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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 8, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-015 - 1494 Keithson Drive - Variance\Memos_Reports_16-015 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />1. Overview of Request <br /> <br />The applicants have requested a rear yard setback variance in order to construct a 216 square foot <br />three-season porch and a 211 square foot deck addition to their house. Both the porch and deck <br />would be constructed on the rear side of the house with the deck being accessed through the new <br />porch addition. In this case, a variance is only needed for the porch addition as the deck <br />encroachment in the rear yard setback is allowed under the permitted encroachment provisions in <br />Section 1325.03, Subd. 2 of the Zoning Code. The porch addition would encroach 3 feet – 6 <br />inches into the required 30-foot rear yard setback, creating a setback of 26 feet – 6 inches from <br />the rear property line. No other variances from the Zoning Code are needed for this project and <br />the property would otherwise be incompliance with all aspects of the Zoning Code. <br /> <br />The applicants have submitted a letter addressing the variance criteria along with photographs of <br />the site (Attachment A). A site plan of the property and construction plans for the proposed <br />addition have also been provided (Attachments C and D). <br /> <br />2. Site Data <br />Future Land Use Plan: Very Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Single Family Detached Residential <br />Zoning: R-1: Single Family Residential <br />Lot Size: .75 Acres (32,736 square feet) <br />Topography: Relatively flat <br /> <br />3. Surrounding Area <br />Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use <br />North Low Density Residential R-1: Single Family Residential Single Family Detached Residential <br />South Very Low Density <br />Residential R-1: Single Family Residential Single Family Detached Residential <br />East Medium Density <br />Residential <br />R-3: Townhouse & Low Density <br />Multiple Dwelling District Single Family Attached Residential <br />West Very Low Density <br />Residential R-1: Single Family Residential Single Family Detached Residential <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. R-1 Regulations, Existing Conditions, and Proposed Addition <br /> <br />A. Lot Size & Dimensions – Conforming <br /> <br />The survey indicates that the lot is 32,736 square feet in size. The width of the lot is <br />approximately 140 feet and the depth is approximately 178 feet. <br />