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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for August 3, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-017 - 1536 Edgewater Avenue - Variance\Memos_Reports_16-017 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 7 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: August 3, 2016 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br />TO: Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #16-017 – No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Christopher and Deniz Kindler <br /> Property Location: 1536 Edgewater Avenue <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />The applicants have requested a variance in order to construct a second garage stall and living <br />space above. The proposed addition would encroach 1 foot – 7 inches into the required 10-foot <br />east side yard setback and result in a total setback of 20 feet – 7 inches between the two side <br />yards. A minimum combined side yard setback of 25 feet is required. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Overview of Request <br />The applicants are the owners of the property at 1536 Edgewater Avenue, which is located in the <br />R-1 District on the south side of Lake Johanna. The lot is considered to be nonconforming <br />because its size and width do not meet the minimum requirements for the R-1 District. At the <br />time the dwelling was constructed in 1953, the lot was in conformance with the City Code. The <br />applicants are proposing to construct a second garage stall on the east side of the existing <br />dwelling with finished living space above. The footprint of the addition would measure 10 feet – <br />5 inches by 27 feet – 5 feet inches for an overall area of approximately 286 square feet. The <br />additional living space above the garage would have similar dimensions and an area of <br />approximately 282 square feet. <br /> <br />A variance is needed in this case to allow for the addition to encroach 1 foot – 7 inches into the <br />minimum side yard setback of 10 feet. The R-1 Zoning District requires a total combined setback <br />of 25 feet between both side yards, and a variance is also needed to allow for the reduced <br />combined side yard setback. The existing dwelling is setback 12 feet – 2 inches from the west