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��r�ance E�pplicatfo� Narrati�=e Attachment D C�urt artd Heather I�ubbelc�� Victoria Street (Traffic both directions} * � * � —► = Direction of Traffic �` = Large Trees * = Other well-established Trees & shrubbery /1 � Grandvie«� Street Figure 1. Diagram af danger reversing aut of driveway onto Victoria Street. After examining the property, eliminating the curve portion of the driveway (leaving only a straight drive �etween the road and garage} would reduce the impervious surface to 27%. However, a turn-around area was considered aceeptable by the city. Creating a turn-around area would cause us to eliminate two trees and one bush near the house (see fig. 1), and would add at least 300 sq. ft., which would then bring the impervious surface ta 30%. Now, we are back to the reason we are faced with this variance, which is the garage addition, which would bring the impervious surface to 32°io and basicaily back ta it's current state at 34%. I hope it is obvious that this would be too much labar and way to costly for the actual reduction in impervious surFace. If the driveway ��vere left alone, the garage addition would increase the impervious surface from 34% to 36%. Therefore, we could either spend $7,500 to tear up the driveway, take down trees, seed the grass, add a turn-around surface, and build the garage addition, decreasing the impervious surface by 2%. Or, we could spend $3,500 on the garage addition and increase the impervious surface by 2%, still continuing to not contribute to the cities drainage averload. Thank you far taking the time to examine our variance application. We look forward to hearing the thoughts of the city staff and Variance Board, and hope that we can work together to create a plan that will benefit the City of Roseville and all individuals involved. -.. –�