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STAFFREPORT* To: Planning Commission Report leo.: VI. 1. From: Imo: Moore -Sykes, Assistant City e Mana r' g Date: July 17, 2006 Subject: Building Fasteners Requested Action: Public Hearing for Patkinga variance Date Application Received: June 20, 2006 Prop er , Address: 2825/2827 Anthony Lane South Zoning District: Industrial 60 -Du Expires: August 19, 2006 Waiver Letter Required: Yes Date Sent; X No *Action on this application: scheduled for _ July 25, 2006 Council meeting. Bac ground: Staff was contacted by Mt..Loten O'Btien., CEO for Building Fasteners, about the process for applying fot a patking vatiance. He repotted that Building Fasteners is ptoposing renovation plans for their building to add more office space. The renovation plan also calls for the expansion of their parking to relievean alteady tight patking sitaation. To achieve mote pa ling, they ate ptoposing-to encroach approximately 10 feet west into the side yatd adjacent to Anthony Lane South, He also suggested that they could add approximately 4. to 7 parking stalls in the front of the building (south side of the building) for walk-in clients. Mt. O'Btien has tepeatedly stated to Staff and the Planning Commission that he continues to be vety interested in keeping and rnain.ta l=' 9 his business in St. Anthony. The City was also asked to explore the feasibility of constructing on. -sheet angle parking along the main portion of Anthony Lane coMing unto the area. Staff researched the idea and dete�ed that because this porton of St. Anthony -Lane South is very busy, bringing in ttaffic to the area ftom 29f Avenue/County Road 94 during the niotning tush hour and teheving the area in the afternoon, this proposed on -street patking would cteate additional problems with- the flow of vehicular traffic. A.nalwis. A variance is tequ.ited because the Ci -s Otdin.an.ce'testticts patkin.g wig ten feet of a fton.t lot line in this zoning dist:dct (1650.05, Subd. 2 (a)). VaEances as granted by the City Council allow mo* di.ftcation.s to the dimensional tequirements of a particular zoning district. Statutotily, City Council has the authority to grant vatian.ces when petfonnAn.ce stan.datds as required by the Zomig .Code cannot be met due to unu.sual.physical site cha.racte:dstcs, called a .'hardship'. A hardship is related to the physical chatactetistics of the land, such as slopes or m.atuxe trees. The property owner must prove there is a hardship 'p and the vatia.nce requested is necessary to alleviate a physical hatdship caused by unusual circumstances. Vatiances cannot be used to either establish or enhance a use, which is not otherwise permitted in the zoning district. 07182006 Bldg Fasteners Parking Variance Staff Report.doc 30