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0 • PLANNING REPORT -)A TE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 4 February 1987 1722 Robert Linell East • Side of Chatsworth Street, Midway Between Roma Avenue and Roselawn (see sketch) Division of Lot 1. The proposal here is to reestablish a 71 foot lot on the west side of Chatsworth Street which was added to Mr. Linell's 94.4 foot lot in 1974. Attached is a drawing illustrating the proposed division. The lot to be reestablished is identified with an "X" on the drawing. Also attached is a copy of the statement from Mr. Linell that outlines his proposal and background to the assemblage of these two lots. 2. Though the City's standard for interior lots, such as the one proposed here, is 85 feet wide and a lot area of 11,000 square feet. The lot proposed is exactly the same size as the two contiguous lots to the north --is 71 feet wide with a lot area of 9,478.5 square feet. Generally, lots in the area across the street vary from 75 feet to 92 feet. Attached is a copy of the section map of this portion of the City indicating the lot sizes in the area. 3. It would appear that this proposed division is consistent with City policies and merely reestablishes the lot previously combined with another for tax purposes in years past. 4. When the house was constructed on Mr. Linell's original 94.4 foot lot, the setback for the side yard was 5 feet and the house was built 7.5 feet from the north property line. Now when the two lots are reestablished as separate lots, the current standard of a 10 foot side yard setback applies. Thus, the 7.5 foot setback currently makes the existing house a "legal nonconforming residence". This simply means that it was legal when it was established, but does not conform to current standards. Under these conditions, a house cannot be expanded without the City granting a variance to the side yard setback. Under Roseville procedures, this can be accomplished through the processing and approval of a "minor variance". This can be applied for and processed at any time that the applicant may choose. 5. Perhaps in the future, the Planning Commission and Council may wish to consider a variance to such a requirement at the time of the application for lot division. This would simply place the residence in a "conforming" status eliminating the necessity for application for a Minor Variance at such time the land owners may wish to expand their home. s: