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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT TO: Dorothy Person, City Administrator Arden Hills Ci~ncil FROM: Brian Fritsinq ~ DATE: AUgust 18, 1993 SUBJECT: Recommendation: Case #93-13, Ned , Julie VanHamm, 1448 Indian Oaks Trail - Front Yard Variance RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of a 5 foot front yard variance for 1448 Indian Oaks Trail. The consultant/planner had recommended to the Planning Commission a 2 foot variance to the front yard setback. BACKGROUND: . The applicant requested a variance to allow construction of a 6 foot wide roofed deck or open porch across the main portion of the house (43.5 feet long). The house is at the end of a cul-de- sac with the actual setback to the house varying from 38.5' on the south, 38' at the nearest point and 43' on the north end. The provision of the ordinance which would apply in this case is section VI,c,2,a, Permitted Encroachments (to the minimum requirements). A 3 foot encroachment into a required yard is allowed for eaves, cantilevered areas, cornices, canopies, awnings, decks, balconies, steps, ramps, fire escapes and chimneys, if they are part of the principal structure. The variance requested would therefore be 5 feet (the difference between the required setback of 40' and the least actual setback to the house, minus 6 feet, plus 3 feet for the allowable encroachment) . The consultant/planner concluded that none of the lot configuration conditions required by the ordinance for approval of a variance were found to exist' on the property. Some of the issues presented by the applicant (environmental, safety and reasonableness) are supported by the intent and purpose of the Zoning Ordinance, however, they do not meet the requirements for granting a variance. In visiting the site to study the drainage concern, the staff did not find a situation that reflected a . great deal of run-off entering the VanHamm property.