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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 6 the proposed garage addition as, according to the Applicant, two vehicles cannot be stored and accessed within the existing detached garage. The proposed garage addition would meet applicable building codes and all other regulations in the R-2 District. As a legal nonconforming lot, the existing detached accessory structure is allowed to be maintained through normal maintenance and repairs. The Applicant would not be able to construct the proposed garage addition without a variance. Community Development Director Jagoe reviewed the site data, existing site conditions, along with the Plan Evaluation. She offered the following Findings of Fact: General Findings: 1. City Staff received a land use application for a variance request to the required R-2 Zoning District side yard setback for corner lots and the front yard setback at the Subject Property 1945 Edgewater Avenue. 2. A single-family dwelling is a permitted use within the R-2 Zoning District. 3. The garage addition will not impede sight lines or obstruct the clear vision area from the roadways since the existing building line along Prior Avenue will remain the same. 4. The existing detached garage is legal nonconforming with a side yard setback of 1.4 feet. 5. The proposed garage addition would have a side yard setback for a corner lot of 5.8 feet and does not increase the nonconformity of the lot. 6. The proposed garage addition would decrease the required front yard setback to 39.2 feet. Variance Findings: 1. Variances are only permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance. 2. The proposed garage addition would not alter the essential character of the neighborhood because the proposed design will fit with the neighborhood and will not encroach further into the existing garage's corner side yard setback. 3. The variance request is not based on economic considerations alone. Community Development Director Jagoe explained the Planning Commission reviewed this application at their September 6, 2023, meeting. At that time, they recommended approval of Planning Case 23-016 to decrease the required front yard setback from 40 feet to 39.2 feet and to decrease the required side yard setback for a corner lot from 40 feet to 5.8 feet at 1945 Edgewater Avenue by a 5-0 vote as amended by the conditions: l. A Building Permit shall be issued prior to commencement of construction. 2. The proposed building shall conform to all other standards and regulations in the City Councilmember Holden indicated she supported the proposed request. She asked if the siding would match the house. Community Development Director Jagoe stated all proposed building materials would match the existing house.