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Page 1 of 10 <br /> <br />PC Agenda Item – 3A <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: May 7, 2025 <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #25-002 – No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Logan McCarthy <br /> Property Location: 3609 Pascal Avenue North <br /> Request: Variance <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Logan McCarthy (“The Applicant”) has requested a variance to decrease the required side yard <br />setback for corner lots for future demolition and redevelopment of a single-family residential <br />dwelling on the property located at 3609 Pascal Avenue North (“Subject Property”). To construct <br />the proposed single-family dwelling, the Applicant is requesting a reduced side yard setback for <br />corner lots of 31.9 feet rather than 40 feet as required by the city code. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Existing Site Conditions <br /> <br />3609 Pascal 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 the Applicant. Surrounding parcels to the <br />north, east, and south are also zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District and designated for <br />Low Density Residential Uses and the parcel to the west is zoned NB, Neighborhood Business <br />District and designated for Low Density Residential Use in the Future Land Use Plan. <br /> <br />The Subject Property is currently developed with a single-family residential dwelling (1,735 SF) <br />and detached garage (528 SF). The property was originally developed in 1900 and the detached <br />garage was constructed later. The detached garage was constructed in 1976 and the City Council <br />granted a retroactive variance for a 4.5 foot side yard setback in 1977. Per the Certificate of Survey <br />submitted with the variance request, the actual side yard setback for the detached garage is 9.6 feet <br />as measured from the southmost corner to the lot line along County Road E. <br /> <br />According to Zoning Code definitions, the front lot line on a corner lot is the shortest street lot line <br />and the side lot line on a corner lot is the longest street lot line. A corner lot at the intersection of <br />Pascal Avenue North and County Road E, the Subject Property’s front lot line is along Pascal <br />Avenue North and its side lot line is along County Road E. The Subject Property is oriented with