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Agenda Number G.5 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Rosemary Apartments — MWF Properties. Variance from Building Height Requirements. DATE: August 29, 2019, for the City Council meeting of September 3, 2019 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Medium Density Residential (MD) ZONING: Medium Density Multiple Family Residential (R-5) REVIEW DEADLINE: 60-day Review Waived 1. BOARD OF ZONING AND ADJUSTMENTS UPDATE: At its Thursday, August 22, 2019, meeting the Board held a public hearing and considered the request. Staff provided background on the request and recommended approval of the variance. There was one person that spoke during the public hearing. It was a representative from Christ Lutheran Church. He had questions about grading and mentioned the church may want to expand. The applicant also spoke during the meeting and provided additional background on the request. The Board agreed that the request met the criteria necessary to approve the request and unanimously recommended approval of the variance to the City Council. 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a variance to allow the apartment building to be 45 feet and 7 inches tall at the highest point of the building (roof ridge), where 35 feet is required by ordinance. The building is a three-story apartment with underground parking. 3. BACKGROUND: On April 15, 2019, the City Council approved a site plan and conditional use permit for Rosemary Apartments. It is a three-story building with 45 units. The property is located on Rosemary Way and west of Everton Avenue in the Frenchman Place development. At the time of site plan approval the building elevation proposed was over 35 feet in height. The developer