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Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1B <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 17, 2022 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case 22-020 – Concept Plan Review <br />Variance – 1861 Highway 96 W. <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Council should consider a request for a Concept Plan Review for a proposed variance at 1861 <br />Highway 96 West (“Subject Property”) to demo and rebuild a single-family residential dwelling. <br />Katie Bach and Nate Cmiel (“the Applicants”) are seeking feedback from the City Council on <br />the concept plan in advance of the full submission. The variance portion of the concept plan <br />review is due to a reduced front yard setback of 28 feet versus 40 feet as required by city code. <br /> <br />The Concept Plan Review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments <br />and questions regarding proposed developments. A concept review is considered advisory and is <br />nonbinding to the City and Applicant (Section 1320.14, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code). No formal <br />action can be taken at a Work Session. A formal land use application for the minor subdivision <br />and variance will be subject to the full review process, including a recommendation from the <br />Planning Commission prior to a final decision by the City Council. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Subject Property is currently developed with a single-family residential dwelling (727 SF) <br />and detached garage (584 SF). The dwelling was constructed in 1939 and the detached garage <br />was added in 1961. The original legal description for the subject property has a described <br />property boundary of 1.0689-acres (46,561 SF). Between 1949 and 2014, there have been four <br />acquisitions of land by the State of Minnesota and Ramsey County for highway right-of-way <br />purposes. As a result of the ROW dedication, the parcel size has been reduced to 0.62-acre <br />(27,098 SF) as shown on the survey provided. The reduction in lot area due to the dedication of <br />ROW is primarily along the north and northeast sides of the property which is considered to be <br />the front yard for the Subject Property. Today, the property is considered legal nonconforming <br />with a front yard setback of 25 feet as measured from the northeast corner of the home.