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� "Exhibit C" -� THE NARRATIVE: We are applying for a variance for the property of 358 McCarrons Boulevard South, Roseville, MN 55113. We propose to remove the existing single-car garage on the front (lakeside/northern) of the house and build a new two-car garage and expand the driveway for this wider garage. This will require variances for the following issues: 1) Encroaching on the front lot setback. • Required Front Setback is 30'-0". The new garage on the Proposed Plan, at its nearest point to the property line is 29.51 %et. 2) Exceeding the allowed lot coverage of impervious surfaces. The existing impervious surface already exceeds the percentage allowed of 30%. A slightly wider driveway is required for the new wider garage and new safer stairs and sidewalks on the sides and front of the new proposed garage. • Allowable impervious is 30% of the lot square footage. • The total existing in7pervious surface is 41.3% of the lot. • The total proposed impervious surface will be 48.6% of the lot; of which: 0 3.9% is an increase (not to exceed 447 sq. ft.) of proposed sidewalks, stairs, and landscaping. 0 3.2% is an increase of driveway size. 0 0.2% is an increase of the garage itself. The existing house was built with a single-car garage, tuck-under style. An additional single-car garage was added, in tandem, in later years. This layout, however, does not allow for easy removal of a vehicle fi-om the ls` stall when another vehicle is parked in the 2°d stall, does not allow for adequate storage of necessary lawn, garden and maintenance equipment, and most importantly does not provide adequate off- street parking. Since there is no on-street parking allowed directly in front of the residence, on McCarrons Boulevard South, nor in the rear alley, and the driveway is not wide enough to accommodate two vehicles, moving vehicles is an extremely difficult and arduous process. There are also safety concerns with backing out onto McCarrons Boulevard South, just to move a car. The existing garage addition was poorly built and is deteriorating, and needs extensive structural repairs or• replacement at this time. Variance approval for exceeding impervious surface coverage will help improve general safety and access to the home, simplify parking, improve upon the drainage of the property to be more appropriate with today's water-shed expectations, eliminate current water drainage problems that are causing deterioration, and ease the removal and distribution of snow. The homeowner is exploring a rainwater collection system and rain gardens with the new landscaping in an effort to help redistribute rainwater that would otherwise be shed off the lot due to added impervious stu•face coverage.