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The stated Purpose and Intent of the City's Zoning Ordinance includes thirteen purposes, of those the following statements appear to be applicable: . This ordinance is enacted for the following purposes: . To promote the general public health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota. (I,B,I) . To promote the proper use ofland and structures. (I,B,6) · To fix reasonable standards to which buildings, structures and land shall conform for the benefit of all (1 ,B, 7) The stated purpose of the R-l: Single Family Residential District as stated in Section 5,D,1 is as follows: . To establish areas for the development of single family detached housing at a maximum density of approximatcly 3 units per acre. . To reserve development areas for single-family housing. . To restrict encroachment of incompatible uses. . To maintain density limitations. . To take advantage of municipal utilities. . To preserve open space. (YES) The applicant's proposal for the subject property appears to comply with the intent of the R-1 District and the Zoning Ordinance. Furthermore, the property would still have reasonable setbacks as the setbacks would be greater than the requirements for interior lots in the same district. . 3. Could the property in question be put to a reasonable use without the granting of the variance? (NO) The subject property includes a single-family home with an attached two car garage which was constructed in 1962. Maintaining this use in as it currently exists is a definite possibility under most circumstances. However, due to the size of the applicant's family, it is clear that additions would need to be made to the existing home. Due to the small building envelope there are extremely few options for the applicant to make additions to the home. An addition to the north of the current garage (as shown in Option B of the applicant's proposal) could be accomplished within the building envelope. However, this would create a very deep, linear structure which would likely be more detrimental to the character of the neighborhood than the applicant's proposal (and therefore would not comply with hardship condition #5). Such a structure would a direct impact on the property directly to the west of the subject property by essentially creating a wall along the common property line. Since the other properties along Cannon are oriented toward Cannon Avenue, they create a common front and rear setback. The applicant's proposal would be more consistent with those common setbacks than creating a deep, linear structure, . \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cascs\2004\04-12 Arend Variance (PENDING)\06-02-04 PC Report Arend Vanance.doc Page 4 of6