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To do new trusses over the existing old roof and provide an adequate air space and pitch, the old ridge would be 30- to 36 inches higher than it is now, which would make it only 3 to 9 inches higher than the ridge currently on my newer additions. You indicated that we shouldn't need a new survey since you have one that shows the old house set -backs and we shouldn't need new hardcover calculations since there are no changes to the ones previously approved. I talked with Lyle Oman today and he said he would not need new energy envelope calculations ,since he has the approved ones from before and we will only be increasing the roof insulation. I would like to submit the variance application before noon 4/20/11. I assume I can fax it? Do you need anything other than the completed Variance Application and payment of the application fee at this time? What will I need to submit before the Planning Commission meeting date? Plans? Neighbor list and signoffs? Escrow Agreement and payment? Hardship form? Other? Would I need to be at the Planning Commission meeting on 5/16? I am out of town then. I can be at the 6/13 Council meeting. Again, I believe my request to be very straight forward and I don't want to incur any more expenses than necessary since the cost of corrective measures will be expensive enough. Thanks again for your assistance! Regards, Tom McCune On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Melanie Curtis wrote: Hello Tom I have read the letter you sent to Lyle Oman, and have reviewed your property file. I also received your voicemail from this morning. Your property is located within the LR-1A zoning district. The zoning code relating to this zone may be found here. When looking at the survey in your file (dated 1995) it appears that your home sits f16-feet from the south, side lot line and approximately f14-feet from the north, side lot line. The required principal structure setback from the side lot lines in this district is 30-feet. If your project will not increase the height of the roof from what is existing (at all) in the area of the 30-foot setback it can be done with a staff issued building permit. From my reading of your project description it seems the roof pitch would be increased and the portions of the roof within the 30-foot side setback would get taller. Is this correct? If so the approval is a bit more involved; a City Council -approved variance would be necessary. I believe you went through the City's variance process in 1995 with the addition to your home. Today's process is a bit more entailed than the process in 1995 and there are some additional factors at play. Last summer the State Supreme Court made a ruling on a variance appeal which caused the granting of variances to be put on hold. I can discuss this with your further if you'd like but for all intents and purposes the type of variance you would be requesting would not be able to be approved today. The Legislature is currently reviewing a bill which would allow Cities to grant variances again. Our latest update says this may be adopted and put into law around Easter. Again, we can discuss this more if