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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 17, 2003 Page 2 1 from the curb for proposed addition. 2 3 Ms. Hall noted that the City's single-family residential zoning code states that a side yard 4 adjacent to a street must be at least 30 feet wide. In addition, it is a standard city requirement to 5 allow for an additional setback of 15 feet for the easement. Given this, Mr. Stepan must be a total 6 of 45 feet allowance from curb to the new addition along Belden Drive. She advised that the 7 sketch plan from Mr. Stepan shows a proposed distance of 32'2" from the curb. He is asking for 8 a side yard variance of 13 feet. The proposed bedroom addition measures 16 feet by 16 feet. 9 10 Ms. Hall noted that Mr. Stepan points to the undue hardship as not having the accommodations 11 needed. The need, explained in a letter from the applicant, is that an addition will make for an 12 acceptable living situation for his family. He goes on to explain the corner lot City requirements 13 restrict him from adding on needed space and is asking for reprieve for his circumstances. 14 15 Dave Stepan, 2813 36`h Avenue NE, stated that he has the original drawings of his home as it was 16 originally built in 1951. He provided the Commission with an overview of the plans. Mr. Stepan 17 reviewed the original plans with Commission. He reviewed the location of the house on the lot 18 noting that the only logical location for an addition would be on the north side of the house. He 19 explained that he is requesting a variance for additional room and space for his family. He 20 reviewed the plans stating that he would like to add 16' x 16' room, to be located on the north 21 side of the house, closest to Belden Drive. He explained that he would need a total of 45-feet for 22 the addition. He stated that currently it is 34-feet from the house to the curb noting that any 23 addition to the Belden side of house would require a variance. 24 25 Mr. Stepan reviewed his understanding of the variance and setback requirements and asked why 26 corner lots are treated differently than lots located in the middle of a block. He explained that 27 without the addition it would create hardship for his family. He reviewed the hardship with the 28 Commission stating that with three growing girls they would need an additional bathroom, which 29 can only done by freeing up one of the bedrooms for an additional bathroom. He stated that this 30 would allow for ample space for his family. He noted that one of the bathrooms is not heated nor 31 does it have hot water. He provided the Commission with a copy of the proposed plan for their 32 review noting that he is presently waiting for a bid from MVP Construction. He referenced a jog 33 needed in the bedroom area and reviewed with the Commission. 34 35 Chair Melsha asked Mr. Stepan to clarify the size of the existing jog. Mr. Stepan stated that the 36 jog is currently 6-inches. Chair Melsha noted that the house is currently within the setback 37 requirements noting that the home was built prior to the current code. He stated that based on 38 current code they are 11-feet out of conformance adding that the Commission would prefer 39 staying within the 11-feet. Mr. Stepan clarified that he does not need more than 10-inches adding 40 that he can accept the changes on the 3-feet. He stated that this would bring it out to the end of 41 the dining room window, which would provide enough space for the addition. 42