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I' ... I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS I- MEMORANDUM DATE: June 24, 1996 I TO: Mayor ~nd City Council I FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director W- SUBJECT: Planning Cases 96-06, 96-07, and 96-10 1 The following is a brief review of the requests and the recommendations of the Planning I Commission. Case 96-06. Herb Tousley. 3248 Sandeen Road. Front and Side Yard Variance I 1. Request The applicant is requesting approval of a variance from the required front and side yard I setbacks. The front yard setback being requested is 35 feet, when 40 feet is required. The side yard setback being requested varies from approximately 2.7 feet to 4 feet, when 5 feet is required (Exhibit A). .. 2. Background I The property at 3248 Sandeen Road is located within the R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District. The property currently contains an existing single family structure. The property is located within the shoreland management zone of Lake Johanna. I Therefore, the property is subject to the Shoreland Management regulations (Chapter 20.5) of the City Code. The applicant is requesting the front yard variance so that the front yard of this property would have a similar building setback from Sandeen Road as I the adjacent properties. The applicant is requesting the side yard variance due to the fact that the existing structure is currently that distance from the side property line. I 3. Planning Commission Recommendation The Planning Commission recommends approval of Planning Case #96-06, front and side yard variances, subject to the following conditions: I 1. If the building is damaged or destroyed by any cause in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the fair market value of said building, as determined by the building I inspector, then the side yard (north property line) setback variance as explicitly shown on Exhibit A, page 1 of3 of this memorandum would become null and I void, and 2. City Council consideration of the proposed site plan, including the exterior it elevations of the proposed addition (Exhibit B). I