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® a PLANNING REPORT DATE: 7 December 1983 CASE NUPlBER: 1476-83 APPLICANT: Dean M. Westerlund LOCATION: Northwest Corner of Lexington and Sandhurst ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Variance to Parking Setback Approval of Variance to Sidewalk Requirements PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The variances relating to this site plan were approved by the Planning Commission and Council about a year ago. The applicant proposes to construct, as you may recall, an office building with pitched roofs, substantially residential in character. The plan was approved with a ten foot setback on the north property line, in concurrence with the owner of the contiguous property to the north. Because that is the rear of the lot, a 20 foot setback is required in a business district (the property is zoned B-1). A variance to the sign setback was also approved contiguous to Lexington Avenue. The parking layout south of the building was approved with 15 foot setbacks as required contiguous to the public right-of-way, but was a protrusion toward Lexington Avenue within seven feet so as to provide for the cars parked on the east side of the lot to back out. 2. Several months ago the applicant came to members of the City staff and pointed out that their survey from which they had prepared the original site plan proved to be incorrect with respect to the location of some of the key large trees on the site. Two of these trees are on the north side of the property which can be saved if the building is moved five feet further south so as to be 15 feet from the north property line. To accomplish this and retain the required parking ratio, the parking lot then moves five feet closer to Sandhurst Drive, making that setback ten feet rather than the required 15 feet. There is another tree near the southeast corner of the site which can be saved by eliminating two parking spaces on the east side of the lot and replacing them with thret&,. spaces facing toward Lexington. This setback would remain at seven feet as previously approved, but would now be occupied by three parking spaces rather than a back -around area. 3. Inasmuch as the staff is not authorized to make such drastic changes in setback requirements, we suggested the applicant file for a revised variance request. Thus, the current request is to reduce the variance on the north side by five feet from what was previously approved, making the setback 15 feet (20 feet is required). On the south a variance is requested to a ten foot setback for the parking north of Sandhurst Drive. Contiguous to Lexington Avenue, the variance