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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for April 4, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-001 - 3246 New Brighton Road - Preliminary & Final Plat, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, <br />Variance, CUP\Memos_Reports_18-001 <br />Page 7 of 17 <br /> <br />The Zoning Code requires lots in the R-2 District to have a minimum width of 85 feet as <br />measured at the 40-foot front yard setback line, and a depth of 120 feet. All four lots would meet <br />the minimum depth requirement. The applicant has requested a variance for each lot to have a <br />width of 81.75 feet, or 3.25 feet less than the minimum width requirement. <br /> <br />Lot <br />Total Lot Area <br />(Square Feet) <br />Width <br />(Feet) <br />Depth <br />(Feet) <br />R-2 District <br />Minimum 11,000 85 120 <br />1 21,827 81.75 267 <br />2 28,140 81.75 338 <br />3 31,793 81.75 389 <br />4 43,357 81.75 349.5 <br /> <br />B. Setbacks <br /> <br />The minimum principal structure setbacks in the R-2 District are 40 feet in the front yard, 30 feet <br />in the rear yard, and a 5-foot minimum in the side yard with both side yards required to add up to <br />a total of 15 feet. In addition to the structure setback requirements, no structures can be placed <br />within any of the drainage and utility easements on the lots. The development plans include the <br />proposed building footprints for the four lots. Structure setback distances would be verified at the <br />time Building Permit applications are submitted. Based on the preliminary plans, all setbacks <br />could be met. <br /> <br />A covered front porch is shown on the plans for each single-family residential dwelling. The <br />porches would be setback at a distance of 32 feet from the front property line. Covered front <br />porches on vacant lots are permitted to be up to 30 feet from the lot line provided the porch <br />design requirements included in Section 1325.03, Subd. 2(E) of the Zoning Code are met. The <br />design of the front porches would be reviewed for compliance with the Zoning Code at the time <br />building permit applications are submitted. The table below provides approximate setback <br />distances based on the preliminary building sites. <br /> <br />Lot <br />Front Yard <br />(Feet) <br />Rear Yard <br />(Feet) <br />Side Yard <br />(Feet) <br />R-2 District <br />Minimum 40 30 5 (Minimum) / 15 (Total) <br />1 40 171 24.4 (North) / 7.5 (South) <br />2 40 173 7.5 (North) / 12.2 (South) <br />3 40 274 12.2 (North) / 7.5 (South) <br />4 40 225 7.5 (North) / 24.4 (South) <br />*All setback distances are approximate. Structure setbacks would be verified at the <br />time a Building Permit application is submitted