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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 14, 2019 Page 2 2 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF 3 4 A. Resolution 19-043; a Resolution Approving a Request for a 5.3 Foot Variance from the 5 Required Front Yard Set Back for a Front Stoop, Denying a Request for a 1.6% Variance 6 from the Impervious Surface Standard of 35%, and Denying a Request for a Variance to 7 the Required Side Yard Setback of 5 feet for Patio Areas, located in the R-1 District at 8 2609 Pahl Avenue 9 10 Planning Commission Vice Chair Westrick presented this request on behalf of the Planning 11 Commission. She noted the applicant's improvements to their property at 2609 Pahl Avenue 12 including a building addition to the front stoop that encroaches the front setback, and front and 13 rear sidewalks and patio that encroaches the side yard setback. The property also now exceeds 14 the impervious cover of 35%. Vice Chair Westrick presented the five criteria considered for 15 granting a variance. 16 17 Vice Chair Westrick displayed an aerial photo of the subject property, noting the location of the 18 improvements. She also presented initial and amended site plans. She explained the average 19 front yard setback is 39 feet and the applicant's front steps will encroach an additional 7 feet into 20 the front yard. The Zoning Ordinance allows a 5-foot encroachment for front stoops and steps so 21 the variance request is for 5.3 feet. For the side yard setback, the applicant added a walkway to 22 the rear yard with a new landing. Initially it was a 10-foot patio but with modifications, it has 23 been reduced to 7 feet by 8 feet. The ordinance requires a 5-foot setback so there is now 3.5 feet 24 to the property line. 25 26 Vice Chair Westrick stated with these additions, the site exceeds the 35% maximum coverage 27 allowed for impervious surface, or 3,250 square feet. The revised proposal is for 36.6% 28 coverage, or 3,400 square feet. 29 30 Vice Chair Westrick presented the approval recommendation for the front yard setback variance 31 for the entry stoop at 2609 Pahl Avenue subject to conditions as detailed in the staff report. 32 33 Vice Chair Westrick presented the denial recommendation for the side setback variance. Staff 34 recommends a requirement that the applicant make corrections to the submitted plans and 35 constructed improvements to ensure that either any paved area greater than 5 feet in width meets 36 the required 5-foot setback for patios or that any paved area is modified to be no more than 5 feet 37 in width so as to constitute a sidewalk rather than a patio. 38 39 Vice Chair Westrick presented the denial recommendation for the variance to increase 40 impervious surface coverage to allow up to 3,400 square feet of impervious surface, to require 41 removal of adequate paved surface to meet sidewalk widths of no more than 5 feet, or patio 42 setbacks of no less than 5 feet, and impervious surface coverage of no more than 35%. 43 44 Councilmember Jenson asked about the proposed landing and whether it is constructed of 45 cement or wood. Vice Chair Westrick answered it is cement or concrete. 46