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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 06-09-97 ITEM NO: c- 6 M Agenda Section: Consent Jonathan and Masumi Abeler request for a minor variance at 2339 Roselawn Avenue W (PF#2919). 1J1 REQUESTED ACTION 1.1 Jonathan and Masumi Abeler are requesting a minor variance to reduce the front yard setback on a corner lot to 25 feet for the purpose of constructing an addition on a nonconforming two-family residential structure at 2339 Roselawn Avenue W. Requirement Proposal Variance Front yard setback - 30' 25' setback 5' variance 2JJ. BACKGROUND 2.1 Mr. and Mrs. Abeler own a duplex at 2339 Roselawn Avenue W, which is at the corner of Roselawn Avenue Wand Lake Street N. The property has been zoned R-2 Two Family Residential since 1959 and has historically been occupied as a two family dwelling. Adjacent land uses include single family residential, open space, and a wetland. 2.2 Mr. and Mrs. Abeler are requesting a variance from Section 1 004.03D to reduce the front yard setback along Lake Street N to 25 feet for the purpose of constructing a 10' x 24' addition on the rear side of a nonconforming residential structure.. Since the front yard setback of the existing house is less than the required 30 feet from Lake Street N, the house is classified as a nonconforming structure. Section 1011.02 does not allow the expansion of a nonconforming structure. For this reason, a variance is needed in order to remove the nonconforming status of the building and allow the property to be improved. The proposed addition will be on the west side of the structure and will not encroach into established building lines along either Lake Street N or Roselawn Avenue W. 2.4 Section 1004.03D, City Code, requires a front yard setback of no less than 30 feet in an R-2 zoning district. I 3Jl MINOR VARIANCE COMMITTEE 3.1 The request for the variance included the required application form, sketch of the property and proposed addition, proposed building elevation from Lake Street N, PF#2919 - RCA - Page 1 of 2