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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1. Call to Order Chair Daniel Boerigter called to order the Variance Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 2. Roll Call & Introductions City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. Members Present: Chair Daniel Boerigter; and Commissioners Barbara Martinson and Jim Doherty. Staff present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd; City Engineer Debra Bloom; and Economic Development Associate Jamie Radel. 3. Approval of Minutes MOTION Member Doherty moved, seconded by Member Martinson, to approve meeting minutes of September 5, 2007 as presented. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Chair Boerigter called for comment from any members of the audience on non-agenda items; no comments were offered. 4. Public Hearings a. PLANNING FILE 07-057 Request by Alan Livingston, 2574 Dunlap Street, for a VARIANCE to Roseville City Code, §1004 (Residence Districts) to allow an accessory structure to be closer to a corner side property line than the Code permits. Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 07-057. Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed the request of Mr. and Mrs. Livingston to allow the construction of a detached accessory building within one foot (1’) from the side property line adjacent to an undeveloped portion of the Rose Place right-of-way. Mr. Lloyd noted that the applicants had originally applied to the City to vacate the undeveloped portion of the Rose Place right-of-way adjacent to their property; however, staff was ultimately unable to support that application due to potential future redevelopment of the adjacent manufactured home park, Roseville Estates, and potential future right-of-way needs. Staff recommended APPROVAL of the variance request to Roseville City Code, §1004.016 (Residential Setbacks) to allow construction of the garage at least one foot (1’) from the northern property line, located at 2574 Dunlap Street; based on based on the comments and findings of Section 5 and the conditions of Section 6 of the project report dated October 3, 2007. Applicant, Al Livingston, 2574 Dunlap Street N Mr. Livingston advised that he was in agreement with the staff report, with the exception of Condition 6.1.c. related to removing the existing shed. Mr. Livingston advised that the shed was a pre-existing condition, and since the previous property owner had wired the shed for electricity, moving or removing it would be cost- prohibitive. Mr. Livingston noted that three (3) years ago when he had done other