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ITEM # 5. <br /> // <br /> City of <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Michele McPhersor"i"Director of Planning <br /> DATE: May I I, 2004 <br /> SUBJECT: Consider Changes to Residential Side Yard Setbacks <br /> Staff recently received a complaint from a resident in Trott Brook Farms regarding the lack <br /> of adequate side yard setbacks for residential structures. Specifically, his complaint was the <br /> fact that the equipment used by large corporate builders (i.e.,boom trucks) is now too large <br /> to stay within the setbacks established by the City. <br /> The Commission will recall that the side yard setbacks for residential districts are ten feet on <br /> the living side and five feet on the garage side. The resident stated that the equipment is <br /> approximately nine feet wide and therefore cannot maneuver around a structure under <br /> construction without encroaching onto the adjacent property. The resident asked the City to <br /> consider increasing the side yard setbacks. <br /> Staff will complete some additional research and provide more information to the <br /> Commission at the May 11`h meeting. The Commission should consider that a change in <br /> setbacks could have a ripple effect in terms of lot size,house size, etc. <br /> S:PLANNING/MMC/MEMO/S 1 104 Yard Setbacks.doc <br />