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CASE # REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE SIDE YARD AND SEPTIC SYSTEM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS; CASE OF JOHN AND JULIE DEHEN By: Sylvia Frolik, Community Development Director Background: John and Julie Dehen have applied for a variance to encroach the side yard setback in order to construct a. new attached garage and a variance to the minimum separation between a septic tank and building in order to replace their non-conforming system on the property located at 14806 Bowers Drive N.W. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Letter from Applicant dated May 18, 2001 c) Site plan d) Site photographs e) Proposed Findings of Fact f) Proposed Variance Notification: In accordance with State Statute, Staff attempted to notify all owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property of the request for variance and public hearing date. Observations: The Dehen's would like to remodel their home to convert their existing attached garage into a family room, expand their front foyer, raze the detached, single car garage and add a new attached garage. They have a very narrow lot on Bowers Drive with a sharp increase in topography on the north and sharp decline in topography on the south. The new attached garage would encroach on the adjacent parcel to the north, 4 feet at the most intense point of encroachment. The neighbors (Millers) are willing to sell the Dehens, through an administrative subdivision approved at the City Staff level, the portion of property necessary to facilitate the encroachment. However, the Millers only want to sell the Dehens the minimum amount of property necessary to facilitate the footprint of the garage; they are not willing to sell the Dehens additional property to provide for the 10 foot side yard setback. They plan to grant an easement to the Dehens to trespass onto their property when it is necessary to do so in order to conduct maintenance activities on the north wall or roof of the garage. Therefore, the Dehens need a variance for a zero setback on the north side yard. The nearest structure on the Miller property is a detached garage that is approximately 23 feet away from the Dehens proposed new garage.