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4.o REVIEW of INQUEST: 4.1 James Kueffer has submitted a proposal to construct a detached garage 69 feet from the front (north) property line and ID feet from the west side lot dine. The Kueffer home was constructed prior to the current 1959 City Code and lies approximately 138 feet from the Parker Avenue front (north) property line. The detached garage vacation will be an encroachment of 70 feet into the front yard area of the parcel. 4.2 The neighboring home (890 Parker) was constructed in the last three years and lies roughly 90 feet from the Parker Avenue property line. A new garage on that site is set within 46 feet of the front property line. The new detached garage at 890 Parker is 20 feet in front of (north ofd the new home. Through the project review, staff has determined that the attached garage at 890 Parker Avenue (adjacent lot to the east) was approved (no variance) in 2000 to allow the attached garage and driveway to set in front of the building (the home). Parker Avenue lots in this area are exceptionally deep averaging more than 450 feet from north to south. 4.3 The Kueffer lot is designated Low Density Residential in the Comprehensive plan and it is located in the l -1, Single Family Residence Zoning District. 4.4 The proposed improvement seeks a 24 Foot x 24 foot, 576 square foot detached accessory building in the front yard of the lot. The proposed detached accessory building would be placed no closer than 10 feet to the west lot line, where the adjacent neighboring house is set hack 125 feet from the front (north) property line. This location is 30 feet south of the I ueffer's proposed garage structure. The west neighbor has a parking area for two or more cars directly adjacent to (and west oo the proposed garage. 4.5 The new east -west driveway starts 71 feet from the north property line, joining the existing joint north -south driveway along the eastern property line. By retaining a portion of the existing driveway and snaring it with the neighbor, existing trees can be saved. The Kueffer lot has a 10 foot slope and elevation drop from the douse to the proposed garage site The typical height of such proposed garage walls is 9 tot 0 feet. As an alternative, the proposed garage would, if located to match the home setback, cut deeply into the front yard slope and could require a side yard setback variance. 4.6 The Kueffer parcel is 41,729 square feet in size, affording over 12,500 square feet of impervious area. The current principal structure (1,201 s . f . ), proposed detached garage (576 s.f.) and driveway ( 1,500 s.f.) occupy an estimated 3,277 square feet of impervious area. In addition there is a deck and separate detached 180 s *f shed in the rear yard. Kueffer is not near the approximately 12,500 square feet of impervious area before the maximum limit is reached. Mr. Kueffer has proposed to remove the existing driveway from a point 115 feet back from the front property 1 ine, up the slope to the existing garage — a distance of 180 feet or more. He proposes to remove the existing detached 700 s.f garage along the rear, cast side of the property. PF3469 - RCA 06102103- Page 2 of 6