City Variance – 1266, 2518 Sunnyview Lane – Front Setback – A variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a minimum front setback of 10 feet for an existing dwelling and 12 feet for a proposed addition to the dwelling in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on Lot 3, Morse Subdivision and Lot 3, Kolstad Subdivision, a 15,004 square foot parcel of land. Tax ID: A11189. Presented by Karen Husman, Planner I.

Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for Variance #1266, based on the determinations for granting a variance.

OWNERS:                              Lonne G. & Carolyn L. Chatwood
AGENT:                                  None
PURPOSE:                            Allow a minimum front setback of 10 feet for an existing dwelling and 12 feet for a proposed addition
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:           Lot 3, Morse Subdivision and Lot 3, Kolstad Subdivision
ADDRESS:                            2518 Sunnyview Lane
EXISTING LAND USE:            Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE:        Residential
EXISTING ZONING:                Residential-9,600 (R-96)

None.

Subject Property – None
 
Surrounding Property –Records show there have been six variance applications in the surrounding neighborhoods (two for lot size, two were for side setbacks, two were for arterial setback).

NORTH:   Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential single family
SOUTH:    Zoning:   R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential single family    
EAST:       Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential single family
WEST:      Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential single family

The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a minimum front setback of 10 feet for an existing dwelling and 12 feet for a proposed addition to the dwelling in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on Lot 3, Morse Subdivision and Lot 3, Kolstad Subdivision, a 15,004 square foot parcel of land. Tax ID: A11189. The owner is requesting a lot area variance in order to bring the existing structure into compliance.  The applicant is planning to add on to the existing garage. Although there are no similar variances granted for new structures in the area, the applicant believes that building in the proposed location will alleviate the issues they have had in the past with basement flooding during the winter thaw.
 
There have been six variance applications in the surrounding subdivisions, two for lot size, two for side setbacks and two for arterial setback. There are few lots in this neighborhood and the surrounding subdivisions that have structures set closer than the required setbacks.  This particular lot is odd shaped and the original home was built in 1956 with the garage closer than what current zoning requires. It would be possible for the new addition to be conforming to the zoning by changing the proposed location eight feet further into the lot.  The applicant has requested the variance for the new addition, believing the new structure in the requested location would also eliminate the recurring flooding of the basement during the winter thaw.
 
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation conditional approval for Variance request #1266, based on the determinations for granting a variance.

Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for Variance #1266, based on the determinations for granting a variance.