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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: Julie and Greg Manning, 4938 121st Street North. Variance request for <br />an attached garage and car port to exceed the allowed building size. <br /> <br />DATE: March 10, 2025 for the Board meeting of March 13, 2025 <br /> <br />ZONING: Large Lot Single-Family Residential (R-1) <br /> <br />REVIEW DEADLINE: April 7, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br /> <br />The applicants are requesting a variance is to allow for the construction of a 2,336 square foot <br />attached garage and car port, where 1,678.75 square feet is allowed by ordinance. The garage is <br />proposed to have an area of 1,920 square feet, and the car port is proposed to have an area of 416 <br />square feet, totaling 2,336 square feet. The attached garage and car port would be located on the <br />south side of a proposed 3,697 square-foot house. <br /> <br />The property is two acres in size and is located within the Large Lot Single-Family Residential <br />(R-1) zoning district. <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 City Code for a variance. The City has a higher level of <br />discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they meet <br />the standards in the ordinance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />