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NEW BUSINESS – 8C City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for September 29, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-025 - Site Plan Review - 3657 Snelling Avenue\Memos_Reports_14-025 Page 2 of 6 The applicants have attempted to design a plan that fits within the Zoning Code by moving the accessory structure adjacent to the home, however, this plan requires significant tree removal and grading for the proposed construction. Taking into consideration the current configuration of the existing principal structure and its location approximately two-hundred (200) feet from the front property line, it leaves limited options for the construction of an accessory structure that meets the all zoning regulations and minimizes tree loss and final grading on the property. Within the narrative the applicants have indicated that the proposed accessory structure would be constructed with façade materials (i.e. siding, shingles and trim) to match the existing single family dwelling. The roof pitch would also be designed to match the principal structure on the property. The applicant has submitted a narrative of the proposed project and a response addressing the exceptional and unusual circumstances pertaining to the construction of an accessory structure on the property (Attachment C), a site plan and drainage plan of the property (Attachment D), the proposed garage elevation and building plan (Attachment E) and tree inventory information (Attachment F). Plan Evaluation A. Structure Setbacks – Site Plan Approval Required The Zoning Code does not permit detached accessory structures between the dwelling and the street on non-lakeshore lots without the Planning Commission’s review and the City Council’s approval of a Site Plan Review. The accessory structure is proposed to be located in front of the single family dwelling with a setback of fifty-eight (58) feet from the front property line and twenty-eight (28) feet from the southern side yard property line. The single family dwelling is located in the rear of the lot approximately two-hundred feet from the front property line. With the current configuration of the existing principal structure on the lot it leaves limited options for the construction of an accessory structure that meets the all zoning regulations and minimizes tree loss and final grading on the property. Section 1325, Subd 7 of the Zoning Code allows the City Council to approve a deviation from the Accessory Structures section of the Code when exceptional and unusual circumstances exist on the property through the Site Plan Review process.