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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 11, 2014 Page 7 of 9 Public Notice Certification: Published in the Boulder Daily Camera on August 24, 2014. Posted in City Hall, Public Library, Recreation Center, and the Courts and Police Building and mailed to surrounding property owners and property posted on August 25, 2014. Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: None. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Sean McCartney, Principal Planner, presented from Power Point: • Request for replatting. No Public Land Dedication (PLD) required. • Single 14,436 SF lot subdivide into two separate lots in the residential low (RL) zone district. • Current address is 517 Lincoln Avenue, northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Hutchinson. Bounded on west side by Louisville Elementary School and located in Residential Low (RL) District and Old Town Overlay. • 14,436 SF lot which comprises five 25' x 120' Tots, a standard in Old Town. • Existing 2,301 SF house with 882 SF detached garage. Both structures would be retained. House would be located on Lot 1 and the garage located on Lot 2. • Request taken to Board of Adjustment (BOA) and received approval for Lot Width, Lot Area and Rear Setback Variance. • BOA approval does not guarantee approval of replat. Applicant is appearing before Planning Commission and City Council to receive plat. • Lot 1 measures 6,870 SF. Lot 2 measures 7,392 SF. Applicant wants to separate property into two separate lots to make it more compatible with neighborhood. • Staff analyzed the immediate neighborhood from Pine to Hutchinson, counting all properties, 24 total. The average lot size is 6,804 SF. Lots being requested currently are comparable to the average lot size. • The new lots would comply with the neighborhood and this application does comply with the minor subdivision criteria as established Section 16, and does comply with 2013 Comprehensive Plan for this area. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends Planning Commission approve Resolution No.16, Series 2014, a resolution recommending approval of a replat to subdivide a single 14,436 SF lot into two separate lots in the Residential Low (RL) zone district, located at 517 Lincoln Avenue, Lots 13,14,15,16, and 17, Block 5, Acme Place Subdivision, with no conditions. Commission Questions of Staff: Tengler asks about setback for garage. If owners sell property, will setback still apply? McCartney says it carries with the property. This is the intent that someone could come forward from the garage, and have the ability to connect. Rice asks about the BOA and the variances. Planning Commission is being asked to approve the property being divided into two lots. McCartney says yes. Russell asks about the waiver on the setback and it going with the building or the lot itself. McCartney says it goes with the lot. Tengler asks the 10' setback. If there was no existing building, would Staff have recommended differently? Staff recommended denial. It was overturned by BOA and reasoning was that the existing structure is a 20' tall building, which is smaller than what is allowed at 27' tall, and can be added