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Date Application Received: 07/17/2023 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 07/17/2023 <br />60 -Day Review Period Expires: 09/15/2023 <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br />Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br />From: Melanie Curtis, Planner MCC <br />Date: 21 August 2023 <br />Subject: #LA23-000038, Jack Evans JOAT Inc., o/b/o John "Jack" Weist, 1920 Concordia St, <br />Variance <br />Public Hearing <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a front yard setback variance to construct <br />an 8'x 8' front stoop deck. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />Background <br />The property owner constructed the home at 1920 Concordia Street in approximately 1972. The <br />home was built at the 30 -foot front yard setback leaving little room for more than a minimal stoop. <br />The applicant is proposing to remove the existing minimal concrete stoop and replace it with an 8'x <br />8' deck. The intent is to create a small outdoor space for the property owner to place chairs and to <br />provide a larger landing to support the future -planned accessible ramp. <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has provided supporting documentation regarding <br />Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding <br />the application. <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds the location of <br />the existing home at the building setback line creates difficulties for supporting anything larger than <br />the building -code required minimal 4'x 3' entry stoop. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-350 — Setbacks: <br />LR -1C <br />Required <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Front/Street <br />30' <br />30' house <br />22' deck <br />Rear <br />30' <br />±25' <br />No change <br />North Side <br />10' <br />±50' <br />±48' <br />South Side <br />10' <br />±80' <br />±80' <br />Section 78-350 — Lot Area/Width: <br />LR -1C Lot Area Lot Width <br />Required 21,780 s.f. (0.5 acres) 100' <br />Actual 14,485 s.f. (0.33 acre) 128' <br />