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<br />- <br />. Arden'Hills Counci 1 3 July 26, 1993 <br /> Fritsinger noted that at the Planning commission meeting, <br /> the Conunission reviewed a proposal for a 24' X 26' garage, <br /> which would be located at an angle to the side property line <br /> whereby the front corner of the garage would encroach five <br /> feet on the required sideyard setback, and the back corner <br /> of the garage would encroach a lesser amount. <br /> Fritsinger stated that since the Planning Commission action, <br /> the Applicant has revised his proposal by reducing the size <br /> of the garage to 22' X 26' and moving the garage slightly <br /> more to the rear of the property, the affect of those <br /> revisions being that the front corner of the garage would be <br /> seven feet from the property line (an encroachment of only <br /> three feet on the sideyard setback) and the rear corner of <br /> the garage would be 11 feet from the property line <br /> (exceeding the minimum 10' sideyard setback requirement). <br /> Hicks conunented that the Applicant, by revising his plans, <br /> has attempted to reduce the sideyard setback encroachment to <br /> the extent practical, and in fact, considering that the <br /> garage is planned to be at an angle with the side property <br />. line, the "average" sideyard setback on the revised proposal <br /> is nine feet, an "averageU encroachment of only one foot. <br /> Hicks recalled that the property owner to the east of the <br /> Applicant took action a few years ago to acquire a strip of <br /> property along the common lot line, effectively moving the <br /> conunon lot line closer to the Applicant's home. The Council <br /> was advised that if that acquisition had not occurred, the <br /> Applicant could construct the proposed garage without the <br /> need for a variance. <br /> The Applicant commented that the acquisition of the strip of <br /> property along the common property line took place prior to <br /> his ownership of the subject property. He added that he has <br /> been told that the reason for the shifting of the conunon <br /> property line was to allow the property owner to his east to <br /> park his boat and stack fire wood along his garage without <br /> encroaching on the common lot line. <br /> Mayor Sather commented that the Applicant currently has no <br /> garage and prohibiting the construction of a garage could be <br /> construed as denying the Applicant reasonable use of his <br /> property. He reiterated that the Applicant has attempted to <br /> reduce the encroachment to the extent practical without <br /> sacrificing mature trees. <br />. <br />