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Board approves setback variance for Arendts' attached-garage addition on County Road 16
Summary
The Board approved a variance allowing Lucas and Nicole Arendts to construct a 29' x 35' attached garage addition with a 5' x 12' entryway sited 104 feet from the centerline of County Road 16, citing practical difficulties and consistency with county policy.
The Isanti County Board of Adjustment approved a request from Lucas and Nicole Arendts of Dalbo to add a 29-foot by 35-foot attached garage with a 5-foot by 12-foot entryway, to be sited 104 feet from the centerline of County Road 16. County staff reported the existing single-family dwelling (built in 1989) is 106 feet from the road centerline and that the required setback is 130 feet.
Nicole Arendts told the Board that "the proposed new garage will have the same roofline as the" existing house and that the addition would be two feet further back from the road than the current dwelling. Board members found that indoor storage benefits the property and that practical difficulties arise from the layout of existing structures. The motion to approve was made by Kathy Skiba and seconded by Dave Henderson; the vote carried unanimously.
The Board's findings emphasized property improvement and practical difficulties as justification for the variance. The transcript does not record any conditions attached to the approval beyond the documented findings.
