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SUMMARY: <br />The applicant and property owner, Ken Wilson, requests approval of a variance from the <br />Residential Estate (RE) zone district street -side setback of 30' to allow construction of a new <br />20' x 24' (480 sq. ft.), 13' tall, detached garage with a 4' setback and to relocate an existing <br />8' x 8' (160 sq. ft.), 8.8' tall, storage shed with a 5' setback (see Attachment 1 for application). <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The property is located in the Scenic Heights subdivision, which the City approved in 1959. <br />The existing house was built in 1969 and is subject to the RE zone district standards. There <br />are no applicable Planned Unit Development (PUD) standards, as the property was <br />developed prior to the City's requirements for the establishment of PUDs. The following is a <br />summary of the development standards for RE zoned property. <br />Minimum Lot Area: <br />12,000 sq. ft. <br />Minimum Lot Width: <br />100 ft. <br />Maximum Lot Coverage: <br />2,347 sq. ft. <br />Front Setback: <br />30' Principal Structure/40' Accessory Structures <br />Side Setback (Street Side): <br />30' Principal and Accessory Structures <br />Side Setback (Interior): <br />10' Principal Structure/5' Accessory Structure <br />Rear Setback: <br />25' Principal Structure/10' Accessory Structure <br />Maximum Height: <br />35' Principal Structure/20' Accessory Structure <br />In 1977, the City updated the RE zoning standards, resulting in several nonconformities on <br />the property. The existing home is nonconforming with encroachments into the minimum <br />front and north -side setbacks, with a front setback of 28' and north -side setback of 21.5'. <br />The lot width and area are also non -conforming at 70' and 7,823 sq. ft. respectively. The <br />existing shed on the property is non -conforming and set back 2.5' from the north -side <br />property line. The fence line Figure 1: Survey of Existing Property Conditions <br />along South Boulder Road <br />encroaches into the right of a <br />way. The applicant has <br />'0 <br />applied for a building permit ds <br />to relocate the fence onto LOT 8 45 LOT 1 <br />the property. r <br />The property borders South <br />Boulder Road to the north, <br />which is a 4-lane arterial <br />road with heavy traffic <br />volumes. Across South <br />Boulder Road to the north <br />are several properties <br />zoned Commercial <br />Community (CC), including <br />Village Square shopping ,v <br />center, Alfalfas grocery <br />store, and Center Court <br />i <br />2 <br />ONE-STORY <br />BRICK W/ <br />BASEMENT <br />WEST 110' <br />"1 5- EASEMENT (PLAT) <br />LOT 7 <br />a <br />a <br />Z O <br />a <br />