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City Board of Adjustment
- Meeting Date:
- 07/06/2017
- SUBJECT
- City Variance # 1263- 1415 Granite Avenue
- THROUGH:
- Wyeth Friday
- PRESENTED BY:
- Karen Husman
Information
REQUEST
City Variance – 1263 – 1415 Granite – Front Setback – A variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a 10-foot front setback to allow the construction of a new dwelling in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on the south 110 feet of Lot 2, Block 6, Lee Heights Subdivision, 2nd filing, an 11,000 square foot parcel of land. Tax ID: A10161. Presented by Karen Husman, Planner I
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for Variance #1263, based on the determinations for granting a variance.
APPLICATION DATA
OWNERS: Kenny Roesch
AGENT: Adam Maumgartner
PURPOSE: To decrease the minimum structure front setback from 20 feet from property line to 10 feet from property line.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 2, Block 6, Lee Heights Subdivision
ADDRESS: 1415 Granite Avenue
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE: Residential
EXISTING ZONING: R-96
AGENT: Adam Maumgartner
PURPOSE: To decrease the minimum structure front setback from 20 feet from property line to 10 feet from property line.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 2, Block 6, Lee Heights Subdivision
ADDRESS: 1415 Granite Avenue
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE: Residential
EXISTING ZONING: R-96
CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS
None.
APPLICABLE ZONING HISTORY
Subject Property – None
Surrounding Property – There have been 12 variance requests in this area. Seven of the requested variances that were granted were for required front yard setbacks. There were others for side yard setbacks and lot coverage.
Surrounding Property – There have been 12 variance requests in this area. Seven of the requested variances that were granted were for required front yard setbacks. There were others for side yard setbacks and lot coverage.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING
NORTH: Zoning: R-96/Public
Land Use: Residential/Open space
SOUTH: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
EAST: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
WEST: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
Land Use: Residential/Open space
SOUTH: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
EAST: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
WEST: Zoning: R-96
Land Use: Residential
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a front setback of 10 feet to allow the re-construction of a dwelling in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on lot 2, Block 6, Lee Heights Subdivision, 2nd Filing. The property is a 11,000 square foot parcel of land. The applicants’ home was seriously damaged by a gas leak explosion next door and had to be removed. The applicant would like to rebuild the home on the property.
This particular area of billings is up against the base of the rims. The front of the lot is not as steep as the back of the lot. Many of the surrounding homes were constructed in the late fifties and early sixties before existing zoning was in place. Many of the homes that are on Granite Avenue do not appear to be 20 feet back from the front property line. This applicant wishes to have a variance to set the new home less than 20 feet back from the front property line. In order to build on the lot and not do a great deal of earth moving and construction of retaining walls, a solution is to build closer to the front property line. Also, behind this property owner there is one more house up the hillside. To do extensive earthwork could possibly undermine the home and swimming pool that is farther up the hill from this property. The applicant wishes to rebuild a home on the lot in almost the same location as the home that was damaged beyond repair by the gas line explosion.
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the variance based on the determinations for review provided within this report.
This particular area of billings is up against the base of the rims. The front of the lot is not as steep as the back of the lot. Many of the surrounding homes were constructed in the late fifties and early sixties before existing zoning was in place. Many of the homes that are on Granite Avenue do not appear to be 20 feet back from the front property line. This applicant wishes to have a variance to set the new home less than 20 feet back from the front property line. In order to build on the lot and not do a great deal of earth moving and construction of retaining walls, a solution is to build closer to the front property line. Also, behind this property owner there is one more house up the hillside. To do extensive earthwork could possibly undermine the home and swimming pool that is farther up the hill from this property. The applicant wishes to rebuild a home on the lot in almost the same location as the home that was damaged beyond repair by the gas line explosion.
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the variance based on the determinations for review provided within this report.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for Variance #1263, based on the determinations for granting a variance.