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Agenda Number D.1 <br /> <br />CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />PLANNING AND ZONING <br />APPLICATION STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Hugo Board of Zoning Adjustments <br /> <br />FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Hunter and Brayanna Smith, 12033 Everton Avenue North. Variance <br />request from the rear yard setback requirement for an existing shed and <br />proposed accessory building. <br /> <br />DATE: October 10, 2023 for the Board Meeting of October 12, 2023 <br /> <br />ZONING: Large Lot Single-Family Residential. (R-1) <br /> <br />REVIEW DEADLINE: November 7, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br /> <br />The applicants, Hunter and Brayanna Smith, are requesting to construct a 1,200 square foot <br />accessory building. There is an existing 197.64 square foot shed on the property. The requested <br />variance is to allow for the proposed accessory building and existing shed on the 0.86 acre <br />property to have a rear yard setback of 10 feet, where 30 feet is required by ordinance. <br /> <br />2. LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION-MAKING: <br /> <br />The City’s discretion in approving or denying a variance is limited to whether or not the <br />proposed project meets the standards in the Zoning Ordinance for a variance. The City has a <br />higher level of discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show <br />that they meet the standards in the ordinance. <br /> <br />3. ANALYSIS: <br /> <br />A. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning <br /> <br />The surrounding properties are zoned Large Lot Single Family Residential (R-1) and are <br />classified as Very Low Density (VLD) in the 2040 Land Use Plan. The surrounding properties <br />range from 0.25 to 1.36 acres in size and are occupied by single family homes. <br /> <br />4. VARIANCE STANDARDS: