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DRAFT ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 2, 2000 4 This Planning Case will be reviewed at the Monday, February 14,2000, City Council meeting. e PLANNING CASE #00-09 - HOWARD BLOOM - 1720 GLENVlEW AVENUE _ CORNER SIDE YARD VARIANCE Ms. Randall explained that the applicant was requesting approval of a comer side yard setback variance (24 feet proposed, when 40 feet is required) for a family room addition on a single- family lot zoned R-l. The proposed addition included a family room (14 by 16 feet), eating area (15 by 16 feet), and porch (12 by 12 feet) for a total addition of608 square feet. The applicant has evaluated other locations for the addition; however, this is the only location they feel will work with the existing home. The house currently has a side yard setback of 18 feet, where 40 feet is required. The existing home is located in an area that was developed when the zoning ordinance allowed for a smaller comer side yard setback. The zoning ordinance was changed to a required 40-foot comer side yard setback after the home was built. With regard to circumstances unique to the property, staff found the property in question is 13,750 square feet in area on the comer of Dell view Avenue and Glenview Avenue. The proposed addition is 608 square feet in area. When the lot was platted, the required comer side yard setback was less than the 40 foot now required. The existing property meets all the minimum dimensional and area standards except for the 40-foot required comer side yard setback. e The proposed addition would allow a condition that is consistent with the surrounding development. The development the parcel is in was developed under standards different than current regulations would allow. The addition will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Ms. Randall advised that staff recommends approval of Planning Case #00-09, comer side yard variance (24 feet proposed, when 40 feet is required) for an addition, based on the "Findings _ Comer Side Yard Setback Variance" section of the staff report dated February 2,2000. Ifthe Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this Planning Case, then it would be heard at the Monday, February 14,2000 regular meeting of the City Council. Chair Erickson asked what the typical setback situations were in the surrounding area. He noted that the home across the street appeared to have similar setbacks. Ms. Randall stated that the home across the street was not quite as close to the setback line as the applicant's, however, many other homes in the area do not have 40-foot setbacks. She noted that the homes were built when the City allowed a 20 foot comer side yard setback or less. Chair Erickson asked to what direction the applicant was proposing to extend the house. Ms. . Randall stated that the addition would extend the home to the south. Commissioner Baker asked if the home had previously been added onto. Ms. Debra Bloom, the applicant's daughter, stated that the home currently exists as it had been built in 1968.