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SUMMARY: <br />The applicant requests a variance from the Old Town Overlay requirements to allow <br />construction of a new 239 square foot addition that would connect the existing principal <br />(house) and accessory (garage) structures. The proposal also includes a new covered porch <br />and deck. The applicant requests a variance from the following Old Town Overlay standards: <br />1. Floor area standard of 2,799 square feet to allow 3,147 square feet <br />2. Lot coverage standard of 2,450 square feet to allow 2,526 square feet <br />3. Rear setback standard of 25' to allow 20'6" <br />4. Side setback standard of 7' to allow 5'5" <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The property is located in the Louisville Heights subdivision, which the City approved in <br />1904. The house was originally built in 1940, with additions occurring in 1981 and 1984. The <br />garage and breezeway were added in 1997/1998. City Council first established the Old Town <br />Overlay Zone District in 1995. The floor area and lot coverage standards are the same today <br />as they were in the original 1995 version of the Old Town Overlay regulations. When the <br />previous owner built the garage in 1997, the building plans included only a "storage attic" on <br />the second floor, which was not included in floor area calculations. Thus, 940 McKinley <br />conformed to the lot coverage and floor area standards after the garage and breezeway <br />were added in 1997/1998. At that time, the garage also conformed to the setback <br />requirements for an accessory structure. At an unknown subsequent point in time, the <br />storage attic above the garage was finished into a second -level bonus room. Staff did not <br />find a building permit record for this work. With the finished bonus room, 940 McKinley <br />currently exceeds the floor area standard by roughly 100 square feet. The applicants <br />purchased the property in 2007. <br />2 <br />