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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 Page 2 1 City Planner Grittman reviewed the applicant proposes to construct an additional shop/garage 2 to the northwest side of an existing home at 2919 Silver Lane NE. The proposed garage would 3 be an additional 20 by 27 feet in size, adjoining the north property line. Because of the north 4 property line is defined by the zoning ordinance as the rear lot line, the required setback 5 would be 25 feet. The applicant is seeking a variance to this aspect of the Zoning Ordinance, 6 redefining the rear yard as the west property line, and the subject north line as a side yard. A 7 site location map was provided for Commission review. An aerial photo and county mapping 8 was also shown. 9 10 A complicating factor in this request is that the applicant has provided a hand-drawn site plan 11 that projects a 14-foot setback from the corner of the new garage to the north property line, 12 consistent with the zoning ordinance’s requirement for a 5-foot side yard setback. However, 13 the applicant’s plan varies significantly from Ramsey County GIS mapping, which shows 14 only about 20 feet of space between the existing building and the actual boundary. With a 5- 15 foot building separation, and even if approved, a 5-foot side yard setback requirement, only 10 16 feet of garage width would be possible. 17 18 Staff has notified the applicant that he will need to provide additional evidence of property 19 description – presumably by a survey. Even with the variance redescribing the side yard, the 20 proposed 20-foot-wide building would appear to encroach onto the neighbor’s property by 5 21 feet, more than merely violating the side setback. 22 23 Without this additional evidence, staff recommends denial of the North property line setback 24 encroachment as proposed. Staff has reviewed for height, use, other setbacks and impervious 25 surface; and the request appears to meet all other code requirements. The proposed impervious 26 surface would be just under 26.5%, within the allowance for up to 35% coverage. 27 28 The Planning Commission was asked to consider two staff recommendations. Motion to 29 recommend denial of the request for side yard/setback variance at 2919 Silver Lane, based on 30 the following finding: This recommendation is based on a finding that the proposed addition 31 is based on a site plan that appears to overstate the available buildable area, compared to 32 Ramsey County mapping records. As such, the building would be unable to meet the required 33 setbacks (even if the variance were to be approved) and may encroach onto neighboring 34 property. 35 36 The other option would be a motion to recommend tabling of the request for side yard/setback 37 variance at 2919 Silver Lane, based on the following finding. Provide the applicant time to 38 supplement the record with property size information, such as a survey, documenting the lot 39 lines and layout as proposed. 40 41 Commissioner Gaveske asked if this falls within Ramsey County and Mr. Grittman stated it 42 does. 43 44 Chair Socha asked if the mailbox is on Silver Lane. Mr. Grittman stated it is irrelevant where 45 the mailbox is and it is the front door that indicates the front of the lot. The front door and 46 primary entrance is off Silver Lane.