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ATTACHMENT D ATTACHMENT AATTACHMENT B REQUEST FOR VARIANCEBOARD ACTION Agenda Date:7/10/19 Agenda Item: 5b Prepared ByAgenda Section Public Hearings Department Approval Item Description:Consider a Variance pursuant to §1011.04.J.8 Replacement Tree Locations for property located at 907 Burke Avenue (PF19-013). 1 A PPLICATION I NFORMATION 2 Applicant: Jenny and Josh Whitcomb 3 Location: 907 Burke Avenue 4 Property Owner:same 5 Application Submission: 06/11/19; deemed complete 06/13/19 6 City Action Deadline:08/10/19 7 Planning File History:None 8 L EVEL OF D ISCRETION IN D ECISION M AKING: Actions taken on a Variance request is quasi- 9 judicial; the City’s role is to determine the facts associated with the request and weigh those facts 10 against the legal standards in State Statutes and City Code. 11 B RIEF I NTRODUCTION 12 Jenny and Josh Whitcomb are property owners of the lot at 907 Burke Avenue and desire to 13 construct a single-family home. The property has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use designation 14 of LowDensity Residential (LR) and a Zoning Map classification of LowDensity Residential-1 15(LDR-1) District. 16 The Whitcomb’s are seeking a variance from §1011.04.J.8 Replacement Tree Locations, to 17 permit reduced tree replacement and seek relief from the required fee for not being able to plant 18 the replacement tree amount. This Code section reads as follows: 19 8.Replacement TreeLocations: Required replacement trees shallbe planted onthesite 20 being developed unlessdoingsoisdeemed tobeimpractical(i.e., due to lackofspace), 21 inappropriate(available planting areas arenotidealfor new plantings or would do little 22 to enhance thesite), or counterproductivetoa property’s intent(i.e., would entail too 23 much screening fora retail business)asdetermined bytheCityForester or other degreed 24 forester or certified arboristasassigned bythe CommunityDevelopment Department. 25 Whensucha determination ismade, theapplicantshallcomplywith replacement 26 requirements in one ofthreeways in the followingmanner: 27 a.As directed by the City, required replacement trees may be located on private 28 property within 1000 feet of the subject development site with the consent of the 29 property owner(s), on public improvement project sites that are not greater than 1000 30 feet from the development site, or on other public and private lands that are not 31 greater than 1000 feet from the development site if such lands are deemed to be 32 available, with priority given to locations near the affected use; or PF19-013_RVBA_907Burke_071019 Page 1 of 4