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• Peter & Melodee Zeller 1773 Alameda St Roseville, MN 55113 November l , 2007 City of Roseville Community Development Attn: Variance Board 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 #7 • Project Goal: Add enough additional garage space on the front of the home to accommodate two automobiles side by side.(22'W x 20'D) Project Description: Construct 2 car garage, new front entry and porch on front of existing home. See drawing of proposed addition for details. m The additional garage space would improve the livability and accessibility of this dwelling. We are part of an aging community, and as the years go by, it becomes more desirable both for us and future owners to have adequate indoor garage space. The distance from our front lot line to the edge of the street is 13 %z fEet. If this variance is granted, the new addition will be setback 18 feet from the front lot line and 31 % from the edge of Alameda Street. Other homeowners in our neighborhood have successfully built garage space on the front of their homes with street setbacks less that what we are proposing. See Attachment A for examples. Because of limitations on the side yard setback and differing elevations of the existing home, garage and driveway, a 12' front yard setback variance is requested. Without this variance, the existing basement foundation wall would protrude into the new garage and result in a parking stall too short to accommodate most vehicles. This could be eliminated by raising the new garage to the elevation of the existing floor of the home but that would result in an excessively steep driveway grade and approach angle. By moving the front of the garage closer to the street, we are able to minimize problems with the driveway elevation without interfering with the basement or encroaching on the side yard setback.