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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for January 10, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-028 - 1504 Edgewater Ave - Site Plan Review - Accessory Structure\Memos_Reports_17-028 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br />Staff offers the following findings of fact for consideration: <br /> <br />1. The property at 1504 Edgewater Avenue is located in the R-1 Single Family Residential <br />Zoning District. <br />2. The lot is 20,473 square feet in size with approximate dimensions of 102 feet in width by <br />200 feet in depth. <br />3. The property currently consists of a single family dwelling with an attached garage and <br />two accessory structures. <br />4. The property owner recently installed a new accessory storage shed in the front yard of <br />the property measuring 64 square feet in size with dimensions of 8 feet by 8 feet. <br />5. Section 1325.01, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Code states that accessory structures shall not be <br />located nearer the front lot line than the front yard setback line for the principal structure <br />to which it is accessory. <br />6. Section 1325.01, Subd. 7 of the Zoning Code allows the City Council to approve a <br />deviation from the accessory structure location requirement when exceptional and <br />unusual circumstances exist on the property through the Site Plan Review process. <br />7. The accessory storage shed is setback approximately 42 feet from the font property line <br />along Edgewater Avenue and approximately 55 feet from the secondary front property <br />line along Ridgewood Road. <br />8. The existing conditions on the property meet the minimum lot coverage requirements for <br />properties located in the R-1 Zoning District. <br />9. The accessory storage shed does not exceed the height limit of 15 feet for accessory <br />structures. <br />10. Detached accessory structures up to 728 square feet are permitted structures in the R-1 <br />Zoning District. <br />11. Properties used primarily for residential uses are permitted up to two accessory <br />structures. There is one additional shed located on the property for a total of two <br />accessory structures. <br />12. The accessory storage shed is located outside of the 100-year flood plain, wetlands, and <br />easements. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The Zoning Code states that deviations from the location requirements for accessory structures <br />may be permitted after Planning Commission review and City Council approval of a site plan <br />with documentation showing the exceptional and unusual circumstances justifying the proposed <br />deviation. In evaluating this request, the Planning Commission should consider whether there are <br />circumstances that are exceptional and unique to the property at 1504 Edgewater Avenue that <br />justify the proposed deviation. Staff has identified the following topics that the Planning <br />Commission may wish to consider in evaluating this case: <br />