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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 12-16-96 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: ITEM NO.: Agenda Section: Consent Item Description: Bob and Pam Magnuson request for a minor variance at Lot 1, Block 1, Bonnie's Addition on the new Milton Street cul-de- sac. Background Bob and Pam Magnuson are proposing to build a new home on a newly created lot in a subdivision around the west half of the recently improved Milton Street cul-de-sac. Pending the resolution of a legal description problem, Bonnie's Addition should be recorded at Ramsey County in the near future. The property is zoned R-1 Single Family and is guided for low density residential development in the City's Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan. The lot under consideration is a pie-shaped lot that has a 30 foot drainage easement that efffectively encumbers 60 feet of the north yard. In order to build the house they have designed, the Magnuson's would like to angle the footprint of the building on the lot in order to avoid this easement. In so doing, they encroach on the rear yard setback requirement. Variance Request Summary Requirement Proposal Variance 30 foot rear yard setback 15 foot rear yard setback 15 foot variance The Minor Variance Committee has reviewed this request and has unanimously recommended approval of the 15 foot rear yard setback variance to allow for the construction of a new home on this lot. It was the Committee's belief that the 30 foot drainage easement is a significant hardship for this particular lot. By angling the house, the building footprint can meet the sideyard setbacks, front yard setbacks, and avoid the easement. It does, however, encroach 15 feet into the rear yard setback requirement, necessitating a 15 foot rear yard setback variance. The affected neighboring property to the rear is an exceptionally deep lot. The house on that lot would be in excess of 400 feet from the proposed location of the Magnuson house. A final plat for this site has not been approved or filed at the County. All other setbacks would be complied with, including 10 foot side yard and 30 foot front yard setbacks, as well as a 5 foot driveway setback from the property line. 1