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Approval of Variance #19-02 for an Eight-foot (8') Projection of a Proposed Deck into the Required Rear Yard Setback for Jesse Deaton at his Single-family Residence Located at 455 Resurrection Loop (Lot 20, Block 1, St Elias Subdivision)
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SUBMITTED BY: Kate Huber, Senior Planner
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Approve variance #19-02 for an eight-foot (8') projection of a proposed deck into the required rear yard setback for Jesse Deaton at his single-family residence located 455 Resurrection Loop (Lot 20, Block 1, St. Elias Subdivision) or postpone if questions or concerns are raised during tonight's public hearing that require further research by Planning staff.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On April 30, 2019, the Planning Department received an application from Jesse Deaton for a variance for the eight-foot (8') projection of a proposed deck into the required rear setback for his lot at 455 Resurrection Loop. The proposed deck design does not extend into the 5' utility easement at the rear of the lot. There is already an existing single-family residence on the lot, with a common wall shared with the unit on the neighboring parcel. The parcel is zoned multiple-family residential. The multiple-family residential zoning district, per Valdez Municipal Code (VMC) 17.18.070, requires structures to maintain a minimum fifteen foot (15') setback from rear yard lot line.
Because the proposed deck extends nearly eight feet into the required rear yard setback, a variance is required before an approval can be given to the building permit application during a zoning review. If a variance is granted, a zoning review will be completed and the application will move forward to the building inspector for review before a permit is issued. As defined by VMC 17.06.050, "a variance grants an exception to a standard of a zoning district but not the use restriction of that zoning distr...
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