PCAgenda_96Jul15 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

• Planning Commission Meeting: 7/15/96 Item: 5 ITEM: Public Hearing regarding proposed changes to the zoning code regarding side yard setback for driveways SUBMITTED BY: Carla Asleson, Administrative Assistant/Planner EXPLANATIONJDESCRIPTION: Introduction In 1994, the Planning Commission revised a part of the zoning code which allows detached garages to be rebuilt at side setbacks of less than five feet under certain conditions. This was meant to allow property owners to rebuild garages along the same setback either closer to the street or deeper into the property without having to re-configure their existing driveway. In keeping with the Commission's intent of allowing a lesser setback for these garages, the section on driveway setbacks needs to be amended. As it currently reads, driveways could not be extended along the same side yard setback when moving a garage deeper into the property. The section should be amended to allow • a lesser setback in these instances. Background Garages Section 9-2.04 subd. 1 (c) (2) of the zoning code requires that detached garages accessed off of the street must have a five foot interior side setback, unless following conditions are met: 1. The new garage is replacing a garage that is located less than five feet from a side lot line; and 2. The new garage is located a minimum of five feet to the rear of the principal structure on the nearest adjoining property; or 3. The new garage is located a minimum of ten feet from any portion of the principal structure on the nearest adjoining property. If these conditions are met, the new garage can be placed at the same side yard setback as the garage being replaced, except that the new garage must be at least two feet from the side lot line. The replacement garage does not have to be in the same location as the existing garage -- it may be located anywhere along the side lot line provided that the former side setback is kept the same or is increased. This allows the owner to move the • garage deeper into the property or closer to the street without changing his or her driveway configuration.