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NARRATIVE PORTION OF VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR 306- VICTORIA STREET March '3 1 2003 I would like to build an attractive detached garage on my proms to provide proper storage for nay boat, seasonal car, and yard maintenance equipment. I will use wood frame construction with windows and vinyl siding to match my house. My eiisting attached garage is undersized, and can barely hold our 2 everyday cars. lily original idea was to build an 864stt accessory building/detached garage as allowed by Roseville City code. As I began to survey my lot for the best location, it became clear that due to the size, shape} and topography, only 2 potential sites existed. The garage must be located no further west than the back wall of my existing attached garage because my entire back yard slopes downward toward the northwest. SITE I would be immediately to the south of the attached garage with the back wall even with the back wall of the attached garage, and a 1 Eft door facing victoria Street. T'hi's site falls within city code, but it has drawbacks. while it would allow for an 808sfi garage, the site would limit the width. There is approximately 3 3.5ft from the attached garage to the south property line. This allows for a 22ft width after subtracting the 5ff property line setback and the 6lt distance required from the attached garage. SIM I would allow a depth of 36.75tt coming east to a line even with the front of my house. The hardships caused by SITE I include: The above mentioned width limitation, and it's effect on the interior loorplan. Eliminating vehicular access to my backyard due to the Eft wide `alley' created between the 2 garages. This access is necessary to maintain nay o. 5 acre wooded lot. .M This ft wide ` alley' would pose a safety concern for my family by creating a 6f t wide x 22.25ft long area that is sheltered, and not easily visible from my house or my neighborxs houses. This site would require hundreds of extra sft of hard sw ace driveway to reach the existing driveway location effecting drainage, raising the project cost, and increasing future maintenance required_ I would also likely have to pave the ` alley'o area between the garages, as it would be to sheltered to grow grass. This site would provide a much less attractive appearance to the neighborhood. with 1 Eft doors facing victoria with the attached and detached garages* the combined width of these garage doors could overpower the 4 .45ft wide house_ The staggered distance of the garage doors from Victoria Street could also detract from the overall appearance of the property. These negative aspects, as well as looking at other nearby properties for ideas, have lead me to propose Site 2. SITE 2 is shown on my proposed plan view. The NW corner of this structure would be approximately 5f t south and 6.25ft east of the SE corner of my attached garage. This would allow gfI diagonally between the corner of the structures, enough to allow the necessary access to my backyard. This site allows for a 24ft x 26 ft garage (624sft), limited to the east by birch trees, and in other directions by the lot size and the necessary backyard access. There world be I- 16tt door facing north, which eliminates the visual impact of 2 -1 6fI doors side by side facing Victoria Street_ SITE 2 also eliminates most bf