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Case File: V 09-08 Page 2 Variance Jean Corrow Location Existing Use Land Use Plan Designation Current Zoning Subject Property Single Family Urban Residential R1c North Single Family Urban Residential R2b South Lake Lake Lake East Single Family Urban Residential R1c West Single Family Urban Residential R1 c Overview The applicant is proposing adding afive-foot roof and porch on the front of their home. The reasons for the addition are safety and aesthetics. They would like the front walk/approach to be protected from the weather and ice build up on the walk. The current design of the house has little to no roof overhangs. They also want to improve the curb appeal of the house. They were notified that the proposed addition was encroaching into the front yard setback. The house is set back approximately 32 feet from the front property line. The required setback is 30 feet. With the proposed five-foot addition of the roof and porch, they would be encroaching into the setback approximately 3 feet overall. Section 30-795 indicates: The following items may project into the required front, .ride, and rearyard setback,.r as speczfied.• a. Frontyard. 7. Cantilevered bay windows (including eave overhan~, balconies, eaveeave overhanns and cantilevered chimney chases (without foundations) ma~.pro ecl t two, eet or less into the required setback. 2. Egress window wells (including the strzrcture of the well) may pr ject four feet or less into the required setback. 3. An uncovered landinn. stair, ramp or stoop may extend into the rewired setback a maximum distance of six feet, if the landing, stair, ramp or stoop has a floor no higher than the entrance floor of the building. If the applicant was not putting the roof over the porch, they would not need a variance, as the porch/landing could extend into the required setback up to six feet. If they only did the five-foot roof/eave overhang, which is three feet over the setback line, only one foot of it would require a variance as eave overhangs may project two feet into the setback. The proposed addition does not affect the character of the neighborhood and will not be closer to the street than others in the area; in fact, the neighboring homes appear to encroach well within the setback requirements. The recent policy of the City Council is that not all five criteria have to be met in order to grant a variance. C:\Users\dhuebner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\OLK87E4\V 09-08_BA.doc