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Date Application Received: 02/17/2021 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:03/02/2021 VOAO <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 05/01/2021 <br /> To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members y <br /> Ron Olson, Interim City Administrator <4 <br /> kESH00' <br /> From: Laura Oakden <br /> Planner <br /> Date: March 15, 2021 <br /> Subject: LA21-000020,Jacob Brown,4085 Watertown Road,Variances, Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting lot area, lot width, front yard setback and <br /> side yard setback variances for a new home. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends the approval. <br /> Background <br /> The applicant is planning to construct a new home on the property. Currently,the property has <br /> a nonconforming 855 sq.ft single family home. The applicant is proposing to place the new <br /> home with a slightly larger front yard setback,similar side yard setback.The applicant is <br /> proposing a 2 story home with a walk out basement. The property is nonconforming with <br /> respect to area with 0.64 acres and in 93' in width,where the RR-1A district requires 5 acres in <br /> area and 300' in width. <br /> The applicant noted a overall height of roughly 35'from final grade to peak height. Following <br /> how the City Code calculates defined height,staff has calculated the height of the proposed <br /> home at 28.3'.The project conforms to the height limit. <br /> How to determine the defined height for a building: <br /> Distance Between First Floor and defined Top of Roof=as defined above. (a) 23.5' <br /> First Floor Elevation(from building plans): Main Floor Elevation per plan (b) 1000.2 <br /> Highest existing ground level touching the building's footprint(per (c) 995.4 <br /> survey)or 10'above lowest ground level,whichever is lower: <br /> Difference between(b)and(c)**: (d) 4.8' <br /> DEFINED HEIGHT <br /> 28.3' <br /> "If highest existing adjacent grade is above FFE-Height is(a)-(d)OR (e) <br /> If highest existing adjacent grade is below FFE-Height is(a)+(d) <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the overlapping side yard <br /> setbacks,substandard lot area, width the topography of the lot as practical difficulties <br /> supporting the requested variances.Staff agrees with this finding. Additionally,they have <br /> provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and <br /> should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. <br />