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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -2- • September 8, 2004 Variance request for 647 additional square feet of impervious lot coverage above the amount allowed by code at 1885 Asbury Street (continued) Administrator Worthington said that in this case the variance request is related to lot coverage, not setback. The area of the lot is 11,622 square feet, so it falls into the second category of lot size (properties between 7370 and 15,800 square feet), for which the allowed lot coverage is 30% or 3320 square feet, whichever is greater. For this lot, 30% is 3487 square feet, so that is the allowed coverage under the Code. The owners wish to build a bedroom addition on the north side of their home that will give their property a coverage of 4134 square feet, which is an excess of 647 square feet, or a total coverage of 36%. In addition, the owners propose to remove a 90 square foot shed, 220 square feet of sidewalk (to be replaced by spaced stepping stones) and an 80 square foot patio. They wish to keep an existing 690 square foot concrete patio at the rear of the house. The present coverage is 3900 square feet, an excess of 413 square feet. With the shed, sidewalk and front patio removed, coverage would be 3510 square feet, which exceeds the allowed coverage by 23 square feet. Thus, the property without the proposed addition is already non-conforming with respect to lot coverage, and became non-conforming with the passage of Ordinance 03-01. Setbacks for the addition are as follows: • • Rear (west) - 12.5 feet, within existing • Side (north) - 6 feet • Front (east) -not given on plan but within existing A building permit is not sought at this time. The owners wish to obtain the zoning variance before they and the architect proceed with plans for the addition. The Planning Commission, at its meeting on August 24, 2004, on a vote of 5-2, recommended approval of the request from Steven Genz, 1885 Asbury Street, for a variance from Section 9-2.05, Subd.2d of the Falcon Heights Zoning Ordinance to allow 4,134 square feet of impervious surface, and prepared a resolution and Findings of Fact and Recommendation for Council consideration. A brief discussion followed. RESOLUTION 2004-15 Lindstrom moved adoption of Resolution 2004-15 approving the requested variance of 647 additional square feet of impervious lot coverage above the amount allowed by code for property located at 1885 Asbury Street, and adoption of the resolution and Findings of Fact and Recommendation submitted by the Planning Commission. The motion was unanimously • approved.