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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for January 3, 2024 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2023\PC 23-023, 1666 Oak Avenue – VAR <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />PC Agenda Item – 3A <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 3, 2024 <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #23-023 – No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Plekkenpol Builders <br /> Property Location: 1666 Oak Avenue <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Plekkenpol Builders (“Applicant”) has requested a variance to construct a covered front porch <br />addition on the property located at 1666 Oak Avenue (“Subject Property”). The Applicant has <br />requested a variance to decrease the required front yard setback from 40 feet to 29.6 feet. The <br />existing principal structure is nonconforming with the front yard setback requirement and has a <br />front yard setback of 36.5 feet. The Applicant is proposing a 36.2 foot by 7 foot covered porch <br />addition that would encroach further into the required front yard setback. The addition would add <br />253 square feet to the existing structure. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Existing Site Conditions <br /> <br />1666 Oak Avenue, the Subject Property, is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District. It is <br />designated for Low Density Residential in the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The Subject <br />Property is the site of a single-family dwelling owned by Jonathan and Lindsay Hill. All <br />surrounding parcels are also zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District and designated for Low <br />Density Residential Uses in the Land Use Plan. <br /> <br />2. Site Data <br /> <br />2040 Future Land Use <br />Plan: LDR – Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Single Family Dwelling <br />Zoning: R-1, Single Family Residential District <br />Lot Size: 0.49 acres <br />