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Agenda Number G3 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Rachel Leitz, Community Development Assistant SUBJECT: Brian & Eugenia Sjerven — Variance from the size regulations for an accessory building located at 14496 Geneva Ave. N. DATE: November 13, 2017 for the City Council Meeting on November 20, 2017 ZONING: Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) REVIEW DEADLINE: December 3, 2017 1. BOARD OF ZONING UPDATE: At its November 9, 2017 meeting the Board considered the request and held a public hearing. Staff provided background on the request and recommended approval. There was no one that spoke during the public hearing. The Board agreed that the request met the criteria necessary to approve the variance and recommended approval of the resolution for the variance request to the City Council. 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a variance from the size requirements for an accessory building to allow a total size of 540 square feet where 260 square feet is allowed by ordinance. The applicant is proposing to construct a 280 square foot addition onto an already existing 260 square foot accessory structure. The property is approximately 1.2 acres, located within the Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) zoning district, and is allowed one accessory structure for a total combined size of 260 square feet. For properties with a size of 1.5 acres, the Code allows up to a maximum of two accessory structures with a maximum combined size of 1,500 square feet. 3. LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION-MAKING: The City's discretion in approving or denying a variance is limited to whether or not the proposed project meets the standards in the Zoning Ordinance for a variance. The City has a higher level of discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they meet the standards in the ordinance.