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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Board of Adjustments 14.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings May 24, 2016 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Daryl Hartman — 1302 5th Street NW Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />■ Front yard setback variance, Case No. V 16-03 Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the front yard setback variance for the following reasons: <br />1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance are met. <br />2. The property has a land use of residential and the use is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />3. The proposed use is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. <br />4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property not a consequence of <br />the petitioners own action or inaction. <br />5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />and; <br />with the- following condition: <br />1. The front yard setback shall be reduced to 20 feet on the 5th Street side of the subject property. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is located at the corner of 5th Street and Quinn Avenue and is zoned R-1 c Single Family <br />Residential with setback as follows: <br />Front: 30 feet (this property is a corner lot which has two front properties) <br />Side: 10 feet <br />Garage: 5 feet <br />Rear: 20 feet <br />The applicant is seeking a variance to construct an 8 foot wide covered porch within the 30 foot front <br />yard setback. The 4th Street side of the house is setback approximately 28 feet from the property line. As <br />proposed, the porch would encroach into the setback approximately 10 feet. <br />There are 21 homes on the north side of 5th Street with front yard setbacks ranging from approximately <br />15'-56'. Eleven of the properties do not meet the 30 foot setback. <br />The subject home appears to have a front yard setback of approximately 28 feet. The home directly to <br />the east, across Quinn Avenue, appears to have a front yard setback of approximately 22 feet. The <br />applicant owns the "lot" to the west. <br />IteNE1E1 I <br />NATURil <br />