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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: SUBJECT: January 31, 2000 ! Mayor and City counc~'1 Nancy Randall, Associ e Pla;Zr Planning Case #00-04, Variance (Garage Side Yard Setback) Edward Kajer, 1434 West County Road E TO: FROM: Request. The applicant is requesting approval of a side yard setback variance (3 feet 3 inches proposed, when 10 feet is required) for a new garage on a single-family lot zoned R-l (Exhibit A), Background. The applicant currently has a 399 square foot (19 by 21 feet) detached garage, The detached garage is currently 3 feet 3 inches from the East property line side). The applicant wishes to demolish the existing garage and rebuild the detached garage in approximately the same location, The proposed garage would be 528 square feet (22 by 24 feet) which is larger than the existing garage. The setback from the side property line would remain 3 feet. The garage needs to be at least 6 feet from the house to meet the building code. The existing garage is 12 feet from the house. The proposed garage would be 7 feet from the house, Due to the pie shaped lot and significant trees the applicant would have a difficult time building on the west side of the home, Several similar variances have been granted in this neighborhood including one for the neighbor to the east at 1426 County Road E (pC # 97-11), The City, in Planning Case 97-11, approved the variance for a three (3) foot three (3) inch setback to the side yard setback for an accessory structure, The basis for the variance was that the parcel was deficient in lot width. The City, in Planning Case # 93-08 (Bernard Ortt ,1419 Arden Place), approved a variance for an accessory structure which was 5 feet from the property line, when 10 feet is required. The basis for the variance was that ifthe side yard setback was met, three mature oaks would need to be removed to accommodate the proposed structure. The City, in Planning Case # 82-21 (Howard Kern, 1400 County Road E), approved a five (5) foot side yard setback for a garage addition when ten was required, The basis for the approval was that the garage was already at five (5) feet and the lot had a substandard width. The applicant could minimize this request by reducing the garage width to a standard 22 feet and then only need a 5 foot variance where 40 is required, The garage could also be moved one foot closer to the house and still meet the building code, Findinl!"s - side vard accessorv structure setback variance (detached l!"aral!"e). Staff concludes that the following factors relate to the requested variance: