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• • 5.6 The propertv in question cannot be nut to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed bv the official controls: The existing garage allows one vehicle to be parked inside, but the City staff and the Variance Board have supported and approved variances to accommodate two garage stalls as a means of achieving City policies of maintaining and improving Roseville's housing stock. Because of the way the house is situated on this property, a second garage stall cannot be added without a variance, and although the proposed addition would add two stalls, the variance required to accommodate the expansion is no greater than the variance that would be needed to add only one more stall. The Planning Division has determined that the property can be put to a reasonable use under the official controls if the VARIANCE request is approved. 5.7 The pli�ht of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the propertv not created bv the landowner: The property was improved in 1955, at which time a one-car garage met the needs of the average household; the growing need for additional vehicles is largely a result of social and economic changes in the intervening years, and not to poor or short-sighted decisions on the part of the property owners. While this kind of situation is not uncommon in a 1950's suburb like Roseville, it is a circumstance that is unique to properties created and improved prior to the almost universal need for a household to own two or more vehicles. The Planning Division has determined that the plight of the landowner is due to unique circumstances not created by the landowner. 5.8 The variance, if Eranted, will not alter the essential character of the locality: The proposed garage expansion would not be out of character with the surrounding residential area as many of the nearby homes already have attached garages that address the street in similar ways. The Planning Division has determined that the allowance of the requested VARIANCE will not alter the essential character of the locality, nor adversely affect the public health, safety, or general welfare of the city or adjacent properties. 6.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 6.1 Based on the comments and findings outlined in Section 5 of this report, the Planning Division recommends APPROVAL of Mr. Zeller's request for an 11-foot VARIANCE to the principal structure setback from a front property line, established in § 1004.016 (Residential Setbacks) of the City Code, to allow the proposed expansion of the attached garage at 1773 Alameda Street, subject to the following conditions: a. The size and location of the proposed addition shall be consistent with the plans reviewed with this application and shall not be less than 18 feet from the front property line; and b. The variance shall expire 6 months from the approval date if a building permit is not issued, pursuant to § 1013.03 of the City Code. PF07-067 RVBA 120507 Page 3 of 4