevard\\Memo_Reports_14-017 <br />311 <br />Page of <br />