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• REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: July 7, 1999 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 561-99 Applicant: Michael& Christine Gregory Request: The applicant is requesting a variance for reduced front yard setback • Location: 2801 Woodale Drive PIN No. 07-30-23-31-0020 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential/ Single Family Dwelling Applicable Regulations: • Section 1104.01, Subd. 4, regarding Setbacks: All accessory structures shall maintain a thirty foot setback from any lot line abutting a public street. • • Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used byPlanning the Commission in its review of variances. Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Location Map Letter from the Applicants, dated 6-14-99 Site Plan, dated 6-16-99 Resolution 587-99 Background: The applicants, Michael and Christine Gregory, who live at 2801 Woodale Drive which is located at the northwest corner of Woodale Dive and Silver Lake Road, are requesting a variance from the required thirty-foot setback established for accessory building from public streets. They would like to replace their old, single stall garage with a two car, 672 square-foot garage. The existing garage, which was built with the house in 1952, sits 15 feet too close to Silver Lake Road. Its construction predates the City's first zoning code, which was adopted in 1960. Analysis: As with any variance application, for the Planning Commission to act favorably, there must be a demonstrated hardship or practical difficulty associated with the property which makes a literal • interpretation of the Code overly burdensome or restrictive to a property owner. State statutes require that the governing body review a set of specified criteria for each application and make its