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A WSB - Infrastructure ■ Engineering ■ Planning . Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South & A.asnoiorrs, lno. 9 B 9 Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763- 541 -0800 Fax: 763 -541 -1700 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE MEMORANDUM To: St. Anthony Village Planning Commission From: Jacqueline Corkle, PTP, AICP Interim City Planner Date: June 11, 2012 Planning Commission Regular Meeting for June 19, 2012 WSB Project No. 01626 -630 Request: Concept Review - Request for a Variance to the Side Yard Setback at 3700 Foss Road / 3405 County Road D W (37th Ave NE) GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: St. Anthony Health Center Owner: St. Anthony Nursing Home LP Location: 3700 Foss Road/3405 County Road D W (37th Ave NE) Existing Land Use / Institutional/zoned: R4; Multiple Dwellings Zoning: Surrounding Land North: High Density Residential; zoned R -4; Multiple Dwellings Use / Zoning: South: Low Density Residential, Intuitional; zoned R -IA Single Family Res; R -2 Two Family Res; ROS Recreation/Open Space East: High Density Residential; zoned R -4; Multiple Dwellings West: High Density Residential; zoned R -4; Multiple Dwellings Deadline for Agency Application Date: NA — concept only, no application yet Action: 60 Days: Letter Sent: 120 Days: CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE CONCEPT REVIEW FOR THE PROPOSED VARIANCE 1. Background The St. Anthony Health Center wishes to construct a light well on the south elevation of the building located at 3700 Foss Road. The light well is intended to provide natural light into the basement area where a physical therapy area is located. The light well is proposed along the south side of the property, in front of the 30 -foot segment of the building that protrudes out from the rest of the building. This portion of the building is 32 feet from the property line. The proposed light well is approximately 15 feet long and five feet wide. The light well would extend five feet from the building, which would require a three -foot variance. Although locating the light well in almost any other location would negate the need for a variance, the applicant has expressed that the natural light is needed for the area in the basement that serves as the physical therapy center. The physical therapy center is located in the area where the building juts out. Placing the light well along the eastern side of the jut out is not practical and would require relocating the gas line serving the site, relocating the gas meter and reworking the gas lines in the building.