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Agenda Number: G.6 CITY OF HUGO PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Nick Heinle – Prairie Homes, LLC, 14320 Grantaire Lane North – Encroachment agreement to allow a window well and fence within a drainage and utility easement on property located at 14320 Grantaire Lane North. DATE: September 13, 2023 for the City Council meeting of September 18, 2023 ZONING: Planned Unit Development (PUD) LAND USE: Low Density Residential (LD) 60-DAY REVIEW DEADLINE: September 29, 2023 1. BACKGROUND On June 28, 2023, there was a building permit issued for the new construction house. The survey and house plans showed the proposed encroachment of the window wells. The house is currently under construction and the window wells have already been constructed. The permit was issued in error since the window well encroachment exceeded the 2-foot encroachment allowance. It was brought to staff’s attention and staff required the applicant to apply for a variance to allow the additional encroachment of 1 foot 8 inches. At its August 24, 2023 meeting the Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustments held a public hearing and considered the variance request. During the meeting, the applicant spoke to the construction of a fence on both sides of the house to mitigate the encroaching window well’s visibility from the street. The Board unanimously recommended approval of the variance request, which was approved by the City Council at its September 5, 2023 meeting. The City maintains a drainage and utility easement at a width of 5 feet on the side property lines and 10 feet on the rear property line. The fence is proposed to encroach on the easement around the perimeter of the property before it meets the rear profile of the house. The window well on the southeasterly side property line will encroach into the easement by 3 feet 8 inches.