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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 Page 2 Page 11, Line 4, change to: Commissioner Neumann asked where copies of the 1 Comprehensive Plan are located for members of the public wishing to access including newer 2 Commissioners. 3 4 Chair Papatola requested the following correction: 5 Page 11, Line 20 change to: the motion for adjournment carried 6-0 as opposed to 7-0. 6 7 Motion by Commissioner Neumann, seconded by Commissioner Socha, to approve the 8 August 20, 2019, Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes as amended. 9 10 Motion carried 4-0-1 abstain (Payne). 11 12 III. PUBLIC HEARING. 13 14 A. Consider a request for a Subdivision including a Lot Size and Setback Variance 15 at 3645 Chelmsford Road. 16 17 Chair Papatola reviewed how the public hearing will proceed this evening. This item will 18 come before Council on October 8, 2019. 19 20 Chair Papatola opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 21 22 City Planner Grittman reviewed the request for a subdivision of an existing single-family 23 parcel, a series of variances necessary to establish lot areas on each of the two parcels that are 24 below zoning ordinance requirements, and a setback variance that would extend the northerly 25 house into the average setback along 37th Avenue NE. He explained planning staff does not 26 believe that the test for reasonable use or unique conditions are present to qualify the request 27 for a significant departure from R-1 zoning requirements. Staff recommends denial of the 28 subdivision and accompanying variances. 29 30 City Planner Grittman summarized the setback variance criteria. 31 32 City Planner Grittman stated staff recommends denial of the proposed subdivision and lot area 33 variances based on the following findings: 34 1. The property is put to a reasonable use as a single-family parcel, consistent with the 35 requirements of the R-1 zoning district. 36 2. Existing single-family parcels in the immediate neighborhood are uniformly larger on 37 average and individually, the result of which is that the subdivision would create the 38 smallest lot in the area. 39 3. Variance approval requires findings that there are unique conditions that create practical 40 difficulties in the property to the reasonable use. There do not appear to be any such 41 unique conditions on this property that would distinguish it from other single-family lots, 42 justifying the reduction in lot area. 43 44 City Planner Grittman stated staff also recommends denial of the proposed setback variance 45 for proposed Parcel A based on the following findings: 46