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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: May 20, 1998 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 524-97 Applicant: Ron and Jan Overton Request: The applicant is requesting a 16.6 -foot variance from the established 54 -foot front setback requirement to allow construction of a foyer. Location: PIN No. Zoning/Land Use: Applicable Regulations: Section 1104.01, Subd. 3., requires a 30 foot front yard setback. Where principle buildings in existence on one side of a block are set back more than 30 feet, the minimum setback shall be the minimum setback in existence for any one lot. Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used by the Planning Commission in its review of variances. 2824 Woodale Drive 07- 23 -30 -31 -0042 R -1, Single Family Residential / single family home Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Site Plan, date- stamped 4/23/98 (Separate Attachment) Letter from Applicant, dated 4/22/98 Letter from David J. Rudnik, dated 5/11/98 Letter from JoAnn Valley, dated 5/12/98 Encroachment Map Resolution No, 547 -98 Background: The applicant is requesting a 16.6 foot variance from the established front yard setback to build a finished entryway /foyer onto the house located at 2824 Woodale Drive. The property is located in an established, mature neighborhood consisting of older, single family homes on over -sized lots. The property is 126 feet wide and 290 feet deep and covers 0.84 acres. The foundation area of the existing home is approximately 1,000 square feet. The Overtons plan on reconfiguring the interior room layout to gain additional living space. In order to do this, an entryway /foyer will need to be added to the front of the home, within which the access to the lower level would be relocated. Due to practical difficulties, the expansion cannot be located in any other part of the house.