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Report No. 78-1~6 <br />August 3, 1978 <br />REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL <br />s <br />Application for Variance <br />VN-189 <br />Rollin Hansen <br />PURPOSE <br />To consider application for a variance for less than the <br />r.equired,30 foot front yard setback. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Applicant: Rollin Hansen <br />Location: Lot 40, Block 2, Lake Forest (Immediately <br />south of I-694 sound barrier, eastside of <br />Forest Dale Road). <br />Zoning: R-1 Single family residential. <br />Ordinance Regulations; The Zoning Code states that in <br />ari R-1 District there shall be a minimum <br />front yard setback of 30 feet,. measured <br />from the property Line.. <br />The applicant has purchased the lot in question for construc- <br />tion of a single family dwelling.- The lot is located at the <br />northern end. of Forest Dale Road immediately south of the <br />I-694 sound barrier. The applicant is requesting a variance to <br />construct the home with a 30 foot setback from the cul-de-sac <br />curb which means that the front yard. setback from the property <br />lime would be approximately 13 feet. The applicant has <br />.submitted 2 sketches showing the .house located with the <br />required setback and the proposed setback (see-attached draw- <br />ings). <br />As the attached copy of the original plat and copies of surveys <br />submitted by the applicant show the shape and size of this lot <br />have undergone substantial .changes. First, Forest Dale Road <br />was platted to dead-end at its northern point. Sometime after <br />the platting, the western 60 feet of Lot 40 was taken for a <br />road easement. Within this easement an offset cul-de-sac was <br />constructed. Secondly, a few years ago the-State Highway <br />Department acquired a portion of,tYie'1ot'for construction of <br />tP.e sound barrier. The result of these actions is the lot as <br />issued by.City Manager <br />