ADDITION Staff Memo_Variance Extension Request
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Memorandum
To: Scandia Planning Commission Reference: Variance Extension Request
Copies To: Brenda Eklund, Clerk
Ken Cammilleri, City
Administrator
Shannon Mulvehill, Applicant Project No.: 18408.000
From: Evan Monson, Planner Routing:
Date: October 3, 2022
SUBJECT: Extension of a previously approved variance request
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2022
BACKGROUND
The City approved a variance request back in February of 2018 for the construction of a detached garage
within the required setbacks from the bluff line, right-of-way, and side property line of 19235 Larkspur
Avenue North. The applicant was unable to construct the garage within a year of approval, and was
granted a one year extension to February of 2020. A second extension, this time a three year extension,
was approved by the City Council to allow the applicant until February of 2023 to begin construction on
the proposed project. Citing supply chain issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and other challenges,
the applicant is requesting an additional extension.
Chapter One, Section 6.7 of the Development Code notes the expiration of variances occurs one year
from the date of approval, unless the applicant has commenced the proposed use authorized in the
variance. Acquiring a building permit and beginning construction on the project would count as the
applicant commencing the use. An extension for a period of longer than a year requires a
recommendation on the request be made by the Planning Commission, with final approval or denial made
by the City Council.
OPTIONS
The current extension is set to expire on February 20, 2023. The commission can recommend an
extension be granted for the variance, whether for a year or longer, or can recommend no extension be
issued.