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~ e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council DATE: March 27, 2000 FROM: SUBJECT: Planning Case #00-14, Variance (Corner Side Yard Setback) Chuck Mertensotto, 3491 Lake Johanna Blvd. Request. The applicant is requesting approval of a corner side yard setback variance (7 feet proposed, when 40 feet is required) for a porch addition on a single-family lot zoned R-2 (Exhibit A). . The proposed porch addition is 183 square feet running along the front and side of the home. The applicant currently has an 8 by 30-foot (240 square foot) porch on the rear on the home. The applicant desires to build a porch on the street side to enhance the property. It appears that there was a porch in front of the existing door at one time due to some existing footings. The property is currently a rental property. Findinl!:s - Corner Side Yard Setback Variance Staff concludes that the following factors relate to the requested variance: 1. Circumstances Unique to the Property: The house currently is 15.37 feet (where 40 feet is required) from the easement line. The house was built (moved) prior to the current setback restrictions. It appears at one time (due to some existing footings) there was a porch approximately 5 by 8 feet in front of the door. Any front entryway will require a variance. 2. Variance not greater than necessary: The variance can be reduced by eliminating the 8 by 14- foot section on the northeast side. Deadline for Agency Actions. The City of Arden Hills received the completed application for this request on January 31, 2000. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by Friday, March 31, 2000 (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 Monday, May 29, 2000. The City may with the petitioners consent, extend the review period beyond the Monday, May 29, 2000, date. e Lastly, if the City denies the petitioners request, "...it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the time that it denies the request." Note: Zoning Ordinance 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.