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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: 4/4/2023 <br />REGULAR <br />MOTION <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Sophia Jensen, City Planner <br />AGENDA ITEM: 2621 Innsdale Ave – Front and Side Yard Setback Variance <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />Bryant Olson (Applicant and Owner) recently submitted a variance application for a home <br />addition that would further encroach required side and front yard setbacks of the Residential <br />Estate (RE) zoning district on the property located at 2621 Innsdale Ave N, Parcel Identification <br />No. 21.029.21.24.0006 (Subject Property). <br />ISSUE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL: <br />The City Council is being asked to make a determination on the variance request. <br />VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br />Address: <br />PID: <br />Lot Area: <br />Existing Zoning: <br />Surrounding Zoning: <br />Deadline for Action: <br />2621 Innsdale Ave N <br />21.029.21.24.0006 <br />1.5 acres <br />Residential Estate (RE), Valley Branch Watershed District <br />Residential Estate to the North, South, and West; <br />Lake Elmo Park Reserve to the East <br />Application Complete – 1/19/2022 <br />60 Day Deadline – 3/20/2023 <br />Extension Letter Mailed – 3/16/2023 <br />120 Day Deadline – 5/19/2023 <br />Applicable Regulations: Article XI Rural Districts <br />Article V Zoning Administration and Enforcement <br />REASON FOR REQUEST <br />The existing home was built in 1987 and is a legal nonconformity because does not meet the <br />current front or side yard setback requirements. Below is a table of the Residential Estate <br />Setbacks (LEC 105.12.630), the existing home setbacks, and the proposed setbacks: <br />Residential Estate <br />Zoning <br />Existing Home <br />Setbacks <br />Proposed Addition <br />Setbacks <br />Front Yard 100 ~ 61.25ft 57.25ft <br />Interior Side Yard 50 ~ 57ft and 47ft 40.2ft and 20.3ft <br />Rear Yard 100 ~ 320ft No Change