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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION '7 DATE: 04~24-95 ITEM NO.: B-,4 Department Approval: J)Pw/mr- Manager Reviewed: ~~ 6}.... Agenda Section: Item Description: Consent George Boyd request for a minor variance at 1941 N. Chatsworth St. i Background 1. The property under consideration at 1941 N. Chatsworth Street is zoned R-I single family. It is a corner lot located at the intersection of Chats worth St. and Draper Avenue with the house fronting on Chatsworth Street. Where City ordinances require corner lots to be 12,500 sq. ft. in size minimum, this lot is 7,670 sq. ft. in size. On the south side of the house, which is legally described as the rear yard, exists a 14'x16' patio. It is the Boyd's proposal to build a 12'x12' enclosed 3 season porch on this patio. They would like a roof in this seating area to replace the shade lost when trees were removed. 2. The Minor Variance Committee has reviewed this application and has unanimously recommended approval ofa 15 foot rear yard setback variance for the proposed 3-season porch. It was the Committee's belief that the size ofthe lot when it was platted makes it difficult to construct a home or an addition without requiring a variance. Other configurations of the addition would not work given the location 'of the existing electrical and telephone connections and the existing masonry fireplace. 4. All affected adjacent property owners indicated their approval of the proposed variance. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on findings that no hardships or practical difficulties exist on the site. 2. Grant the variance based on the findings that a hardship or practical difficulty exists on the site. Policy Objectives: 1. Ensure that development occurs consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. 2. To grant variances where hardships and/or practical difficulties exist. 1