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April 26, 2006 Memo to Planning and Zoning Commission From: Dallas Larson, City Administrator A local resident has requested that the City consider amending its rules to allow a covered porch to extend into the required front setback.. Other communities are split on this issue. I looked at about a dozen zoning ordinances from other cities and found about half are like Centerville and allow only uncovered entrances to encroach.. Some of those that do permit a covered porch allow walls, others allow a roof only. Some examples of those that allow this in some form are indicated below. The name of the city and an excerpt of their code language are indicated. Cannon Falls A one story enclosed entranceway for a detached single family or duplex dwelling may extend into the front yard setback not exceeding four feet. Brooklyn Park The following are considered a permitted encroachment into the front setback if they extend no more than a distance of six feet: balconies and porches, steps, stoops, and the like provided they do not have a floor higher than the entrance floor to the building and are not enclosed with windows, screens, or the like, although they may have a roof Shorewood A one story enclosed entrance for a detached single-family, two-family or townhouse dwelling, existing prior to adoption of this chapter, may extend into the front yard setback not more than four feet. The entrance shall not exceed six feet in width; Lindstrom Architectural projections extending not more than three feet into a yard area including cantilevered roof overhang, except those indicated below Osseo A one-story enclosed entrance for a detached one-family, duplex, or townhouse dwelling may extend into the front yard setback not exceeding four feet St. Michael A one-story entrance for a detached single-family or duplex dwelling e~ into the front yard setback not exceeding five feet, subject to the approval of the _ Administrator.