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However, therein lies my issue. Discussing plans with some contractors, they stated that working with such dimensions would not be the best for construction purposes. They said it's much easier and cost effective to work in 4 feet increments. That is why I would like to request a variance on the 35 feet setback rule. I could increase the first stall of the garage 4 feet and be within 35 feet of the road easement. However, the second and third stall would have to encroach upon the 35 feet setback by a mere 2.5 feet. That is what I am requesting - a variance to go 2.5 feet beyond the 35 feet setback from the road easement. The contractor also suggested extending the garage 4 feet would not be noticeable. As demonstrated in the photos, looking south and north down Twin Lakes Ave, there is no linear relationship between all the homes. Like one contractor suggested, if all the homes were in a straight line all the way down the street, it may not look appropriate if my house was 2.5 feet beyond that and did not conform. But, as you can see, the homes do not line up (see photos) and extending my garage 4 feet would not be noticeable. To summarize: · I would like to add 4 ft on to the front of my garage, encroaching into the road easement by 2.5 feet (does not affect easement with neighbor's property) · Benefit: protect property from storm damage and vandalism (as the city did to protect their equipment by purchasing a larger Public Works Building). . Extending 2.5 feet into the easement does not affect the esthetics value and visual relationship with other homes on my side of Twin Lakes Ave. . Ease of construction for the contractor and cost benefit to working with 4 feet addition instead of 1.5 to 2.5 feet.