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Case File:V 06-03 Page 2 Attachments • • Cover Sheet • Location Map • Applicant's Narrative • Existing Site Plan • Preferred Garage Location Site Plan (Option 1) • Alternate Garage Location Site Plan (Option 2) Overview The applicant currently has an approximately 360 square foot garage in the southeast corner of the property. The east and south sides of the garage are located directly on the property lines (zero lot line setbacks). The east foundation wall of the garage acts as a retaining wall for the driveway of the hitching post apartments. The retaining wall is failing structurally and the applicant wants to remove the garage and rebuild a new one. The required setbacks for the subject property are 10-feet for both the side and rear yards. The applicant is requesting a variance of 4-feet on the rear property line and 10-feet (a zero lot line setback) on the side property line to construct a new 656 square foot garage. Analysis The current zoning of the property is R4 (Multi-Family Residential) which has side and rear • yard setbacks of 10-feet. Typical single family zoned districts in the urban service areas have side and rear yard setbacks of 5-feet. This property has at some time been zoned R4 (multi- family residential) which requires 10-foot setbacks. If it were to have the typical single family setbacks,it would require only one side yard variance of 2-feet (assuming the garage were to be setback 3-feet as with Option 2). The reason for the 10-foot variance to the south property line is that there is an existing shared driveway along the south property line. If any setback were required,it would result in the need to expand the existing driveway,which the applicant would rather not do. The applicant would be willing to set the garage back 3-feet from the south property line if need be,but would prefer to maintain the zero lot line setback as he currently has (Option 1). Staff would recommend Option 2 with the garage setback 3-feet from the south property line. The reason for the 6-foot variance to the east property line is to keep the front of the garage "behind" the existing sidewalk behind the house. If the garage were required to maintain the 10-foot setbacks,it would result in the removal of an existing sidewalk and stairs behind the house as well as require the expansion of the existing driveway. It would also create a conflict with the exiting of vehicle from the garage and the southeast corner of the house,resulting in the possibility of vehicles constantly backing into the house. • S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2006\Variance\V 06-03 Eiden\V 06-03_BA.doc