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, . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: May 26, 1998 TO: CH, C","l ~ FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Commnnity Development Director . SUBJECT: May Planning Cases 97-24a, 98-13, 98-14, 98-15, and 98-12 1. Case #97-24A, Variance - Side Yard Setback (house addition), Arlyn Solberg, 3232 North Hamline Avenue Request. The applicant is requesting approval of a Variance for a side yard setback for a house addition (three feet proposed, when 10 feet is required) on a single family lot zoned R-l (Exhibit A). Background. In November of 1997, the applicant wished to constmct a house addition (kitchen expansion) to the northeast side of the home. The applicant also wished to construct . an attached deck directly south of the house addition. The Planning Commission on November 5, 1997, rccommended denial of the side yard sctback variance for the house addition and denial of a side yard setback variance for the attached deck. On November 10, 1997, the City Council denied the side yard setback variance for the house addition and denied the side yard setback variance for the attached deck. The applicant attended neither of these meetings, due to that he was out of the country. The Zoning Ordinancc in Section VIII, E, 4, states: "No application which has been denied wholly or in part shall be resubmitted for a period of six (6) months from the date of said order of denial." The applicant has eliminated the proposed deck from this proposal and has reduced the size of the house expansion to match up with the existing basement wall which is beneath the steps to the house. The Statfbelieves that these reductions taken by the applicant minimize the request to the greatest extent possible. Deadline for Agency Actions. The City of Arden Hills received the complete application for this request on March 30, 1998. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute the City must act on this request by Friday, May 29,1998 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to Tuesday, July 28, 1998. The City may with the petitioners consent extend the review period beyond the Tuesday, July 28, 1998 date. .