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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for January 13th, 2020 Page 1 of 3 CONSENT ITEM – 6F MEMORANDUM DATE: January 13, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: Joe Hartmann, Associate Planner Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #19-2015 Applicant: Richard and Kristen Priore Property Location: 3244 Sandeen Road Request: Variance Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider the Following Motion to approve Planning Case 19-015 for a variance at 3244 Sandeen Road, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans in the January 13, 2020 Report to the City Council. Background The Applicants are requesting a variance to build a single-family detached dwelling on the Subject Property adjacent to Lake Johanna. The Subject Property is currently a vacant lot. The Subject Property is zoned R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District and is guided as a Low Density Residential use in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The previous owners demolished the existing house on 3244 Sandeen Road prior to selling the Subject Property to the current owner. The Applicants are requesting a thirty (30) foot front yard setback from the property line due to encumbrances on the lot. The Subject Property is a legal non-conforming lot. The Subject Property is 50 feet in width and has a lot area of 9,900 square feet. The R2 district standards require a minimum lot width of 85 feet and 11,000 square feet. In addition, a bluff is located on the Lake Johanna side of the Subject Property. Atop the bluff is the bluff impact zone. A bluff impact zone is established for preservation and management of shoreland vegetation and soils, and all structural development is