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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 20,2011 Page 3 1 enhance the property's curb appeal, increase use of the front yard, and foster neighborhood 2 communications. She stated that the setback of the house was determined by using the two 3 houses adjacent to the property which is 33.4' from the front property line, behind the front 4 fagade of the garage. She added the proposed variance is in the spirit of the ordinance and will 5 not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. 6 7 Chair Jensen closed the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. 8 9 Chair Jensen requested clarification regarding the actual front yard setback and asked if the 10 setback is 30' or a blend of the two properties next door. 11 12 Ms. Sandwick replied that the setback is 30' or an average of the two adjacent front yards, 13 whichever is greater, so it is 33.4'. 14 15 Chair Jensen noted that with a 30' setback, if this were a new structure and the first one on the 16 block, the property owners would not need a variance. He requested that the property owners 17 confirm the surveyor dimensions. 18 19 Motion by Commissioner Heinis, second by Commissioner Cincoski,to recommend that the City 20 Council approve an encroachment variance of 2' 10" from the front yard setback requirements. 21 22 Motion carried 4-0. 23 24 3. GARAGE SETBACK PERMIT—2610—30TH AVENUE NE 25 26 Chair Jensen opened the public hearing at 7:40 p.m. 27 28 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the staff report and noted that the City received 29 one letter against the proposed plan; this letter is included in the record. 30 31 Mr. Glenn Bergum, 2610 301h Avenue NE, appeared before the Planning Commission and 32 requested several corrections to the August 16, 2011, Planning Commission meeting minutes. 33 He requested that the second paragraph on page 5 be revised to state "Traci and Glenn Bergum, 34 2610 301h Avenue NE, appeared before the Planning Commission and Ms. Bergum presented 35 several photographs of improvements done to their home since they purchased it in 1993." He 36 also requested that lines 25 and 30 be revised to accurately reflect their contractor's name as 37 Mark Van Patter of MVP Construction. He stated that the City's basic objection to the requested 38 variance is that the proposed 768 square foot garage results in lot coverage of 37.5%. He 39 questioned how the City defines the essential character of the neighborhood and stated the 40 proposed garage mimics the existing architecture of the house better than the existing garage. He 41 indicated the current garage has a fairly flat pitch and the proposed garage will have a 10 and 12 42 pitch, mimicking the house's 9 and 12 pitch. He explained that the proposed garage will have a 43 staircase leading to the bonus room upstairs with a mini dormer, which will also mimic the 44 architecture of the existing home and is similar to other homes in St. Anthony with dormers. He 45 presented a photograph of the rear yard area and explained that the existing property line fence is 46 only about 2' or less to the existing garage and this will be moved out to 5', which will allow this