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Mounds View Planning Commission September 2, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ August 5, 2015. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Schiltgen. To approve the Minutes of the August 5, 2015 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Planning Cases A. VR2015-007 Variance to Allow a 4-foot Encroachment into the Front Yard Applicant: Jerome Buchanan Address: 5231 Irondale Road Planning Associate Heller indicated Jerome Buchanan, property owner of 5231 Irondale Road, has requested a variance to construct a roof extension off the front of his home four feet closer to the street than the existing building, to cover the front steps. All of the homes on this block of Irondale Road are set back the same distance—30 feet from the property line. The variance requested is to encroach four feet into the front setback. Associate Heller stated setback requirements are addressed in Section 1104.01 of the Zoning Code. Each zoning district is listed with the corresponding front, side and rear setbacks. In an R- 1, Single Family Residential district, the typical setbacks are as follows: Front, 30 feet; Side, 10 feet; and Rear, 30 feet. It is noted that sheds and garages, attached or detached, can have side and rear setbacks of 5 feet. Associate Heller explained the applicant wants to build a 12-foot wide by 4-feet deep roof to cover the front steps. A front stoop or deck is considered an allowable encroachment into a front setback, provided it does not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the principal structure. The steps extend four feet into the front yard. Awnings, eves and other roof extensions are also allowed as an encroachment, however they are limited to no more than a two-foot encroachment. Thus, the variance of an additional two feet is requested. Staff reviewed the request in further detail and recommended approval of the 4-foot encroachment into the front yard. Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. Tim Miller, 5225 Irondale Road, presented the Planning Commission with several photographs. He did not believe the proposed project would improve the site. He explained that the homeowner does not complete projects. He suggested that the homeowner consider placing