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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for May 26th, 2020 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-004 1741 Venus Avenue Tourdot Variance\CC Packet <br /> <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />NEW BUSINESS – 10B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: May 26, 2020 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Joe Hartmann, Associate Planner <br /> Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #20-004 <br /> Applicant: William Tourdot and Jennifer Granick <br /> Property Location: 1741 Venus Avenue <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Should Consider the Following <br /> <br />Motion to adopt Resolution 2020-023 approving Planning Case 20-004 for a variance at 1741 <br />Venus Avenue, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans in the May 26, 2020 Report <br />to the City Council. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Applicants are requesting a variance to build a deck and walkway structure in the front of a <br />single-family detached dwelling on the Subject Property that would encroach into the front yard <br />setback. The Subject Property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District and is guided as a <br />Low Density Residential use in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The existing walkway and deck is <br />original to the Subject Property and predates the adoption of the Zoning Code. The Applicants are <br />requesting flexibility on the front setback requirement to build a larger deck that would exceed the <br />dimensions of the current deck. <br /> <br />The Subject Property is a legal non-conforming lot. The Subject Property is 120 feet in length and <br />has a lot area of 12,500 square feet. The R1 district standards require a minimum lot length of 130 <br />feet and a minimum size of 14,000 square feet. In addition, the topography of the front yard is