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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Gisselquist called to order the Variance Board meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m. and 2 reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 3 2. Roll Call & Introductions 4 City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair John Gisselquist, and Commissioners Michael Boguszewski and 6 Peter Strohmeier 7 Staff present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd 8 3. Review of Minutes 9 MOTION 10 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Strohmeier, to approve meeting 11 minutes of June 01, 2011 as presented. 12 Ayes: 3 13 Nays: 0 14 Motion carried. 15 Planning File 11-018 4. 16 Request by Tyler Sventek for approval of a VARIANCE to Chapter 1004 (Residential 17 Districts) of the City Code to allow a principal structure encroachment into the required 18 front yard setback at 1835 Chatsworth Street 19 Chair Gisselquist opened the Public Hearing at approximately 5:35 p.m. 20 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd summarized the request of Mr. Sventek to construct a roof to 21 shelter the front entry of his home, with the roof structure extending to the front property line; as 22 detailed in the Request for Variance Board Action dated August 3, 2011. Mr. Lloyd noted that the 23 existing home was constructed in 1884; however, the eastern boundary of the parcel was platted 24 in 1952, prior to the establishment of minimum setback requirements in a zoning code. Mr. Lloyd 25 advised that, as it currently stands, the house appears to be no more than five feet (5’) from the 26 front property line. 27 Staff recommended approval of the proposed VARIANCE as detailed in the Request for Variance 28 Board Action dated August 3, 2011; with the additional condition as indicated by staff. 29 At the request of Chair Gisselquist, Mr. Lloyd clarified that there was fifteen feet (15’) between the 30 street and house; pending verification by a surveyor to define the front property line, as 31 conditioned by the City Engineer. 32 Member Boguszewski commended the patience of the applicant and thanked him for awaiting 33 resolution of this situation to proceed in an approved manner. 34 Applicant Tyler Sventek 35 Mr. Sventek was present, but had no comment. 36 Chair Gisselquist closed the Public Hearing at approximately 5:42 p.m., with no one appearing for 37 or against. 38 MOTION 39 Member Strohmeier moved, seconded by Member Boguszewski, to adopt Variance Board 40 Resolution No. 90 entitled, “A Resolution Approving a Variance to Roseville City Code, 41 Section 1004 (Residence Districts), at 1835 Chatsworth Street (PF11-018);” allowing for 42 construction of a covered front entry that may extend up to the front property line; 43 amended as follows: 44  Add Condition C, as verbally recommended by staff 45