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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 4, 2014 2 City Planner Streff reported that the applicants have indicated within their narrative that the façade and roofing materials to be used on the new detached accessory structure would match the materials on the existing single-family dwelling. Following the construction, an addition to the existing driveway would be added so that the new garage would be accessible from the current access to the property. Land Use Plan: Site Data Low Density Residential Existing Land Use: Single Family Detached Residential Zoning: R-2: Single Family & Two Family Residential Current Lot Sizes: .35 Acres (15,241 Square Feet) Topography: The property has a fair amount of grade change as the lot slopes toward Lake Johanna. The area around the existing garage is fairly flat. City Planner Streff reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Variance Evaluation Criteria. City Planner Streff provided the Findings of Fact for review: General Findings 1. The property is in the R-2 Single & Two Family Residential Zoning District. 2. The lot is 15,241 square feet in size with approximate dimensions of 100 feet in width, and 165 feet in depth. 3. The existing accessory structure is a nonconforming structure within the R-2 Zoning District because of its existing setbacks to the south and west property lines. 4. Because the existing accessory structure is positioned at an angle relative to the west property line, the structure encroaches between twenty-five (25) feet six (6) inches and twenty-nine (29) feet four (4) inches into the thirty (30) foot setback along the west property line, leaving a setback of four (4) feet six (6) inches at its furthest point and eight (8) inches between the structure and the west property line at its closest point. 5. The existing accessory structure encroaches three (3) feet eleven (11) inches into the ten (10) foot setback along the south property line, leaving a setback of six (6) feet one (1) inch between the structure and the south property line. 6. The existing accessory structure does not encroach into the north or east property line setbacks. 7. The proposed accessory structure encroaches twenty-nine (29) feet four (4) inches into the thirty (30) foot setback along the entire length of the structure. 8. The proposed accessory structure encroaches an additional two (2) feet into the south property line setback. 9. The proposed accessory structure increases the footprint from twenty-two (22) feet by twenty-two (22) feet, or 484 square feet, to twenty-four (24) feet by twenty-six (26) feet, or 624 square feet. This would amount to an increase of the building footprint by 140 square feet. 10. The proposed accessory structure would be rotated approximately fifteen (15) degrees to align the garage with the western property line and the angle of the existing home. 11. The proposed accessory structure would change the direction of the roofline from an east/west orientation to a north/south orientation.