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Date Application Received: 6-23-04 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 7-9-04 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 9-8-04 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />JUL 'i 6 2004 <br />CirVOF ORONU <br />Date: July 21,2004 <br />Item No.: ^ <br />Department Approval: <br />Name: Janice Gundlach^ ' <br />Title: City Planner <br />Administrator Approval:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: ^04-3036, Durabill Associates, Inc. on behalf of James Brooks. 3785 Watertown <br />Road - Variance <br />Zoning District: <br />Lot Area: <br />Lot Width: <br />RR - l.A, One Family Rural Residential District (5 acre minimum) <br />2.914 acres (128,126 s.f.) <br />118.29 feet <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - PC Action Notice 7-21-04 <br />B - PC Memo and Exhibits of 7-9-04 <br />C - Illu.stration Showing Alternative Design <br />Application Summary: Applicant requests the following in order to construct an <br />attached 2 stall garage in front of the existing 1 stall garage: <br />1. Side yard setback variance to allow an eastern side yard setback of 10 ’ when <br />14.4 ’ currently exists and .50 ’ is normally required. <br />Staff Recommendation : Staff recommends denial of the requested variance to allow a <br />10 ’ eastern side yard setback. Staff, however would support approval of a side yard <br />setback variance of 14.4 ’ when 30’ is required due to the existing 14.4 ’ setback of the <br />house and attached garage and the nai row ness of the lot. <br />Planning Commission Recommendation <br />The Plaiming Commission, at their July 19. 2004 meeting, voted 5-1-1 with Commissioner Fritzler <br />voting against and Commissioner Kempf abstaining, to approve the request allowing a 10' side yard <br />setback. The Commission stated the lot shape as the hardship to allow for the 10 ’ side yard setback. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff continues to recommend denial of the request to allow the 10 ’ side yard setback. The location <br />of the existing home should limit the encroachment on the side yard setbacks as the lot is extremely