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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for March 28, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-005 - 3382 Lake Johanna Blvd - Variance\Memos_Reports_16-005 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS – 8A <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: March 28, 2016 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #16-005 <br /> Applicant: Mitch and Ramona Erickson <br /> Property Location: 3382 Lake Johanna Boulevard <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Motion to approve Planning Case 16-005 for a Variance at 3382 Lake Johanna Boulevard, based <br />on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the five conditions in the March 28, <br />2016, Report to the City Council. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The property at 3382 Lake Johanna Boulevard is irregularly shaped and is nonconforming due to <br />its overall size and dimensions. A variance was granted in 1967 when the existing house was <br />constructed for a front yard setback of 10 feet (PC #67-025). The property was otherwise in <br />conformance with the Zoning Code at that time. Based on the current survey of the property, the <br />house is setback only 8.3 feet from the front property line and is also encroaching on the required <br />setback from the Lake Johanna shoreline. Additionally, the gross square footage of the house <br />exceeds the maximum floor area ratio permitted in the R-2 District and the impervious surface <br />coverage on the lot is not in conformance with the Zoning Code. <br /> <br /> <br />Overview of Request <br /> <br />The applicants have requested a Variance in order to construct a 151 square foot entry and a 434 <br />square foot second floor addition. The entry would provide an enclosed connection between the