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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 26, 2017 Page 2 1City Planner Rothstein reviewed the applicant is requesting to construct an attached deck behind 2their home at 3204 Townview Avenue. The proposed deck is 14 feet by 14 feet in size. 3Currently, the applicant’s home is set back 31 feet from the rear property line. The addition of a 414-foot deck would reduce their rear-yard setback to 17 feet. The minimum required setback in 5the R01 district is 25 feet. The applicantsare therefore requesting an eight-foot variance to the 625-foot setback requirements to allow their deck to be set back 17 feet from their rear property 7line. Ms. Rothstein noted there was an addition added to the home. 8 9The applicant’s lot length, at 119 feet, is a short lot compared to nearly all other lots on this 10block of Townview Avenue. Both neighboring lots, and all lots on the block, have a lot length 11closer to 137 feet. Were the applicant’s lot to be sized similarly in terms of length, the proposed 12deck would not require a variance as the rear setback would exceed 25 feet. Because the 13applicant’s plight is due to a unique feature of their property dimensions, staff is recommending 14approval of the variance request. The applicants are Viktor and Katherine Adamcsek. 15 16Ms. Rothstein reviewed the criteria and noted all criterion were met. Staff recommends the 17variance be approved with the following conditions of approval: 18 19The rear yard setback dimension at 3204 Townview Avenue shall be as shown in o 20the application materials. 21Issuance of a building permit for proposed addition that meets all the o 22requirements of the building code, all other provision of the zoning code not 23subject to this variance, and all other applicable regulations. 24 25Commissioner Foster asked why the lot size is considerably shorter and Ms. Rothstein stated she 26does not know the history behind why the lot line is shorter. 27 28Commissioner Papatola asked if a variance was requested originally when they did the addition. 29Ms. Rothstein stated the original addition met the setback requirements and there was no deck 30applied for at that time. Commissioner Papatola noted this is a second-floordeck. 31 32Mr. Viktor Adamcsek stated the deck is on the main level of the home. He does not know why 33the lot is shorter than the neighboring lots. 34 35Chairperson Gondorchin asked if the fence is their fence. Mr. Adamcsek does not know whose 36fence it is and it is 4 feet high. 37 38Commissioner Foster asked if Mr. Adamcsek mows to the fence line and Mr. Adamcsek stated 39they have a garden and they do take care of the property back to the fence. 40 41Chair Gondorchin asked if a deck could be constructed without the variance and Ms. Rothstein 42stated a smaller deck could be constructed without the variance but the request is for a 14-foot 43deck. Chair Gondorchin asked if there is a patio door and was the addition be put on the home by 44the Adamcseks and Mr. Adamcsek stated it was and there is a header for the deck on the 45addition. 46