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STAFF REPORT To: Planning Commission From: Kin Moore-Sykes,Management Assistant Date: April 20, 1999 Subject: 99-02 Sunset Memorial Park Variance Request for Five-Foot Sidewalk BACKGROUND: Representatives from Sunset Memorial Park, Ted Dirkman and Dennis Bridges, are requesting a five-foot variance to allow Sunset to construct a five-foot wide sidewalk in the setbacks on the northeast and northwest sides of the recently constructed mausoleum. Staff had noted the lack of sidewalks when the original plans were reviewed with the architect and construction company representatives. At the time, the representatives indicated that sidewalks would not be necessary because the grounds of the mausoleum were going to be sodded.. As Mr. Dirkman stated in his application letter, he was under the impression that these sidewalks had been planned for and approved at the original approval process. In meeting with Staff, he was surprised to learn that sidewalks had not been planned for all around the building. Mr. Dirkman states in his application letter that having no sidewalks makes it very difficult to clear the area of snow and ice in the winter, it can be muddy in the spring or after a rain, and it becomes a safety issue for employees interring caskets into exterior vaults located higher up in the mausoleum. i ANALYSIS: This variance request would not alter the essential character of the area and strict enforcement would cause undue hardship to employees in the performance of their job and to those people- visiting the mausoleum As such, this property could not be put to a reasonable use without the variance because the nature of a mausoleum requires most visitors to be outside. Economic considerations do not appear to be an issue with this variance application.