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V<t-171 a Cobb , ir~c 7_'l~e City Planner rev:iewe~d his comments not:.ing ghat .there. was a substantial, slcpe from the front to tl~e .rear of ~~he property e Mr< Pat Cobb, applicznt, was present to answer questionse isr~ Cobb stated that. a walkout designed house to fit the lot wouv!_d "iave~ a drop. fro~T~. thy- front of the house to tl~e rear o¢ 14 feet with - 2C foot set.~:jc"x grid z~:ould require a ~0 foot drop with the 3U foot setbac'c. 1~'?r. Coz~~b stated that he had tried to sell the .got for over 3 years . i~Tr ® Co?~b further .noted .that. the street had been. constructed approximately ~^ - 7 feet higher than he had anticipated. dice Chairman Wickland asked where the other vacant lot in the area ~,ias located. i`~Ir. Cobb indicated tlZat Lot ~ to the north Baas a:[.so vacant. Commissioner Lrown asked i~2r. Cobb if he was planning to apply for a setbaclc •.°ariance for this other loto i~ir. Cobb stated that tl~e slope problem was not qu:i..te as bad on the lot to the north but. that he was unsure whether he would apply for a varianceo Commissioner Brown asked if all sideyard setrback requirements on th.e subject 1ot~ could be men: with the home that has been designed. I~~r. Cobb stated that all sideyard setbacks could be met and that the. sideyard setbacks ~~rould be ? - ~ feet with :the .two story wahkout house design. Vice Chair?nan Wicl~lar~d noted that even with the variance, there could still :fie a problem in constructing the house. Mre Cobb stated that ir~c?eed he would still haves a problem-though the variance would permit him to develop the lot. Niation by Doyle® seconded by t;ro~,~nD to recommend approval of VN-.171 based on the. followinJ findings of ~acte to ~ hardship exists in that the 3~ foot setback may render .the parcel unusable. _ 2. The 3J foot setbac]~ requirement would require that m~;ch of the naturalecology in the rear of the property be destroyed. 3. That unique circumstances exist which includes a. There is a steep slope on the property which increases.. from the front of the lot tothe rear. b. The street was constructed at an elevation 'higher - than anticipated. 4 ~ The lot is at tl~e end... of a cul-de-sac which will. minimize the effect of the setback variance. 50-The City Council has approved similar variance requests iri' the past. ~~ ales - '~ rayes - curr~~~±