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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 2 of 6 <br /> <br />garage and house and includes a stairwell to the second floor addition. The project would require <br />the following four separate variances from the Zoning Code: <br /> <br />1. Expansion of nonconforming single-family dwelling footprint by 151 square feet with <br />proposed entry encroaching 24.1 feet into the required 40-foot front yard setback, <br />creating a setback of 15.9 feet from the front property line. <br /> 2. Expansion of structure area by 151 square feet for proposed structure coverage on the lot <br />of 26.37 percent. City Code allows a maximum of 25 percent structure coverage. <br /> 3. Expansion of nonconforming impervious surface coverage by 8 square feet for proposed <br />impervious coverage on the lot of 36.37 percent. City Code allows a maximum of 35 <br />percent impervious coverage. <br /> 4. Expansion of nonconforming floor area by 585 square feet for proposed floor area ratio <br />(FAR) of 0.38. City Code allows a maximum FAR of 0.3. <br /> <br />The addition would not bring the dwelling any closer to the front property line or the Lake <br />Johanna shoreline than the existing nonconforming setbacks. The roof of the covered walkway <br />between the garage and the house is 15.9 feet from the front property line. With the proposed <br />enclosure of this area, the entry setback from the front property line would remain 15.9 feet. The <br />second floor addition would maintain the existing setbacks of 7.2 feet from the south property <br />line and 19.5 feet from the front property line at its closest point. <br /> <br />Along with the new construction, the property owners would also improve the exterior materials <br />of the house. The existing brown wood siding would be replaced with weathered gray vertical <br />barn board, and the roof would be replaced with asphalt shingles and metal accents. The decks <br />on the lake side of the house and landscaping near the entry would also be replaced. The <br />applicants have submitted a letter addressing the variance criteria and additional information on <br />the proposed exterior improvements (Attachments A and E). A site plan of the property and floor <br />plans and elevations of the proposed structure have also been provided (Attachments C and D). <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />A full evaluation of the proposal was presented to the Planning Commission at their regular <br />meeting on March 9, 2016. The staff report to the Planning Commission is included in <br />Attachment G. <br /> <br /> <br />Additional Review <br /> <br />Building Official <br />The Building Official has reviewed the plans and has no additional comments at this time. A <br />building permit will be required prior to any construction taking place.