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Planning Case No. 457-96: 8480 Pleasant View Drive <br />Ociober 2, 1996 <br />Page 4 <br />Anaiysis/�2�com mendatron o <br />The lot in question is pie shaped because of the cul-de-sac, and does present practical <br />difiicuIties in locating the house on the lot. The property owner desires to convert the <br />area which has been used for a deck to a three season porch. T'he deck has been removed <br />but served a sliding giass door on the upper level o�the house. The house is split level in <br />design and therefore the door is approximately 14 %ei above grade. It is the applicani's <br />desire to use the existing design of the house, the arrangement of the dining room and the <br />location of the siiding glass door in adding the porch to the house. If no improvements ar� <br />made, the sliding glass door wilt open into space. <br />The Zoning Code ailows decks off the main level of the house to encroach to within two <br />feet of the property iine {5ection 1104.Oi Subd S.c.) Three season porches, which are <br />enclosed structures, are not given this same allowance and cnust comply with the building <br />setback. The change proposed by the appiican� from a deck io a three season porch <br />means different ruIes that apply, and a variance is requ�red. <br />The three season porch would be 10 feet from the rear property line, with the bottom edge <br />; ti 10 above grade. The applicani has indicated that they will be enclosing the area between <br />the decic and the ground level to make it more aitractive but not to finish it as a useable <br />room. The neighbor's house is on the opposite side oithe lot from where the porch <br />would be located. The porch will be facing the open side yard on the abutting property <br />and wili be screened by trees. The pocch will be appro�mately 60 feet from the nearest <br />side property 1ine. <br />Staff iZecommendation: Adopt the attached resolution approving a reduction in the rear <br />setback requirement from 30 feet �0 10 feet for construction of a three season porch at <br />848� Pleasant View Drive; Planning Case No. 457-96. <br />cc: Ronald L. Gardner, 8480 Pleasant View Drive, Mounds View MN 55112 <br />