02-09-93 BZA Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
February 9, 1993
The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was held
Tuesday, February 9, 1993, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall,
7800 Golden Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present:
Chairman, Herb Polachek
Larry Smith
Emil ie Johnson
Mahlon Swedburg
Gary Johnson, Acting Secretary/Staff Liaison
Absent by prior arrangement, Mike Sell.
The first order of business was approval of the minutes of a regular meeting
held January 12, 1993, copies of which had previously been distributed to
t he Board.
Larry Smith moved to approve the minutes as written and presented. Second by
Emilie Johnson and upon vote carried.
93-2-3 (Map 9) Residential
216 Janalyn Circle
Erland Persson
The petition is for waiver of Section:
11.21 Subd. 7 A
front setback, for 11 feet off the required 35
feet from Janalyn Circle to a distance of 24
feet to the proposed addition at its closest
poi nt.
The petition was in order and consent obtained from adjacent properties.
Mr. Persson was present. No others were in attendance.
Chairman Polachek asked Acting Secretary, Gary Johnson, for staff comment.
Gary Johnson noted this property was before the Board December 9, 1980, for
waivers on the proposed new home. The proposed addition is within the
parameters of previous waivers granted.
Mahlon Swedburg pointed out the extreme topography of the site with about a
35 foot drop to a pond to the east. The 1980 waiver was for 15 feet off
the required 35 feet to a distance of 20 feet.
Mr. Persson explained that the survey of the home shows the setback of the
existing garage was actually built at 24 feet and that the addition
projects no closer than the garage.
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A discussion followed on whether the plans submitted showed a projection of
the addition out from the garage. Mr. Persson assured the Board that the
addition does not project out further than the existing garage.
Mahlon Swedburg said that he felt the waiver was justified because of the
previous waiver and moved to adjust the current waiver request to 12 feet
off the required 35 feet front setback to a distance of 23 feet. Second by
Emily Johnson and upon vote carried.
93-2-4 (Map 15) Residential
1570 Oregon Avenue North
Duayne and Carol Wosje
The petition is for waiver of Section:
11.21 Subd. 4(C)4
to provide for a second floor addition over
the existing attached garage on a property
where a previous waiver has been granted for
other construction and for Section
11.21 Subd. 7( cn
side setback, for 1.5 feet off the required
15 feet from the south lot line to a proposed
distance of 13.5 feet to the upper level
addition at its closest point.
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The petition was in order and consent obtained from adjacent properties.
Mr. Duayne Wosje was present. Also, in attendance was the contractor for
the addition. No others were in attendance.
Chairman Polachek asked Acting Secretary, Gary Johnson, for staff comment.
Gary Johnson noted the existing property along with other adjacent houses
on the cul de sac received a front setback waiver of 10 feet off the
required 35 feet on April 9, 1974. The proposed second floor addition is
within the existing garage footprint except for the 18" cantilever to the
south side which is entirely in the 15 foot side setback.
Emilie Johnson asked Mr. Wosje to explain his floor plan and reason for the
18" cantilever.
Mr. Wosje explained that the addition would enable him to get rid of a
small bedroom and make it a more useable size. The house would still have
four bedrooms. A bathroom and walk-in closet would be built along with the
bedroom.
In order to get a more useable width alongside of the bathroom and walk-in
closet the cantilever was proposed.
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Larry Smith noted that the cantilever projection into the side setback is
on the second floor so there would be less impact visually from grade
level. The front setback waiver is administrative in nature.
Larry Smith moved to approve the waiver as requested. Mahlon Swedburg
agreed that the impact would be less because it would be a story above
grade and seconded the motion. Upon vote the motion was carried.
The Board discussed next months meeting in which the City Attorney~ Allen
Barnard and the Director of Planning and Development~ Mark Grimes will
attend.
There being no further business to come before the Board~ it was upon
motion~ second~ and vote to adjourn at 8:05 P.M.
Herb Polachek~ Chairman
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