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MEMORANDUM <br />To: St. Anthony Village Mayor & City Council <br />From: Stephen Grittman, City Planner <br />Date: City Council Meeting – May 14, 2019 <br />NAC Project No. 323.01 – 19.01 <br />Request: Request for Variance to Front Yard Setback Requirement; Variance to <br />Side Yard Setback Requirement; Variance to Impervious Surface Coverage <br />Requirement <br />Property Address: 2609 Pahl Avenue <br />Property PID: 07-029-23-21-0080 <br />PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br />The applicant has constructed an addition to the rear of an existing home at the above noted <br />address. The addition to the one-story rambler included a large window well area to provide <br />light to the lower level. As a part of the project, the applicant constructed walkways and a <br />patio that were not included on the original plans. Additional proposed work includes front and <br />rear raised landings, one of which is the construction of a front stoop that encroaches into the <br />front yard setback. In reviewing the work, the project both as now constructed and as <br />proposed raises three elements that require variances, as follows: <br />A.Raised front steps that encroach farther into the required 35.9 foot front yard setback <br />(the existing structure is currently closer than the average setback of the adjoining <br />parcels). The proposed setback would be 25.6 feet. <br />B.Sidewalk access between front and rear yards which expands to a patio that encroaches <br />by 3.8 feet into the required 5 foot side yard setback, to a proposed setback of 1.2 feet <br />(this portion was constructed but not approved previously). <br />C.Steps, walkway, and patio which combine to increase impervious surface on the lot by <br />2.5% beyond the required 35% maximum coverage. <br />Variances from each of these three standards are required to proceed with the project as <br />planned. <br />As the project proceeded through staff review and then to the Planning Commission, the <br />applicants continued to modify their proposal in an attempt to lessen the degree of variance <br />needed for both item B. (side yard) and C. (Impervious). While succeeding proposals came <br />closer to compliance with code requirements, the impervious surface level always exceeded the <br />35% threshold. <br />21