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addition, attempting to add on to the northern or southern portion of the lots would be impractical and necessitate severe rearrangements of/he house. . 2. Would granting tbe variance be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the City's Zoning Ordinance? 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. (l,B,l) . To promote the proper use ofland and structures. (1,B,6) . To fix reasonable standards to which buildings, structures and land shall conform for the benefit of all (l,B,7) The stated purpose of the R-l: Single Family Residential District as stated in Section 5,D,l is as follows: . To establish areas for the development of single family detached housing at a maximum density of approximately 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 complies with the intent of the R-i District and the Zoning Ordinance by maintaining density limitations and allowing the applicant to maintain the single-family residential structure. Many of the structures surround the applicant's property are closer to the front property line; the addition attempts to maintain a reasonable front setback while allowing the applicant to improve their property. Furthermore, due to the location of the house on the site and the odd southwestern property line. the structure would currently be considered non-conforming. The variance would allow for the improvement to this property while bringing a non- conforming building back into conforming status. 3. Could the property in question be put to a reasonable use without tbe granting of the variance? (NO) The subject property includes a single-family home with an attached two car garage which was constructed in 1962. it is reasonable to assume that over time any property owner would attempt to improve their property through additions to the home. \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\2005\05-02 Thorton Variance (PENDfNG)\02-02-05 PC Report Thornton Variance.doc Page 4 of6 .