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Mounds View Planning Commission November 6, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda <br /> <br />None. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />5. Planning Cases <br /> <br />B. VR2013-007 Variance Request to Allow an Addition to Encroach into the <br />Front Yard Setback <br /> Applicant: Flint Homes, Blaine, MN <br /> Address: 5420 Adams Street <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller indicated Flint Homes, represented by Justin and Marina Flint, are <br />requesting a variance to permit an addition to their house at 5420 Adams Street to encroach eight <br />feet into the prevailing 40-foot front yard setback. The Flints want to build a 10’ wide x 8’ deep <br />entry on the front of their house in order to install an interior staircase. The City Code requires <br />houses and garages to have a minimum front yard setback of 30 feet or the prevailing setback on <br />the block, which is 40-feet on the Adams Street block. <br /> <br />Associate Heller stated that this home originally did not have a basement. The previous owners <br />lifted the house and built a daylight basement, but did not install an interior staircase. Since the <br />house was small, it would greatly reduce the livability of the home if an interior staircase was <br />installed without the entry addition. She reviewed the variance criteria with the Commission and <br />recommended approval of the request. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cramblit questioned if the new entryway plans included a closet. <br /> <br />Justin Flint, 499 98th Avenue in Blaine, explained the entryway would have no closet. The <br />addition would have been too wide if a closet was included and interfered with the existing <br />windows on the front of the house. Mr. Flint discussed the proposed improvements for the home <br />and thanked the Commission for considering his request. He noted the proposed entryway <br />would greatly enhance the exterior appeal of the home. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson closed the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Love. To approve Resolution 994- <br />13, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Variance to Allow an Addition to Encroach into <br />the Front Yard Setback; Planning Case No. VR2013-007. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________ <br />