06-19-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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Item 3 Date Application Received: 05/16/17 �O1 VO Date Application Considered as Complete:05/30/17 60-Day Review Period Expires: 07/29/17 ti To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members F� Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator kESHO�c" From: Melanie Curtis, Planner WOG Date: 19 June 2017 Subject: #17-3942, Lori Zappa, 3670 Togo Road, Variances Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting lot width, lot area,side yard and front yard setback variances in order to build a new 1%2 story home 4.2 feet from the west side lot line and 18.4 feet from the front lot line utilizing the existing home's foundation.A wetland setback for the proposed screen porch; lot width and lot area variances are also requested. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. Background The applicant purchased the property in 2016 and plans to construct a new 1%2 story home using the foundation of the existing 1 story home plus a 12'x 12' porch on the rear. Side and front yard setback variances are requested to permit a 4.2 foot setback on the west side lot line where a 7.5 foot setback is required; and an 18.4 foot setback from the front where a 30 foot setback is required. A wetland setback variance is requested to permit the new screen porch on the rear to be set back 22 feet from the wetland where a 35 foot setback is required.A portion of the porch will be constructed over the existing deck footprint, however because the porch is considered an expansion of volume and footprint within the setback,variances are required.The deck replacements are in-kind or smaller. Setback variances are requested,therefore lot area and lot width variances will also be needed due to the substandard area and width of the lot.