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l- e e e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: December 8, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council Jennifer Chaput, City Planner ~ Case #00-37, Front Yard Setback Variance Thomas Wbittles, 1867 Glen Paul Avenue FROM: SUBJECT: Reouest The applicant is requesting a front yard setback variance (35.5 feet proposed, when 40 feet is required) for a kitchen addition at 1867 Glen Paul Avenue, zoned R-2 (Exhibit A), Backl!:round Mr. Whittles contacted the City for a building permit in August 2000, to discuss an addition to the front of his home, At this time, it was identified that he required a front yard setback variance. The City received his application on September 25, which was found incomplete because the request was unclear and the applicant did not address the five hardship criteria, In response to my letter that his application was incomplete, Mr. Whittles submitted a letter with his application request (Exhibit B), At this time, the applicant was notified that the application was still incomplete since the hardship criteria, as requested previously, was not addressed, Mr. Whittles submitted an additional letter (Exhibit C), addressing the five hardship criteria, Mr. Whittles came before the Planning Commission with Planning Case #98-19, variance for a side yard setback for a detached garage (four feet where ten feet was required). The applicant informed me that a survey was not required for this Planning Case and, upon further review, found that a survey was not submitted, I discussed this issue with the Building Inspector who confirmed that he did not have a survey for this property on file, However, the Building Inspector is convinced that Mr, Whittles is aware of his property line locations so has not required a survey from him for work completed in the, past. For your information, the Building Inspector has found that Mr. Whittles installed the foundation for this project already, without a building permit. Plus, the foundation was not installed to meet frost requirements and, if the variance is granted, will have to be re-done, Currently, the central front portion ofMr, Whittles' home is situated 35,5 feet from the front yard setback. It is currently non-conforming because it does not meet the front yard setback requirement. The remainder of the home is 39,5 feet from the front yard setback. Mr. Whittles wishes to build an addition onto his home from the 39.5 feet to be in line with the portion that is 35,5 feet from the property line. The front yard setback for the B-2 zoning district is 40 feet. Therefore, he requires a front yard setback variance, Variance Findiul!:s In order to grant a variance, a hardship must be identified, as defined by the City and State criteria. The applicant has responded to the hardship criteria in a letter, as provided in Exhibit C. For this