5.1. BASR 09-30-1997 Item# 5.1.
'` ty of MEMORANDUM
Elk Ri•
ver TO: Board of Adjustments
FROM: Brady Halverson, Planning Intern (?fq
DATE: September 30, 1997
SUBJECT: Request by Gary and Lynn Godacz for
Variance, Public Hearing Case No.
V 97-11
Request
Consider a request for variance to the minimum side and front building
setbacks.
Location
• 19764 York Street NW; Lot 4, Block 3, Ridgewood 3rd Addition
Zoning/Land Use
R1a (Single Family Residential) / LR (Low Density Residential)
Attachments
• Location map
• Site plans
• Letter from applicant
• Petition from neighbors
Overview
Gary and Lynn Godacz are proposing to add a garage and heated recreational
area attached to their existing garage. The existing garage is approximately
484 sq. ft. The proposed addition is approximately 913 sq. ft, 528 sq. ft. of
which will be garage and 385 sq. ft. of which will be heated recreational
space. The total square footage including addition will be 1,397 sq. ft. The
existing garage is at variance to the side setback, 13 ft. from the northern
• property line at its nearest point. The proposed garage would encroach an
13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425
Memo to Board of Adjustments/V 97-11
September 30, 1997
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additional 8 ft., running parallel to the northern lot line at a 5 ft. setback.
The proposed garage would also encroach upon the front setback by
approximately 8 ft.
In their letter the applicants indicated they need the garage for storage to
accommodate 2 cars, a boat and a camper. They also need the additional
space for equipment storage and training space for their children who are bi-
athletes. Due to the unique orientation of their home, a steep hill in the back
yard, a well in the front yard and extensive retaining walls and landscaping,
the applicants' opportunities for expansion are limited.
Variance Requirements
Staff refers the Board of Adjustments to Section 900.40 of the City of Elk
River code of ordinance for the five standards to consider when reviewing a
variance.
Recommendation
If the Board decides to grant this variance request, the following findings are
• offered in support of that determination:
1. Literal enforcement of the ordinance will cause unnecessary hardship
in that the applicant needs the storage space for 2 cars, a camper, a
boat and athletic equipment.
2. The hardship is caused by conditions unique to this lot due to
orientation of home, slopes, well location and amount of landscaping.
3. ?
4. The special circumstances are not a result of petitioners' own action(s)
or inaction(s), as they purchased the property with the house already
built.
5. The variance will not be injurious to or adversely affect the health,
safety or welfare of the residents of the city or neighborhood where the
property is located and will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of
the ordinance. The nearest adjacent property owner is screened from
view by distance, trees and a grade change, and the adjacent property
owners and neighbors have signed a petition in support of granting the
variance. Also, the proposed addition is far short of the 2,500 sq. ft. of
• garage allowed in the R1a zoning district.
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• Scott Harlicker
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O.Box 490
Elk River,MN 55330
441-7420 Fax:441-7425
Gary&Lynn Gadacz
19764 York St.NW
Elk River,MN 55330
441-4645 Fax:241-9811
August 18, 1997
Variance Committee,
We purchased the existing home and have enjoyed living at the present address in Elk River for over 10
years with our 3 children,Christopher,Melissa,and Courtney. The neighborhood&city has been a good
environment to raise our children. We have plans to stay at our present location permanently,but are
having space problems with our present home. We have 2 vehicles,a camper and a boat that require
proper storage conditions to maintain their value and provide a neat appearance for the neighborhood.
Our children are active in school sports&two are training on the Minnesota US Biathlon team. This is a
year round commitment that requires a special area for them to prepare their equipment and for storage.
We had the property surveyed a few years ago to provide additional information for our remodeling
project. It was then we discovered that there was less land then we were told by the seller of the house.
He told us that the property line started at the utility boxes at the two front corners. This was not the case.
The house and attached garage is positioned at angles not parallel or perpendicular to any property lines.
Our existing garage is 13 feet from the north property line. The house is also placed at the top of a large
hill with steep slopes also limiting the possibilities. The yard is extensively landscaped with large
retaining walls and underground irrigation.The well is located in the front of the house preventing any
expansion in that area. We feel that the original owner/builder's choice of placement has left us with a
difficult situation with any expansion plans.
We have been trying to decide over the past 2 years on a home improvement plans that will work for us.
Both the lot and our home have unique angles and placement such as to limit the possible concepts,both
physically and monetarily. The proposed plan seams like the most obvious choice to us and the builder
that we are inquiring with.
We are proposing that the attached addition to the garage be angled such as to parallel the property line.
This would put the back of the garage addition about 5 feet from the property line and provide barely
enough space in the front for access. The East end of the garage addition will be outside the legal setback
also.
The closet neighbor to the North has a garage between them and us providing privacy for both parties.
The addition would not cause any additional or noticeable effects due to the fact that there is a large
brushy,undeveloped area between us presently. In fact,that neighbor effected by this variance will not be
able to see the structure. The closest distance between the two existing structures is 115 feet.
Approving this variance will not be injurious to or adversely affect the health,safety,or welfare of the
• residents in the city or the neighborhood wherein the property is situated and will be in keeping with the
spirit and intent of the ordinance.
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• Scott Harlicker
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O.Box 490
Elk River,MN 55330
441-7420 Fax:441-7425
Gary&Lynn Gadacz
19764 York St.NW
Elk River,MN 55330
441-4645 Fax:241-9811
We are planning to build an addition to our garage which will require a variance from the city. The
proposed site is Lot 4,Block 3,of the Ridgewood 314 Addition in Sherburne County,Minnesota. We have
taken the proposed as-built survey plan to each of the following neighbors listed below. The following list
of neighbors are within 350 feet of the proposed variance.
These are the neighbors signatures not opposing the proposed variance.
Gene&Sue Wipf 19734 York St. AC- ""^t '
441-5137 ?t,A4,ka-
Jim&Jeanne Cashman 12660 Ridgewood Dr.
441-0394
Philip&Terri Johnson 19796 York St.
• 441-5712
Keith&Deborah Gogging 19761 York St. .„
441-0592
John&Gwen Kuester 19834 York St.
441-4327 � / ,
Tony&Bev Rude 19825 York St. ._ -./f ��_
441-5693
‘4001ff
James Nord 19806 Elk Lk.Rd. � f
Elk River �
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Elk Rver Country Club P.O.Box 39 ��,�'�� -
441-4111 V
Ridgewood Association Outlots 8e-Park-
Larry Vaske 19700 Rush St.
441-5383
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