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E11 MEMORANDUM
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TO: Board of Adjustments
FROM: Brady Halverson, Planning Intern
DATE: October 28, 1997
SUBJECT: Request by Art & Deborah Johnson
for Variance, Public Hearing
Case No. V 97-17
Request
Consider a request for variance to the minimum front setback for an
accessory structure.
Location
9956 153rd Avenue NW, Elk River, Minnesota
Zoning/Land Use
Rla (single family residential) LR (low density residential)
Attachments
• Location Map
• Site Plan
• Letter from Applicant
Overview
Art and Deborah Johnson are proposing to add a freestanding garage near
the front of their property. The proposed building would be 24 x 30 feet and
would be located approximately 26 feet from the pavement edge, 12 feet from
the right-of-way. R1a zoning requires a 35 foot front setback for accessory
structures. This request therefore constitutes a 23 foot variance.
In a telephone conversation with staff, applicants indicated the additional
garage space is necessary for storage of a boat, trailers, and other possessions
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timetrthur L. and Deborah S. Johnson
956-153rd Ave. N.W.
Elk River, MN 44330-6201
To whom it may concern:
We would like to build a 24 ft. x 30 ft. garage on the northern portion of our lot located at the
above address. We would like to build this garage on a location that is set between the existing
heads of our sprinkling system. The northern edge of the garage would be approximately 26 feet
from the edge of the roadway. The garage would be somewhat concealed by eleven large pine
trees and two maple trees that are growing on the N.W. portion of our lot.
The garage will be built on what is now the eastern edge of our vegetable garden. This
location would also allow us to continue to have a garden in the area that is west of the garage. The
garden would receive sun exposure from the south and west while still being serviced by the
existing sprinkler heads.
The major reason for the request for the variance however is to keep the garage out of the
front yard as much as possible. Our house and existing garage is on a rather steep incline from the
wad (153rd Avenue). As a matter of fact, the floor of the garage is approximately five feet higher
than the road. The closer the garage would be moved to the house, the higher up the incline it
would move and the more obtrusive it would become.
By moving the projected garage up the hill, it would also become more within the line of
vision of my neighbors to the west (Buelows and Burkes). As it is moved up the hill, it also becomes
more observable from the east as it is not concealed by the trees.
The projected garage located 26 feet from the road would also be consistent in distance from
the road with structures owned by the Buelows and Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke has storage shed that is
located approximately nine feet from the road and the corner of Buelows house is located
approximately 27 feet from the road as it ends at the northwest corner of Mr. Burke's property.
It should also be pointed out that Burkes and Buelows are the only two residences that use
the road as it goes past our house. In some ways the roadway is more comparable to an alley.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
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Arthur L. John on