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PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: • 6 June 1984 1502-84 Rose Carburetor West of Fernwood, North of.Larpenteur Avenue Approval of Variance to Side Yard Setbacks 1. The applicant proposes to construct a 12 foot by 22 foot addition to the southeasterly portion of the existing building which accommodates Rose Carburetor Service. He proposaa to add additional parking to conform to the parking requirements on the north side of the building by constructing a retaining wall five feet south of the north property line. 2. There is an existing easement that runs through these parking spaces, which the applicant proposes to reduce to 24 feet so as to provide for accommodation of the parking spaces to the north of this easement. 'Almost this exact proposal was submitted to the Planning Commission and Council several years ago and approved. However, construction did not take place because the applicant was unable to reduce the easement to 24 feet. The easement runs to the contiguous property to the west of the site in question. The applicant now informs us that he ha,: been able to renegotiate this easement so that he now proposes to build what was approved previously by the City. 3. The proposal this time will be exactly the same as previously approved, except instead of having a concrete retaining wall on the north side, he will now construct this wall with treated timbers as indicated on the attached copies of his site plan and construction drawings. 4. The site is non —conforming with respect to setbacks inasmuch as the building and parking are one foot from the property line. The setback for the building is required to be 10 feet and the parking to be 5 feet. On the front (east side of the property facing Fernwood) the setback for the parking should be 15 feet. A 10 foot setback is proposes. On the north side, the setback for the parking should be 10 feet because it is contiguous to a residential district. Here he proposes a variance to 5 feet so as to provide space for the retaining wall and the parking spaces proposed. 5. The site will be curbed as is shown on the plans and additional landscaping provided as indicated. 6. It would appear that the proposed changes to the site constitute an improvement to the site conditions. An action to approve could relate to approval of side yard setbacks as established in the site plan for the subject property as revised 25 April 1984, and on the condition that the development be done in accordance with that plan.