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1../,1 '1 wehrman PLANNING MEMO bergly I (IriDiale, To: Arden Hills Planning Commission .. From: Wehrman Bergly Associates, Inc. Orlyn W. Miller, Planner Subject: Case #86-35 Variances for addition to house at n. plaza bldg., ste. 220 1153 Benton Way, Hunter's Park 5217 wayzata bllJd. I minneapolis. rr:n 55416 Applicant: Sheldon and Barbara Braaten 612544 7576 The applicant is proposing to construct a 456-square-foot addition to I the rear of the house at 1153 Benton flay. The Architectural and Environ- mental Committee of Hunter's Park has approved the expansion (see I attached letter). According to the provisions of the amended Special Use Permit for the Hunter's Park development, house expansions requiring additional variances to the R-3 requirements must be acted upon first by I the A&E ~ommittee and then by the City through the normal variance process. The existing variances on the subject property were granted by the I original Special Use Permit. The Planning Commission should focus its attention on only the additional variances created by the proposed additi on. I VARIANCES REQUIRED: l. The existing house has a rear yard setback of 32 feet. The proposed J addition will extend to within 20 feet of the rear lot line, requiring a 10-foot variance, (30 feet required). 2. The existing house has sideyard setbacks"of 6 and 7 feet. The I proposed addition will extend to within 1 foot of the south lot line, requiring a 4-foot variance, (5 feet minimum required). 3. The existing house and garage cover 25 percent of the lot area. I With the open deck and driveway included, approximately 35 percent of the lot is presently covered. The proposed addition will I increase the building coverage to 32 percent and total site coverage to approximately 42 percent. Therefore, building/site coverage variance of 7 percent is required, (25 percent building and 35 I percent site coverage permitted). CO~IMENTS : l. Under the Planned Unit Development approach to development, the I Hunter's Park concept was to reduce individual lot size, but compensate for the small lots by preserving common open space. Because of I this concept, direct application of R-3 setback and coverage requirements, intended for standard-sized lots, to reduced-sized lots is not considered reasonable. In dealing with cluster housing, function, livability, and safety should be the controlling factors in determining I setbacks and coverage, rather than the standard ordinance requirements. The variance process simply provides an opportunity to evaluate these factors. .. planning. landscape architecture I