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NEW BUSINESS – 8D <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: September 29, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #14-026 <br /> Applicant: Jerry Carlson (Lee Homes) <br /> Property Location: 1830 Noble Road <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Motion to approve Planning Case 14-026 for a Variance at 1830 Noble Road to encroach 16.5 <br />feet into the secondary front yard setback, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, <br />as amended by the four conditions in the September 29, 2014, Report to the City Council. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The applicant in this case is Lee Homes, a custom builder contracted by the property owners to <br />design and construct a new single-family dwelling at 1830 Noble Road. This project would also <br />include the demolition of the existing structures on the property and the grading of the site. In the <br />narrative submitted by the applicant, it has been noted that the existing structures are in poor and <br />dilapidated condition. <br /> <br />The subject property is considered to be a corner lot because it is situated at the intersection of <br />Noble Road on the north and a limited-access alley off of Lake Johanna Boulevard on the east. A <br />corner lot is defined in the Zoning Code as, “a lot situated at and abutting on the intersection of <br />two (2) or more streets having an angle of intersection of not more than one hundred thirty-five <br />(135) degrees.” Corner lots are required to maintain front yard setback requirements for each <br />street frontage. <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for September 29, 2014 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-026 - Variance - 1830 Noble Road\Memos_14-026 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />