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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 3 of 7 <br />feet, creating a setback of 8 feet – 5 inches. An additional variance is needed to allow for a total <br />combined side yard setback of 20 feet – 7 inches where a minimum combined setback of 25 feet <br />is required. The existing dwelling is setback 12 feet – 2 inches from the west side property line <br />and the proposed addition would be setback 8 feet – 5 inches from the east side property line. <br /> <br />C. Structure Height – Conforming <br /> <br />The maximum structure height permitted in the R-1 District is 35 feet. With the proposed <br />addition, the dwelling would have a maximum height of 17 feet. <br /> <br />D. Lot Coverage – Conforming <br /> <br />The property is currently in conformance with the structure and landscape coverage requirements <br />for the R-1 District. The proposed addition would increase structure coverage by a total of 286 <br />square feet to 14.0 percent of the lot area. Landscape coverage would be reduced to 76.3 percent. <br />Properties in the R-1 District are permitted up to 25 percent structure coverage and must <br />maintain a minimum landscape lot area of 65 percent. <br /> <br />Lot Coverage Existing Proposed R-1 Regulations Square Feet Percent Square Feet Percent <br />Dwelling 1,342 9.8% 1,342 9.8% <br />Garage 285 2.1% 571 4.2% <br />Total Structure 1,627 11.9% 1,913 14.0% Maximum 25% <br />Driveway 1,235 9.0% 1,235 9.0% <br />Walkways 96 0.7% 96 0.7% <br />Total Impervious <br />Coverage 2,958 21.6% 3,244 23.7% Maximum 35% <br />Landscape Area 10,732 78.4% 10,446 76.3% Minimum 65% <br />Lot Size 13,690 13,690 14,000 s.f. <br /> <br />E. Floor Area Ratio – Conforming <br /> <br />The floor area ratio (FAR) is calculated by dividing the gross square footage of the dwelling by <br />the lot area. In the R-1 District, the maximum FAR permitted is 0.3. The proposed addition <br />would increase total floor area to 2,108 square feet for an FAR of 0.15. <br /> <br />F. Tree Preservation <br /> <br />The proposed project is not expected to impact any significant trees on the property. If any <br />significant trees are removed as a result of the project, mitigation may be required. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Flood Plain, Wetlands, and Easements