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Date Application Received: August 20, 2019 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: August 20, 2019 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: October 30, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Laura Oakden, Planner <br /> <br />Date: September 16, 2019 <br /> <br />Subject: LA19-000068, Eric Johnson, 580 Orchard Park Road, Variance, Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The property is located in the RR-1A. RR1-A requires 5 acres and a 100 foot front yard setback. <br />The subject property includes an existing farm house that is be remodeled that sits entirely <br />within the required front yard. According to Hennepin County the home was built in 1940s. The <br />applicants are proposing to enclose the existing deck on the back side of the home as a screened <br />in porch and add a landing for a back door from the home. Due to the location of the existing, <br />legal nonconforming home, there is no conforming building space to allow for additions since <br />the home sits entirely within the 100 foot front yard setback. The proposed improvements will <br />fit within the existing setbacks. No new setbacks are proposed. <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-395 Setbacks: <br /> <br />DISTRICT RR-1A Required Existing Proposed <br />Front 100’ 49.1’ No Change <br />Side (North) 50’ 30.2 No Change <br />Side (South) 50’ 101’ No Change <br />Rear 100’ 543’ No Change <br /> <br />The property is outside of the shoreland district and does not have any hardcover limitations. <br />The property is roughly 4.7 acres. Properties over 2 acres in size do not have any structural <br />limitations. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Variance (78-395) The City Code has a 100’ foot setback from the front property line. The <br />existing home sits within the front yard setback. The applicant is requesting to build a covered <br />porch on top of the existing deck which would create new structure within the setback area. <br /> <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br />proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a front yard setback <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval