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Date Application Received: October 25, 2018 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: December 20, 2018 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: February 18, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Laura Oakden, Planner <br /> <br />Date: January 22, 2019 <br /> <br />Subject: LA18-000091, AJ Helgerson, 2870 Goldenrod Way, Variance <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The applicant is requesting to leave the A/C unit in its current location on east side yard of the <br />property. It is currently within 5 feet of the property line and within a drainage and utility <br />easement, which is not permitted by City Code 78-1405 (7). This is a new home, constructed in <br />2018; When the home survey was first submitted the proposed home showed the A/C unit on <br />the west side yard where it was noted as not permitted for being placed in a drainage and utility <br />easement and within the side yard setback. <br /> <br />The applicant has submitted practical difficulty statement explaining the challenges with moving <br />the A/C unit to the rear of the home. <br /> <br />Orono Preserve is a new subdivision, and many of the homes are built setback to setback. There <br />have been 4 other homes within the Orono Preserve development where the A/C unit was <br />placed in a not permissible location. The property owners were able to move the A/C unit to a <br />conforming location, either to the rear yard or other side yard where it met city standards. <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />DISTRICT RPUD Orono Preserve Required Existing <br />Front 25’ 25.5’ <br />Rear 40’ +/- 270’ <br />Side (east) 5’ 5’ <br />Side (west) 10’ 10’ <br />Wetland and D/U in Rear yard N/A 40’ <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Variance (78-1405 (7)) <br />Air conditioning or heating equipment may be located within a required yard but shall be <br />located within five feet of the building it serves; shall not be located within an existing or <br />required drainage and/or utility easement; and shall be located at least five feet from any <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a variance to allow an Air Conditioning unit <br />within 5 feet of a property line and within the drainage and utility easement. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial of the request