06-20-2023 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: 05/16/2023 Date Application Considered as Complete: 05/16/2023 60 -Day Review Period Expires: 07/15/2023 To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planner MCC Date: 20 June 2023 Subject: #LA23-000025, Revision LLC o/b/o Peter & Anne Antonenko, 165 Cristofori Circle Variance Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variance approval to permit an oversized accessory building to be located streetward of the home on the property. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial. Background The property is located in Cristofori Woods, a planned residential development (PRD), within the RR - 1A, 5 -acre zoning district (Resolution 3210, attached as Exhibit F). The applicant is proposing to construct an accessory garage with a footprint of 1,467 square feet; this is considered an oversized accessory building ("OAB"). An OAB is defined as an accessory building with a footprint exceeding 1,000 square feet. Only one OAB is permitted on a property. The applicant proposes to construct the new garage 72 feet from the front property line; the home is situated 142 feet from the front property line. Within the RR districts, City Code permits an accessory building to be located streetward of the principal building or the home on the property, meeting the required principal building setback, but the accessory building cannot be an OAB. The PRD requires a 50 -foot setback from the private road outlot, as well as 50 -foot front and rear yard setbacks. Based on its acreage, the property is permitted to have 2,400 square feet total accessory building footprint(s). Practical Difficulties Analysis Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified the unique lot (surrounded by the development open space outlot), the location of the existing home, topography, and protection of the trees as practical difficulties supporting the requested variance. Additionally, they have provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff finds no practical difficulty exists as the proposed garage footprint can be reduced to 1,000 square feet at the proposed location or the OAB could be sited further north on the property (at an equal setback or behind the existing home) to be conforming. Both of the alternative options outlined by staffed are permitted by City Code and no variance would be required.