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Date Application Received: 6.19.2018 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 6.22.2018 <br />60 -Day Review Period Expires: 8.21.2018 <br />To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br />Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br />From: Laura Oakden, Planner <br />Date: July 16, 2018 <br />Subject: LA18-000060, Mittelstaedt Inc o/b/o Gregory Gruman, 1980 Heritage Dr, <br />Variance, Public Hearing <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a front yard setback variance <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />Background <br />The Owner proposes to remove an existing detached accessory building located within <br />the front yard setback (19.6 feet from the front lot line) and replace it with a larger <br />garage which will be attached to the home and constructed to reduce the existing front <br />yard setback (21.6 feet from the front property line). The front yard of this property abuts <br />Heritage Drive and the home is oriented towards the Dakota Trail. The home sits at the <br />end of a cul -da -sac and there no additional houses beyond this property. The proposed <br />addition will house maintenance equipment and recreational items that are currently <br />stored outside in the elements. The applicant has stated the most practical location for <br />the proposed structure is in the same location of the detached shed. The house, <br />driveway, site topography, wetlands, and the existing landscape make it difficult to <br />position the proposed structure in any other location. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-305 - Setbacks: <br />DISTRICT LR -1A <br />Required <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Front <br />50' <br />+/-50' (House) <br />19.6 (Existing Detached Garage) <br />21.6' (New Home <br />Addition) <br />Rear <br />50' <br />102.3' <br />102.3' <br />Side (west) <br />30' <br />+/- 185' <br />+/- 185' <br />Side (east) <br />30' <br />187.9' <br />187.9' <br />Section 78-305 - Lot Area/Width: <br />DISTRICT LR -1A <br />Lot Area <br />Lot Width <br />Required <br />87,712 s.f. (2 acres) <br />200' <br />Actual <br />125,488 (2.88 acre) <br />+/- 400' <br />Section 78-1403- Structural Coverage: <br />*No structural coverage limits on lots over 2 acres. <br />