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Council hears request to reduce side-yard setback at 1983 Elwyn Drive
Summary
Planning staff recommended approval of a variance to reduce the required 7.5-foot side-yard setback to 4.3 feet at 1983 Elwyn Drive, saying the house siting creates a hardship. A proponent said the new two-story porch replaces an unsafe deck. Council will take final action at the Tuesday meeting.
Mayor Brian Mok opened a public hearing on PZ20261730, a variance request for 1983 Elwyn Drive to reduce the side-yard setback from 7.5 feet to 4.3 feet. Matt Adams, the city's Planning and Development Director, told council the house sits closer to the side property line than the UDO requires and staff found a hardship and recommended approval.
A resident proponent told the council the previously existing deck was "unsafe" and that replacing it with a smaller two-story porch improves safety; he asked the council to consider the hardship created by the house location. "We honestly thought that taking a great big hugely unsafe deck down to a smaller ... was a good thing," the proponent said. Counsel who toured the site said the condition looked pre-existing. No final vote was taken; the item will be considered on the regular Tuesday meeting agenda.
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