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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 4, 2014 2 <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that the applicants in this case own the property located at 3441 Lake <br />Johanna Boulevard. The property is zoned R-2 Single & Two Family Residential and is generally <br />positioned north of Noble Road, south of Grant Road, east of Fairview Avenue North and west of <br />Lake Johanna/Lake Johanna Boulevard. The property is located on a through-lot between <br />Fairview Avenue and Lake Johanna Boulevard and consists of a conforming single-family <br />dwelling and a nonconforming detached accessory structure. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff indicated that the applicants are proposing to reconstruct and expand the <br />nonconforming accessory structure on the property from twenty-two (22) feet by twenty-two (22) <br />feet to twenty-four (24) feet by twenty-six (26) feet, an increase of 140 square feet. Along <br />Fairview Avenue, the proposed structure would encroach at the same distance along the entire <br />length of the garage as a new alignment is being proposed to align the structure with the western <br />property line. As proposed, the roofline of the accessory structure would also change from an <br />east/west orientation to a north/south orientation in order for the garage to be accessible from the <br />existing driveway. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff reported 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. Following the construction, an addition to the <br />existing driveway would be added so that the new garage would be accessible from the current <br />access to the property. <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 slopes <br />toward Lake Johanna. The area around the existing garage is fairly <br />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.