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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – July 9, 2014 7 <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained that the applicants are proposing to reconstruct the twenty-two <br />(22) foot by twenty-two (22) foot existing nonconforming accessory structure on the property. <br />Along Fairview Avenue, the proposed structure would be realigned to be parallel with the <br />western property line and constructed with a setback of two (2) foot two (2) inches. The previous <br />proposal suggested a setback of eight (8) inches from the west property line. From the south <br />property line, the proposed structure would be moved to the north an additional one (1) foot, <br />which would result in a seven (7) foot three (3) inch setback. The setback proposed between the <br />structure and the south property line during the previous review was four (4) feet one (1) inch. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff commented that as proposed the roofline of the accessory structure would <br />change from an east/west orientation to a north/south orientation in order for the garage to be <br />accessible from the existing driveway. The new design of the accessory structure would also <br />incorporate one (1) foot eaves on the north/south facades and (1) foot six (6) inch eaves east/west <br />facades in order to match the existing home <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that the applicants have indicated within their narrative that the <br />façade and roofing materials to be used on the new detached accessory structure would match the <br />materials on the existing single family dwelling. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Land Use Plan: Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Single Family Detached Residential <br />Zoning: R-2: Single Family & Two Family Residential <br />Current Lot Sizes: .35 Acres (15,241 Square Feet) <br />Topography: The property has a fair amount of grade change as the lot <br />slopes toward Lake Johanna. The area around the existing <br />garage is fairly flat. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Variance <br />Evaluation Criteria. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />General Findings <br />1. The property is in the R-2 Single & Two Family Residential Zoning District. <br />2. The lot is 15,241 square feet in size with approximate dimensions of 100 feet in width, <br />and 165 feet in depth. <br />3. The existing accessory structure is a nonconforming structure within the R-2 Zoning <br />District because of its existing setbacks to the south and west property lines. <br />4. Because the existing accessory structure is positioned at an angle relative to the west <br />property line, the structure encroaches between twenty-five (25) feet six (6) inches and <br />twenty-nine (29) feet four (4) inches into the thirty (30) foot setback along the west <br />property line, leaving a setback of four (4) feet six (6) inches at its furthest point and eight <br />(8) inches between the structure and the west property line at its closest point. <br />5. The existing accessory structure encroaches three (3) feet nine (9) inches into the ten (10) <br />foot setback along the south property line, leaving a setback of six (6) feet three (3) <br />inches between the structure and the south property line.