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Item No: 5A Meeting Date: October 3, 2007 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Final Approval of an Administrative Variance for a Reduced Side Yard Setback at 5060 Red Oak Drive; Planning Case AV2007-001 The applicant, Rich Sonterre, is proposing to enhance his home by constructing a 225 square foot, 15’x15’ three-season porch on the rear of his home located at 5060 Red Oak Drive. The existing house, built in 1958, was placed on the lot with only an eight foot side yard setback on the north side. This porch would extend the north wall of the house towards the rear an additional 15 feet. Mounds View Zoning Code requires a ten foot side setback for living space. The requested two foot variance would allow the property owner to expand his current non-conforming eight foot side setback. Discussion: Staff reviewed this request and determined that it qualified for an administrative variance, as it is within 25% of setback requirements. Administrative Variances were added as an option a few years ago to make the process faster and easier for residents when their request was not excessively beyond what the code allows. Staff reviewed the proposed porch addition and spoke with the applicant about his hardship claim. Staff feels that there is sufficient hardship to warrant a variance. Staff also considered any negative affects that the proposed addition might have on the surrounding area and found that the porch addition would not negatively impact the neighborhood. The Community Development Director granted preliminary approval. The four adjacent property owners have been notified of the variance request. At the time this report was written, Staff had received no feedback from the adjacent property owners.