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Its.— ORIGINAL <br />�41�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 2, 2008 PC Agenda Item 3.$ <br />TO: Planning Commission <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, Planner I <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #08-020 <br />Variance <br />Nickolas and Leann Walker <br />1518 Briarknoll Drive <br />ATTACHMENTS: A — Application and Supporting Materials <br />B — Air Photo and Photographs of the Site <br />C — Letter from Neighbors <br />Requested Action <br />The applicant is requesting a variance to construct a 404 square foot addition to theara e on the <br />g g <br />east and rear sides of the dwelling at 1518 Briarknoll Drive, creating a four -stall garage. The <br />proposed garage addition would encroach five feet ten inches into the required ten foot side yard <br />setback. The proposed addition would be five feet from the side property line. <br />Background <br />1. Overview of Request <br />The applicant owns the dwelling at 1518 Briaknoll Drive, which is a located in the R-1 <br />Zoning District. It has an attached two -stall garage. The existing dwelling and garage were <br />constructed in 1983 and are currently conforming and meet all setback regulations in the <br />district. The existing garage is ten feet, ten inches from the east side property line. The <br />City's Zoning Code requires a minimum ten foot side yard setback in the R-1 Zone. <br />The applicant is proposing to tear down the existing garage and rebuilt it as a three -stall <br />garage five feet, ten inches nearer to the lot line. This would reduce the side setback to five <br />feet. In addition to widening the garage the applicant proposes to extend the garage back an <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for July 2, 2008 <br />IlMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases 12008108-020 Walker Variance (Pending) 1070208 - PCReport - Walker Variance.doc <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />