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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: <br />FROM: <br />January 5, 2000 <br />Planning Commission J <br />d4/l/y <br />Nancy Randall, Asso&rte Pllinner <br />Case #00-04, Variance (Garage Side Yard Setback) <br />Edward Kajer, 1434 West County road E <br />TO: <br />SUBJECT: <br />Request <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a side yard setback variance (3 feet proposed, <br />when 10 feet is required) for a new garage on a single family lot zoned R-I (Exhibit A). <br />Backl!round <br />The applicant currently has a 399 square foot (19 by 21 feet) detached garage. The <br />detached garage is currently 3 feet from the East property line (side), The applicant <br />wishes to demolish the existing garage and rebuild the detached garage in approximately <br />the same location, The proposed garage would be 528 square feet (22 by 24 feet) which <br />is larger than the existing garage, The setback from the side property line would remain <br />3 feet. <br />The garage needs to be at least 6 feet from the house to meet the building code. The <br />existing garage is 12 feet from the house, The proposed garage would be 7 feet from the <br />house. Due to the pie shaped lot and significant trees the applicant would have a difficult <br />time building on the west side of the home. <br />Several similar variances have been granted in this neighborhood including one for the <br />neighbor to the east at 1426 County Road E (PC 97-11). The City, in Planning Case 97- <br />11, approved, the variance for a three (3) foot three (3) inch setback to the side yard <br />setback for an accessory structure. The basis for the variance was that the parcel was <br />deficient in lot width. The City, in Planning Case 93-08 (Bernard Ortt 1419 Arden <br />Place), approved a variance for an accessory structure which was 5 feet from the property <br />line, when 10 feet is required. The basis for the variance was that if the side yard setback <br />was met, then three mature oaks would need to be removed to accommodate the proposed <br />structure, The City, in Planning Case 82-21 (Howard Kern, 1400 County Road E), <br />approved a five (5) foot side yard setback for a garage addition when ten was required. <br />The basis for the approval was that the garage was already at five (5) feet and the lot had <br />a substandard width. <br />The applicant could minimize this request by reducing the garage width to a standard 22 <br />feet and then only need a 5 foot variance where 40 is required. The garage could also be <br />moved one foot closer to the house and still meet the building code.