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.-1 <br />From: Bryan Lloyd <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:19 PM <br />To: <br />Subject: variance request <br />Hi again, David. <br />0 <br />As you know, I've been working on the staff report pertaining to your variance application <br />and, in the process, researching the history on your property. After reviewing your <br />application and the additional information I've found with the City Planner and Community <br />Development Director, we've determined that we (as City staff) cannot conclude that there <br />is a hardship as required for approving a variance and therefore we aren't able to support <br />your variance request. One of the reasons for this is that our historical research <br />revealed a variance approval in 1981 which allowed the construction of the pool addition. <br />On its own, this fact might not count for much, but in your narrative you indicate that <br />the proposed sunroom is simply replacing the existing deck and that it would not really <br />change the shape of the house; this is where the staff begins to disagree. Simply <br />enclosing the space that is currently occupied by the existing deck (staff would consider <br />this a"replacement") would only require a building permit, it would not really change the <br />shape of the house, and could create a sunroom if coupled with some of the space in the <br />pool addition. This is obviously not what you had in mind, but we staff inembers believe <br />that this would be a way to create something of a sunroom out of the existing structure <br />without requiring further deviation from the zoning regulations. As long as a code- <br />compliant option seems to be available, staff cannot support a variance from the <br />requirements of the City Code. <br />Having said that, these are the options available to you: <br />1) You may provide more information about the circumstances on the property that <br />constitute the necessary hardship. Staff does agree that the encroachment into the <br />required setback along Dellwood Avenue would not be inconsistent with most of the other <br />homes along that street. And while the approval of a variance would allow the Variance <br />Board to require the mitigation of the marginal rain water runoff from the proposed (and <br />existing) excess impervious coverage - which would be of some benefit to the City, staff <br />cannot recommend that the variance be approved without being able to support your <br />descsription of a hardship. <br />2) You may continue your request for the Variance Board to hear and decide on your <br />application. I would still prepare a staff report for the members of the Variance Board, <br />but the report would include staff's determination that there isn't a hardship that <br />justifies approving the variance and (for that reason) the report would also include the <br />recommendation that the Variance Board deny your request. <br />3) You may withdraw your request, in which case your application fee would be refunded. <br />Please call me to talk about your questions or concerns and to let me know how you'd like <br />to proceed. <br />Bryan Lloyd <br />Associate City Planner <br />City of Roseville <br />651-792-7073 <br />bryan.11oyd@ci.roseville.mn.us <br />[Mr. Redish called the Associate Planner to discuss the preceding email. The conversation included <br />additional discussion of what "hardship" means in the context of a variance request, examples of <br />hardships that have been supported, possible home modifications that wouldn't require a variance, and <br />structural limitations of the pool addition.] <br />
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