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SEPTEMBER 6,2006 DRAFT MINUTES VARIANCE BOARD b. LANNING FILE 3655 ;Request by Todd Iliff for a VARIANCE to Roseville City Code, �1Q04.016 (Residential dimensional Requirements) to allow a principal st�-ucture encroachment into the required �Front yard setback adjacent to Dale Couxt. �Chair $aken�an opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 3655. �City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed the request of Charles Weleczki, owner of a vacant �arcel at Dale Court and Dale Street, currently zoned R-1, Single-Family residential, and the �Comprehensive Plan identified ul the Comprehensive Plan as Low Density ResidentiaL Mr. �aschke noted that the vacant lot was split off from a larger parcel in August of 2005, which nninor subdivision discussed the rationale for supporting the land division without any further variances; Planning Commission and City Council both supported the proposed triangular 1Vlinor Subdivision. Mr. Paschke advised that, since the creation of the parcel, the applicant had been unsuccessful in selling it due to the inability of six (� potential buyers to design a home and attached garage in a manner achieving required setbacks. Upon review of the lot and its buildable area, the applicant concludes that the allowance of an encroachment into the front ya�d for an attached garage cr living arca wauld affcru a buyer greuter design fle;�i�:l:ty �n the uniquely shaped parcel. Staff recommended approval of the request, by resolution, due to unique and extenuating circumstances, to allow a future home/attached garage encroachment of up to iifteen feet (15') into the required front yard setback for the vacant parcel at Dale Court and Dale Street based on the comments and findings of Section 5 and the conditions of Section 6 of the project report dated September 6, 2006. Applicant's Representative: Todd Iliff, son-in-law of property owners, Charles and, Suzanne Welecski Mr. Iliff noted his relationship to tl�e applicant, and his role in assisting them with the variance request and process. Mr. Iliff reviewed his narrative description of the property dated July 13, 2006, attached to the staff report dated September 6, 2006. In the narrative, Mr. Iliff reviewed the practical difficulties of the lot u� accommodating typical and/or' standard hoine design plans; reviewed a scheinatic of a possible footprint for a single-family home for the new lot; and the design's consistency with neighboring properties and sight lines. Discussion setbacks of adjoinu�g properties at thirty feet (30') from the property lines; easement and utility locations; and staffs interpretation of the variance allowing for the encroachment of the principal structure or garage to provide more flexibility and to make the design more functional and aesthetically pleasing and so the garage didn't become a sole design feature with greater visibility tl�an the inain structure.