MOD-2025-001

Proposal: The property, which is approximately 0.15 ac, is currently developed with a detached garage. The applicant is proposing to demolish the garage and construct a new 1,805 sq ft single story house on the property. As proposed, the house would protrude approximately 2 feet 2 inches into a no-build zone, which was created (as a condition of approval) through a previously approved land use decision, file #MLP-07-01.
Allowing the encroachment requires two land-use applications: a modification to a previously approved land use decision and a variance.

1) Modification: the applicant is proposing to modify the condition of approval to reduce the size of the no-build zone from approximately 42 feet into the site to 39 feet into the site.

2) Variance: reduce the minimum lot width from 60 ft to 57 ft 10 in.

Note: Reducing the minimum lot width would not modify in any way the location of property lines. Under MMC 19.201, lot width is defined as the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the Building line.

File Number(s)
MOD-2025-001
VR-2025-008

Application Type(s)
Type II Modification to Existing Approval
Type II Variance Request

Location
11972 SE 35th Ave.

Current Status
Public Notice mailed June 18, 2025 
Referral sent June 18, 2025

NDA
Lake Road 

Staff Contact
Ryan Dyar, Associate Planner
(503) 786-7661
dyarr@milwaukieoregon.gov