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Date Application Received: 05/18/2022 O�j <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:05/18/2022 SLOA/ <br /> YO60-Day Review Period Expires: 07/17/2022 •••• <br /> To: Chair McCutcheon and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator G. <br /> From: Melanie Curtis, Planner WOG <br /> Date: 21 June 2022 <br /> Subject: #LA22-000029,John Peterson, 2880 Fox Street <br /> Variance <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a variance to permit construction of a pole <br /> building that will exceed the height of the existing one-story home. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial of the application <br /> because practical difficulty hasn't been established to support the variance for accessory building <br /> height. <br /> Background <br /> • The property owner applied for a building permit to construct a 40'x 24' pole building on their 3.17 <br /> acre property with a proposed peak height of approximately 17 feet (defined height±15 feet).The <br /> sidewall height is 12.5 feet. The existing home is a one-story walkout rambler with a peak height of <br /> approximately 16 feet, a sidewall height of approximately 9 feet, and defined height is estimated to <br /> be 12 feet. <br /> City Code states that maximum building height for all buildings is 30-feet(defined height), and <br /> further stipulates that accessory buildings not exceed the height of the principal building(home). Due <br /> to the accessory building limitation,the applicant's permit was denied.The applicant revised the plan <br /> in an attempt to reduce the overall height of the pole building but reducing the height significantly <br /> reduces the building's functionality for its planned use. As a result,they have applied for a height <br /> variance from City Code Section 78-420. <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the limiting height of the existing home <br /> on the property and the impracticability of the restriction which is based on the existing home as <br /> practical difficulties supporting the requested variance.Additionally,they have provided supporting <br /> documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for <br /> additional testimony regarding the application. <br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds the existing home <br /> to be the limiting factor for approval. <br /> • <br />