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0 PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 2 January 1985 1567-84 Kenneth W. Schwalbach Southerly of County Road C, West of Rice Street Approval of Variance to Sidc and Rear Setbacks, Variance to Parking 1. The property in question is zoned B-2 and accommodates an approximately 7,500 square foot, one story structure in which its owner, Ken Schwalbach, has been successfully operating a retail hardware store for many years. Mr. Schwalbach indicates that he is in dire need of additional storage space and therefore proposes to build an addition of 1,000 square feet (25 feet by 40 feet) attached on the south side of the building. Attached is a reduced copy of a site plan prepared by Pope Associates Architects indicating the proposed location of the addition. You will note on the site plan that the existing structure is located two feet from the north property line, and one foot from the rear property line. The Zoning Ordinance as adopted in 1959, requires a 10 foot side yard setback (on the north) and a 20 foot rear yard setback (on the west). Thus, the structure is not conforming and in order to be expanded may be put in the conforming class by the issuance of the appropriate variances. 2. You will note that the parking on the north side of the lot extends to the property line, also requiring a variance. With respect to the right-of-way lice for Rice Street on the east side of the property, the site plan is drawn as indicated on the attached section map as though the right-of-way is two rods (33 feet) from the center line of Rice Street. In actual fact, the state sometime ago purchased an additional seven feet of right-of-way. Rice Street is designated to require 49.5 feet of right-of-way as measured from this center line and thus an additional 9.5 feet of right-of-way would be required according to the City policy upon approval of the variances and expansion of the building. This place, as the parking is drawn, is within seven feet of the new right-of-way line (49.5 feet from the center line of Rice Street). One of the problems with respect to the dedication of this additional 9.5 feet of right-of-way is that the sign as indicated on the site plan would be in the right-of-way. 3. You will note from the layout of the parking, that there is ample space to extend the parking setback along Rice Street to the required 15 feet from the new right-of-way line. If the Planing Commission and Council feel that the 15 foot setback should be adhered to, this could be attached