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• ITEM #7 • REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: May 21, 1997 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 484-97 Applicant: Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Request: The applicant is requesting a 4 foot variance from the 30 foot front setback requirement to allow construction of a covered entryway Location: 5377 Quincy Street PIN No. 08-30-23-13-0064 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential; a single family home is currently under construction on the property • Applicable Regulations: Section 1104.01, Subd. 3., requires a 30 foot front yard setback. Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used by the Planning Commission in its review of variances. The following criteria are individually addressed in Planning Commission Resolution 509-97: a. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances apply to the properties which do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the effective b. The literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Title. c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands,structures or buildings in the same district. e. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. • Economic conditions alone shall not be considered a hardship. f. The variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone.