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footprint would equate to 15.4% structure coverage (max allowed 25%) and 23.2% impervious (max allowed 35%). The table below provides the district standards for the R-1 District and the preliminary analysis for the proposed development: Required Proposed Lot Area Minimum 14,000 SF 14,472 SF Lot Width/Depth 95'/130' 95.96'/97.4' Front Yard Setback — Minimum 40' 16' Ridgewood Road Front Yard Setback — Minimum 40' 10, Snelling Avenue North Side Yard Setback 10' Minimum/ 14' (south)/ 25' Combined 69.9' Combined Driveway Access Local Street — Ridgewood Collector Street — Snelling Road Avenue North Landscaped Area Greater than 65% (Minimum 76% 9,407 SF Structure Coverage Less than 25% (Maximum 15.4% 3,618 SF Floor Area Ratio Less than 0.3 (Maximum N/A 4,341 SF Minimum 20' 46' Dwelling/Structure Width 2. Variance Review The role of the City Council is to determine and consider how the facts presented to them compare with the city's articulated standards. The Council should base their decision on the facts presented and then apply those facts to the legal standards contained in city ordinances and relevant state law. Neighborhood opinion alone is not a valid basis for granting or denying a variance request. While the City Council may feel their decision should reflect the overall will of the residents, the task in considering a variance request is limited to evaluating how the variance application meets the statutory practical difficulties factors. Residents can often provide important facts that may help in addressing these factors, however, unsubstantiated opinions and reactions to a request do not form a legitimate basis for a variance decision. The City Council may impose conditions when granting variances as long as the conditions are directly related and bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. For instance, if a variance is granted to exceed the front setback limit, any conditions attached should presumably relate to mitigating the effect of the encroachment. 3. Variance Requirements — Section 1355.04, Subd, 4 The Applicants are requesting a variance for the nonconforming lot depth, to decrease the required front yard setback from 40 feet to a 10 foot setback from the property line abutting Snelling Avenue North and a 16 foot setback from the property line abutting Ridgewood Road, and the driveway access off Snelling Avenue North whereas city code requires access to be obtained from the local Page 6 of 11