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Planning & Zoning Board September 13, 2000 Page 2 V. ACTION ITEMS A. Mark Pariseau, 6101 Centerville Road, Variance Staff presented the application by Mark Pariseau requesting a variance to construct a 24 foot by 24 foot detached garage 21.5 feet from the front property line, 2.5 feet behind the existing home. The property is zoned Rural and located on a collector roadway requiring a front setback of 40 feet. The lot is considered to be a pre- existing non - conforming lot of record due to the front setback and the lot size which is approximately 150 feet by 227 feet (10 -acre minimum required). Staff noted the four other properties west of this site that are also less than ten acres in size with varied front setbacks. Staff presented the findings of fact which must be met when considering a request for a variance and noted there are some hardships involved in this case as the applicant has a mound type septic system behind the home with a slight drainage swale in front of the system. Locating the garage according to the setback requirement may hamper this drainage swale and place the building too close to the septic system. Staff has received a letter from the adjoinin operty owner indicating no objection to the variance requested. In review of this request, staff suggested local proposed garage five feet from the storage shed, thus maintaining a setback of 32. ' from the front property line. This would require approval of a variance for the 35 -foot distance established by Section 3, Subd. 3.d.2.a. The garage ted approximately 21 feet behind the front of the home allowing additio • n • ace in front of the garage. Staff explained it is recommending app 1 hree revised conditions to assure the staff has an opportunity to verify t ents and setback distance. Upon inquiry, Mr. Smyser sta wants to assure the garage is not located in front of the house. He explained that wit variance, it is recorded with the title of the property so it is important to know exactly where the line is. If approved, staff will meet the applicant at the site and take the measurement. Chair Schaps asked the applicant if he would like to make comment. Mose Pariseau, father of the applicant, stated he staked out the garage as proposed but found they have a major problem with drainage between the back of the garage and mound system which needs to be addressed. He advised that some of the drainage is from Centerville Road during heavy rains so the farther they can get from that drainage area, the better it will be. Mr. Pariseau stated he believes the best situation is to align the back of the garage with the back of the house, but that would require a 13.5 foot variance for that location. Chair Schaps commented on the large amount of work that has occurred on this property. Mr. Pariseau explained his son bought this property as a disaster house and to fix it up. • • •