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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for December 9th, 2020 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-017 3493 Siems Court - Var\PC Packets\12-9-2020 Page 1 of 10 MEMORANDUM DATE: December 9th, 2020 PC Agenda Item 3.B TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Joe Hartmann, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #20-017 – No Public Hearing Required Applicant: Kye Samuelson Property Location: 3493 Siems Court Request: Variance Requested Action Kye Samuelson (“Applicant”) has submitted a land use application for a variance to construct an accessory structure at 3493 Siems Court (“Subject Property”). The Applicant is requesting a variance for flexibility with a proposed accessory structure’s height and size within the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) setback. The Subject Property is zoned R-1, Single Residential District, is located in the Shoreland Management District, and is guided as Low Density Residential on the Land Use Plan. Variance Flexibility Requested A variance is requested for: 1. Proposed accessory structure height: currently proposed at nine (9) feet and five (5) inches tall, eight (8) feet tall is allowed by ordinance. 2. Proposed accessory structure area, currently proposed at 93.5 square feet, sixty-four (64) square feet is allowed by ordinance. Background 1. Overview of Request At the October 7th Planning Commission meeting the Applicant requested a variance to build a 120 square foot accessory storage structure that encroached 18 inches into the Shore Impact Zone of Lake Johanna. The proposed accessory structure exceeded the eight (8) foot height limitation at ten (10) feet, six (6) inches. The Planning Commission voted to table that request to allow the Applicant to submit revised plans that would better conform to the provisions of the Shoreland Ordinance.