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Attachment G <br /> lt <br /> �- IZEN�HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: June 8, 2016 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Planning Case#16-015—No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Steve and Jennifer Jytyla <br /> Property Location: 1494 Keithson Drive <br /> Request: Variance <br /> Requested Action <br /> The applicants have requested a rear yard setback variance in order to construct a three-season <br /> porch addition that would encroach 3 feet—6 inches into the required 30-foot rear setback. <br /> Background <br /> The property 1494 Keithson Drive was developed by Pulte Homes as part of the Fox Ridge <br /> subdivision approved by the City in 2011. The lot area measures 32,736 square feet, however, a <br /> wetland area covers a large portion of the lot and limits the area that can be developed. As part of <br /> the Fox Ridge subdivision approval, Pulte was required to dedicate a drainage and utility <br /> easement that covers the wetland and a five-foot buffer along the wetland's edge. The City Code <br /> restricts the placement of any structures within a drainage and utility easement. The property also <br /> includes a public walking path that traverses the lot on the south side of the existing house <br /> connecting Keithson Drive to the north-south City trail that runs between the Fox Ridge <br /> subdivision and the townhomes to the east. A trail easement across the walking path was <br /> dedicated on the Fox Ridge plat. <br /> Due to the environmental constraints on the property, the existing house was placed in the far <br /> northeastern corner of the lot close to the 30-foot rear yard and 10-foot north side yard setback <br /> lines. The dwelling also required a setback of approximately 73 feet from the front property line <br /> to avoid the drainage and utility easement and conform to structure setback requirements. In <br /> comparison, most of the homes in the Fox Ridge subdivision as well as those on Keithson Drive <br /> to the north of the subject property are setback approximately 40 feet from the front property <br /> line. <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> Planning Commission Meeting for June 8, 2016 <br /> PAPlanningTIanning Cases\2016\PC 16-015-1494 Keithson Drive-Variance\lemOS Reports_16-015 <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br />