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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 26, 2018 Page 2 City Planner Breanne Rothstein reviewed the City Code requires a rear yard setback of 25 feet. 1 The applicant is requesting a variance to construct a sunroom that would encroach into the 2 required rear yard setback to result in a rear yard depth of 7’4 5/8” feet. The Applicant’s request 3 for a variance from the rear yard setback to allow for the construction of a sunroom is 4 reasonable, per the findings listed in City Code. Staff recommends approval of the variance to 5 encroach into the rear yard setback. 6 7 The Applicants (Thomas and Jennifer Gille) proposes to construct approximately 11’ 11 ¾” x 8 30’ 10” for a total of 372 square feet sunroom at the back of house on the property located at 9 3421 Skycroft Drive. The sunroom addition would put the outermost edge of the deck 7’ 4 5/8” 10 from the rear property line. In the R-1 Single Family Residential district, a 25’ setback from the 11 rear property line is required. As the applicants proposed a sunroom addition is only 7’ 4 5/8” 12 from the rear property line, a variance is necessary. The Applicant provided drawings of the 13 project. 14 15 Ms. Rothstein reviewed the Criteria for and Consistency with Criteria for Variance Approval. 16 17 1. The subject matter of the application is within the scope of this section – Criterion met. 18 2. a. Strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because the property owner proposes 19 to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning code – Criterion 20 met. 21 b. The plight of the property owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not 22 created by the property owner – Criterion not met. 23 c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality – Criterion 24 met. 25 d. Economic considerations alone are not the basis of the practical difficulties – Criterion 26 met. 27 3. The variance, if granted, would be consistent with the City’s comprehensive land use plan – 28 Criterion met. 29 4. The granting of the variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the zoning 30 code – Criterion met. 31 32 Mr. and Mrs. Gille, 3421 Skycroft Drive, addressed the Commission. He stated they are trying to 33 improve the livability of their home. They do not plan to leave this home. 34 35 Chair Papatola opened the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. 36 37 Chair Papatola closed the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. 38 39 Commissioner Larson asked if the house faced Skycroft Circle rather than Skycroft Drive it 40 would be a side setback and what would that minimum be and Ms. Rothstein stated the side yard 41 setback would be 5 feet. 42 43 Chair Papatola asked about the other houses on the block that are similarly situated. Ms. 44 Rothstein stated there is a house just to the north on Downers Drive and there is a small addition 45 of a sunroom on that property with a very similar setback. 46