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Page 1 of 6 PC Agenda Item – 3A MEMORANDUM DATE: May 5, 2021 TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Jane Kansier, AICP, Bolton & Menk Corrin Bemis, Bolton & Menk SUBJECT: Planning Case #21-006 – No Public Hearing Required Applicant: Robert Kunze Property Location: 4073 Valentine Court Request: Variance Requested Action Robert Kunze (“Applicant”) has requested a variance to decrease the required side yard setback of their single-family detached dwelling for a proposed garage addition located at 4073 Valentine Court (“Subject Property”), ordinance requires a forty (40) foot side yard setback on corner lots. Background 1. Overview of Request The Applicant is requesting a variance to decrease the required side yard setback of his single- family detached dwelling on the Subject Property from 40 feet to 7.82 feet for a proposed garage addition. The Subject Property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District, and is guided as Low Density Residential in the land use plan. Section 1320.06 of the Arden Hills City Code requires a side yard setback of 40 feet on corner lots. According to the Applicant’s narrative submitted as a part of his application, the Subject Property includes unique circumstances due to its nontraditional shape. The front of the property includes one curved section and three straight sections that make it difficult for the applicant to conform to current setback regulations. The Subject Property is a legal non-conforming lot, as the required side yard setback for corner lots was ten (10) feet when the property was built in 1953. The Applicant is requesting the proposed garage addition to allow for more storage space for his vehicles and additional space to store woodworking equipment. The proposed garage addition would meet applicable building codes and all other regulations in the R-1 District. The applicant would not be able to construct the proposed garage addition without a variance.