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Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 1993 Page 4 Council Business Mattila presented a request for a 12 ft. front yard setback variance to construct a garage and family room onto an existing single family home. .:: Due to the steep slope in the backyard and house location, the applicant is unable to construct the garage addition without a front yard variance. The strict enforcement of the ordinance would cause an undue hardship. A 12 ft. frontyard setback variance allows the proposed garage and family room to be constructed 18ft. from the north or front yard property line. Because of a previous widening of Valley View Lane, many homes along the western cul-de-sac are within 30 ft. of the right-of-way. A previous variance was granted to 2990 Valley View Lane, due to the rear yard's steep slope, and this request involves similarities. The proposed garage and addition would have minimal impact on surrounding uses, and the Planning Commission recommends approval of the variance. Williams feels the addition would fit in with the neighboring properties, and the variance appears to be legitimate due to the steep slopes. Motion by Williams, seconded by Larson, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING VN-294. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Mattila presented a request to amend the City's Zoning Ordinance by creating a new zoning district which allows for interim uses. Gary Koss has made a contingent sale of a single family home at 321 Old Highway 8 to an appraiser wanting to locate an office in this home. The site is zoned R-38, Multiple Family Residential and does not permit office uses. The appraisal office would occupy the entire single family home, thereby exceeding the requirements of the Home Occupation Ordinance. In order for the applicant to use the home for office purposes and not rezone the site, the Zoning Ordinance would need to be amended to allow for offices as an interim use in the R-3B District. An Interim use District document was drafted by the City Attorney. ... ~ An "R-3BI, Interim Use District" allows the use of detached single family homes in the R-3B District on an interim basis for office purposes. To be considered for rezoning to R-381: the single family homes must be zoned R- 38, located on collector or arterial road, located adjacent to commercial or industrial districts, and the site must be a least 12,500 sq. ft. in area. The R-3BI district allows Council to specify a date or event by which the interim use must be terminated. Council may impose conditions on the interim use to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The R- 3BI district requires: the interim use meet R-38 lot and sign standards, propose a parking and landscape plan, comply with City parking ratio requirements. and operate between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Cpuncil Business I Gregory Ulrich Setback Variance Report 93-271 Resolution 93-119 I Interim Uses Zoning Ordinance Report 93-272 I