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MINUTES HUGO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS July 12, 2012 Chairperson Weidt called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. PRESENT: Boland, Gwynn, & Weidt ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Bryan Bear, City Administrator Rachel Juba, Planner Approval of Minutes Gwynn made motion, Weidt seconded, to approve the minutes for July 12, 2012, as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Wadzink — Variance from Rear Yard Setback for a Deck Planner, Rachel Juba, described the application to the Board of Zoning. The applicant is requesting a variance for a portion of a deck to be located 21 feet from the rear property line, where 30 feet is required by ordinance. The property is unique because of the shape of the lot. The rear lot line runs at an angle to the back of the house, not parallel. The applicant has a sliding glass door and deck ledger on the western portion of the northeast (back) side of the house on the second story. The house is a common size in the neighborhood and could not be built any closer to the front lot line by ordinance. With the angle that the rear lot line runs along the back of the house, the construction of a reasonably sized deck would encroach into the rear yard setback due to the location of the sliding glass door. There is a corner of the deck that would encroach 9 feet into the rear yard setback, not the entire deck. On the walkout portion of the house there is a sliding glass door on the eastern portion of the northeast (back) side of the house. It is the applicants desire not to cover the walkout and have a concrete patio in that area. It was in staff's opinion that the applicant meets the requirements necessary to approve a variance and recommended approval of the variance request. Weidt opened the public hearing. Weidt informed the Board that Staff received a letter from the Wadzink's neighhors, Bill and Amy Corner, which live at 12691 Foxhill Circle North. The neighbors stated that the Wadzinks proposal for a deck will not affect them. They sincerely hoped that the Board will approve the Variance. The applicants, Carrie and Bill Wadzink, stated that they have pictures that stake out the proposed location of the deck and the amount of space between their proposed deck and the neighbor's lot in the rear. The applicants believe that the deck that they are proposing is not very big. The fact that their property is located on a cul de sac gives them a difficult space to work with. Weidt asked if there was an issue with the deck post being in the area within the setback.