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Application for Variance City of Roseville Page 2 #7 If variances are being requested, please explain nature of hardship that justifIes said variance. #7 While it is understood that thele is a precedence for requesting a variance which allows a stroctuIe to align its setback with the adjacent structure, there are several aspects to this request that are wúque. Any public works facility that is located within a civic center complex is severely restricted. First of all, most civic centers (including RoseviJIe) are located adjacent to residential areas and the pubJic works are usually not appreciated. Second, civic center complexes tend to be relatively smaD and public works facilities tend to need space to effectively serve the citizens. This proposal is working toward providing the Roseville Public Works Department with the maximum utilization of the existing developable space while also landscaping to provide I) a buffer to the street and 2) enhance the overall appearance of the civic center complex. Expansion to the west was limited by the proposed Community Center and its associated site development. Expansion to the east was limited by Civic Center Drive. Having the proposed addition to the north was seen as the viable solution. If the building is required to decrease its width to be within established setbacks, the usability of the structure will be severely hampered. The primary use of the building is to stOle seasonal equipment and vehicles to protect these expensive pieces from the elements. In many cases, the declease of the width of the building by ten (10) feet will make it nearly impossible to maneuver the equipment inside the building and to back it into place. The building is designed to have 80 feet clear inside. This provides for a 20 ft. aisle and 30 ft. storage areas on each side. This is, realistically, the minimum width practical. The courtyard improvements include a 28 ft. setback from the north property line of the wall at the entry/exit drive. This setback:, requiring a two (2) foot variance will provide a usable vehicle stack-up lane of forty feet from the street to the card controlled gate. Due to the lestrictions, mentioned earlier, of a civic center site; we are requesting that a portion of the courtyard wall be allowed to be parallel to the proposed building and the rue station, but outside of the required setback and that it be a screen for the courtyard. The proposed extension of die courtyard wall on the east side requires a nineteen (19) foot variance but is planned to be ten (to) feet back from the existing wall. On a civic center site each square foot counts for the Public Works Department. While the proposed wall will be eleven feet high inside the courtyard, we are designing a combination of benning the outside of the wall and plantings to screen the courtyard from Woodhill Drive. The effective height of the wall will be seven feet plus, requiring a variance for height above the regulation of six and one-half feet. 9787