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Zoning File #1577 August 15, 1990 Page 2 Discussion The standard tennis court orientation is north/south, hence the slopes on this lot tend to limit the reasonable locations for the standard 60 x 120' tennis court. The proposed location, 5* from the north lot line, is about 60' from the east lot line or 90'+ from the resident structure to the east. The residence to the north is approximately 150' from the tennis court. The applicant has discussed the setback proposal with the property owner to the north, and staff has discussed the plan with the property owner to the east, neither of which has s':ated any specific objections to the project. The neighbor to the east was pleased that the tennis court is proposed to be 60' from their lot line rather than the 30' minimum. Staff would recommend that drainage from the tennis court be directed to the south rather than the east, eliminating the possiblity for any drainage to the neighboring property to the east. The City's current standard for drainage and utility easements along interior lot lines of plats is 5' either side of the line. This plat was done before that standard took effect. However, in discussing this specific easement with the Public Works Director, he feels that there is some potential for future need of the entire 10' easement within applicant's property, for utility purposes, based on the location of the house to the east. His recommendation therefore is to allow a 10' setback from the lot line, but not a 5' setback. Further, the Public Works Director suggested that the City ask for a "Hold-Harmless Agreement" for the entire 30' setback e ;ea, anticipating that if the City needed to install utilities at some future date, the tennis court would possibly encroach into the needed temporary construction easement. The other side of that coin is that we would allow an accessory garage or other accessory structure of normal size, to be located up to 10' from the lot line without such a Hold-Harmless Agreement, hence one could argue that the need for such an Agreement is excessive. Applicant has stock-piled the bags of clay for the clay court, on the cul-de-sac. While the court could be constructed without a variance, that will result in the need for significant retaining walls and additional grading work on the site. Staff Recomnendation Based on the Public Works Director's review of the easement, staff would recommend approval of a 10' minimum setback to the north lot line (with the optional condition for a Hold-Harmless Agreement for portions of the tennis court less than 30' from the lot line). If