7.b iv Staff Report-Variance extension
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 17, 2017
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Variance extension – 19107 Layton Ave.
Background: At the Planning Commission meeting David and Tia Schlundt requested consideration
of extending the deadline for the use of a variance to construct a new home at 19107 Layton Ave.
The Schlundts recently newly purchased the lot. A variance had previously been granted to the
previous owners (Crane).
The Planning Commission recommended a one-year extension of the variance in order to allow
them time to finalize their building plans.
Issue: Should the expiration date for the variance be extended?
Proposal Details: The initial variance was approved in 2013, administratively extended to 2015, and
extended again by the Council to March 2017. The variance will be expire in March 2017 unless the
variance is in use. They plan to submit a building permit in the next few months that would meet
the conditions of the variance, but due to the season, are unable to use the variance before the
date on which it expires.
Fiscal Impact: None
Options:
1. Approve the 1-year variance extension based on the {Planning Commission
recommendation
2. Deny the variance extension
Recommendation: Option 1. The previous owner took no action to use the variance. Extending
the expiration date will allow the current owners to construct a new home that meets the terms of
the variance without going through the time and expense to go through the variance approval
process.