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. . wehrman PLANNING MEMO bergly . To: Arden Hills Planning Commission TIQQDt~ From: Wehrman Bergly Associates Orlyn W. Miller, Planner Subject: Case #87-10 Front setback variance for house additions n. plaza bldg., ste. 220 at 1305 Tiller Lane 5217 wayza!a blvd. Applicants: Raymond L. and Pamela J. Shull minneapolis, mn 55416 612 544 7576 Date: Apri 1 10, 1987 The subject property is a single-story house situated approximately 6 feet above the street elevation. According to a recent survey, the southeast portion of the house is set back 38.5 feet from the front property line. The attached garage at the west end of the house has a setback of 46,5 feet. The applicants want to remodel and expand the house. They are proposing to remove the existing garage and excavate to bring the floor elevation of a new garage closer to the street elevation to reduce the slope of the driveway. Above the garage a new family room is proposed, creating a split-level condition. The stairs to provide access to the garage and family room from the existing floor level will be built at the rear of the present garage space, pushing the proposed garage forward 12 feet. The new garage/family room wing will then have a setback of 34.5 feet, requiring a variance of 5,5 feet. . The applicants are also proposing to expand the master bedroom at the southeast corner of the house to bring that wing even with the front of the garage. Therefore, the setback of this wing will also be decreased to 34.5 feet. COMMENTS: 1. An option considered relative to the garage/family room wing was extending the stair space to the rear of the existing garage. Although this is considered workable, it would create some design problems related to access and would also require that the gable be extended to both the front and the rear, creating a more difficult roof condition. The proposed garage will be 20 feet wide by 24 feet deep, and the double stai r will be 8 feet in width. These dimensions could not be altered significantly to increase the resulting setback. 2. No viable alternative to the proposed plan for expansion of the master bedroom is apparent without complete rearrangement of the house floor plan. 3. Based on the topography map of the area and visual observation, the houses along this block of Tiller Lane are at or near the 38.5-foot . existing setback of this subject house. planning. landscape architecture