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4.0 BACKGROUND 4.1 Ms. Tamura has entered into a purchase agreement for the residential property at 1000 Woodhill Drive. The property has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Low-Density Residential (LR) and a zoning classification of Single-Family Residence District (R-1). 4•2 The variance request is prompted by the applicant's desire to expand the attached garage to accommodate more than one vehicle. 5.0 STAFF COMMENT 5.1 Although the standard principal structure setback from a side property line is 10 feet, § 1012.O1B (Alternative Lot Requirements) of the City Code requires a minimum side yard setback of 5 feet on this property. The existing wall of the attached garage stands slightly less than 12 feet from the western side property line, and the applicant proposes to construct a garage addition that would accommodate a second vehicle and extend to a distance of 2 feet from the property line. 5•2 Heightened requirements for the fire rating of the proposed garage would be trig ered b the fact that the new garage wall would be so close to the property line, but sinc �these y additional safety measures are addressed as a normal part of the building permit review process, no specific conditions need to be attached to an approval of the requested variance. 5.3 While the existing drivewa a y ppears to be wide enough to serve the proposed new garage stall it nevertheless seems likely that the ro e driveway. Since the Setback Permit process would al ow City aff to�adm ni�strhe' approve a 3-foot encroachment of the driveway into the 5-foot setback requiredanlvely §703.04 (Driveway Standards), Planning Division staff believes that it woul reasonable to approve a vqRIANCE that would enable such an expansion of thebe along with the garage project. driveway 5.4 At the time this report was prepared, two people had called Co staff about the proposal; both of these callers were simply curiou abou Development proposed and had no significant concerns about granting the requested v t what was being 5.5 Section 1013 of the Code states• "yyh ARIANCE. hardships in the way of car In ' ere there are practical di��ulties or unusual iTariance Board shall have he g°ut the strict letter of the provisions of this code, the hearings, to va Power, in a specific case and after notice and y7' any such provision in harmony with the Public thereof and may impose such additional conditions as ' public health, sa e general puy�pose and intent .f tj ; and general welfare mQy be secured nd ubstQ �essa 5.6 State Statute 462.357 rY so that the , subd. 6(2) provides authori ntzat justice done. ' variances fi°om the litercrl provisions of the ordinance or the ci enforcement would ccruse urrdue hardshi ty tO hear Yequests foy� individual Yo n rnstances where their strict demonstrcrted ha�u�h er CO�S�derarlonp becQi�Se ofcircumstances uni and to grant such variQnces o que to the °rdlnance. actions will be in kee `Undue hardship ' as used in conne t1On �h the s nly when it is meQns the py�opey.� ln pirit and intent o corrdrtions R'uestion cannot be h the grantin f the allowed b put to g°fQ variQnce \ pa� 8--003 RvBA o_�i� Y the of��ial conlrolS, the a reasonable use if used under � t� _ j,� plight of the landowner is due to � �