4D, Planning Case 09-022 - 1563 Edgewater Avenue

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City Planner Beekman stated that 3 5 feet was about the average setback for the neighborhood. The home that is currently on the property meets the front setback but the adj acent homes do not. Commissioner Reiff asked if the adj acent homes also encroached into the setbacks. City Planner Beekman stated the adj acent homes encroach into the front and side setbacks but not the rear setbacks. Commissioner Modesette asked why the proposed home was being moved to one side so that it increased the setbacks on one side and lessened them on the other rather than leaving it closer to what it currently is. Chair Larson clarified that part of the variance request was to use the house two lots over to determine the front setback rather than the adj acent home. Commissioner Holewa asked what the square footage was for the proposed home and the adj acent homes. City Planner Beekman stated that she did not have this information. Mr. Brian Ranallo, 1563 Edgewater Avenue, Arden Hills, stated that there were no specific reasons for placing the proposed home on the lot with the setbacks being less on one side and more on the other. This was the way that the survey had placed it. They had a footprint of a home with features that they liked. They have done some design iterations from remodeling the current home to new construction and determined that the proposed footprint meets what they would want and what they think is keeping with the neighborhood. An alteration to the design would push the structure higher in the air. Chair Larson granted Mr. Mike Mergens permission to make a short statement to the Planning Commission even though this is not a public hearing. l�Ir. Mike Mergens, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly, & Lindgren, LTD., representing Mr. and Mrs. Stanton at 1569 Edgewater Avenue, clarified with granting any of the variances the Planning Commission would have to find that they meet the spirit and intent of the codes that are currently in place. One of the things that need to be reviewed is the square footage of the proposed home and making sure that it meets the floor area requirements of the code and it reflects the size of the lot. City Planner Beekman clarified that the floor area ratio was looked at by Staff. The applicants are aware of this requirement and the home would not exceed the floor area ratio. The only variances being requested at this time are for the setbacks and one of the conditions of approval is that all other requirements of the code would have to be met.