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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _3_ December 8, 2004 Consideration of Resolution 2004-25 Adopting the 2005 Budget Council member Lamb said he wanted to point out to the viewing audience this is actually the opposite order that the Council works on. The Council works ~n the budget first and then derives the levy from it. RESOLUTION 2004-25 Talbot moved adoption of Resolution 2004-25 approving the General Operating Budget for 2005 in the amount of $1,580,237, and the Special Revenue Fund Budgets for the year 2005 totaling $88,084. The motion was unanimously approved. Consideration of a reauest for a Variance at 2135 Ho Avenue Administrator Worthington said that 2135 Hoyt is a residence in the University Grove neighborhood of Falcon Heights. The property is bounded on the east by the common area walkway between Hoyt and Folwell and on the north (rear) by a common area. The owner is seeking a variance in order to construct a 14 foot by 16 foot sumroom addition at the rear of the • house. The addition would be designed to blend architecturally with the existing home. The addition would encroach 9 feet into the required rear yard of 30 feet. The porch would replace an existing non-conforming deck that is slightly smaller in area than the proposed porch. Staff cannot find any record of a permit or variance for the existing deck. This property, like many in the University Grove district, is adjacent to a "commons" area that provides a spatial and visual buffer between rows of homes in addition to setbacks. At the narrow end of this wedge shaped parcel of land, immediately behind 2135 Hoyt, the commons is approximately 40 feet wide, widening to over 50 feet at the other side property line of 2135 Hoyt. The proposed addition, if allowed, will be 66 feet from the center line of the commons. The applicant further says that living areas of homes in the neighborhood are oriented toward the commons and that mosquitoes make it very difficult to fully enjoy this amenity without a screened porch. Council member Lindstrom said that the Planning Commission voted unanimously in favor of this variance but they wanted to emphasize that mosquitoes aren't reason enough. This addition will encroach into the setback area but there is a huge commons area at the rear of their property. Kuettel moved adoption of the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact and Recommendation of Approval of the request from Roger Miller, 2135 Hoyt Avenue, for a variance from Section 9-4.01, Subd. 4 of the Falcon Heights Zoning Ordinance to allow the construction of a 14' by 16' (224 square foot) sunroom addition encroaching nine feet (9') iffito the required rear yard setback. The motion was unanimously approved. • is