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Variance Request – WilsonWolf (2100 Old Highway 8) Planning Commission Report; 8-18-20 Page 10 Template Approval Motion: (not recommended)  “I move that we recommend the City Council approve the requested 15-foot variance from the required 15’ front yard setback based on the following findings of fact:” o (provide findings to support your conclusion) Template Denial Motion: (option 1)  “I move we recommend that City Council deny the requested 15-foot variance from the required 15’ side yard setback, based on the findings of fact listed on page 10 of the report as may have been amended here tonight.” Suggested Findings of Fact (option 1): 1. Allowing a new improvement within the entirety of a required setback absent special circumstances is not in line with the intent of the zoning code. 2. As zoning is intended to implement the vision of the Comprehensive Plan, not following zoning provisions, as requested by this application, is in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. 3. Seeking to build within the entirety of a required setback when other viable alternatives exist for a proposed improvement is not a reasonable request. 4. The plight of the landowner, a desire to build within a required setback, is created by the landowner. 5. There are no unique circumstances to support allowing an active patio area within 10 to 20 feet of an anticipated future roadway. Hybrid Denial/Approval Motion: (option 2)  NOTE: this option would require the applicant to amend the application and seek only the authority to build a sidewalk from the cafeteria door to the front of the building.  “I move we recommend the City Council deny the requested 15-foot variance from the required 15’ side yard setback, but approve up to a 5-foot variance to allow for construction of a sidewalk from the cafeteria door to the front of the building, based on the findings of fact and subject to conditions on page 11 as may have been amended here tonight.”