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• REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: May 19, 1999 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 553-99 Applicant: Michael & Sandy Leon Request: The applicant is requesting a reduced side yard setback to allow for a porch addition in place of an existing deck Location: 7386 Parkview Terrace PIN No. 07-30-23-13-0056 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential/ Single Family Dwelling Applicable Regulations: Section 1104.01, Subd. 3, regarding Setbacks: All principal structures shall have a • setback from sideyard lot lines of at least ten feet. Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used by the Planning Commission in its review of variances. Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Surveyor's Certificate Proposed Porch Plan Proposed Porch Elevation Letter from the Contractor Letter from Affected Neighbor at 7390 Parkview Terrace Background: The applicants, Mike and Sandy Leon, are requesting a variance from the required ten-foot side yard setback established for principal buildings and living space therein. They would like to replace an existing 10 x 12 square foot deck with a three-season porch of the same size in the same location. The deck, which has existed since the construction of the house, is five feet from the north side of the property. Decks require a minimum two foot side yard setback. The subject property is located in the Silver Lake Woods single family home development at the • northeast corner of County Road H2 and Silver Lake Road. The home, which faces east, is one of many in this development that have a street at the front (Parkview Terrace) and back(Silver Lake Road) of the property. The lot size of this property is only 9,150 square feet.