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'1 To: Variance Committee From: J. E. Melville 1194 W. Skillman Date: March 26, 1991 Subject: Request for Variance In conjunction with the street construction being done on Skillman Avenue in front of my house under City of Roseville project -91-03, I would like to upgrade my driveway also. I wish to replace my ex sting asphalt driveway with a concrete one and also to replace the concret~ floor in my garage. I understand that since my garage is not 5 feet from the neighboring property in accordance with city code 13.050 that a variance must be obtained in order to make any improvements. I would like to explain why I am requesting such a variance. The property in question is the 83.25 foot by 130 foot lot located at 1194 West Skillman avenue and contains the residential dwelling in which I and my family live along with the unattached garage. The property was sold to to me in 1973 by the person who originally built the house in 1951. There was no problem encountered with the location of buildings or driveway at that time. I have made no changes to the location of buildings or roadways since then. As can be seen from the drawing the house is set closer to the property line than most other homes in the neighborhood. I do not know the reason for that but it also forced the garage to be set back furthur from the street than other similar ones in the area. It also leaves a minimum of space for the driveway and makes it difficult to get into one stall of the garage as it must be approached at an angle. Relocating the garage any furthur off the property line would make it almost impossible to enter and exit this stall. The garage is already 105 feet from the street and can not be placed any furthur back on the lot. The garage building itself is in good phsyical shape and there is no reason to replace it with the exception of the floor which has several cracks all the way across it and has settled as much as an inch in places. There is also a screened patio connected to the garage. A 'minor variance' has been requested of the city to allow the new driveway approach to be built where a the old one was. I would like approval for these improvements as outlined to be done also, because tearing down the old garage and relocating it is not economically feasible nor is it suitable due to the position of the existing home and driveway. I was informed by the city that this request should also be submitted with the request for the 'minor variance' and so I am including it at this time. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. 3/~G/"f ) , In I' 3¡:'í'J~r 1J\Ki!!11< ': ;,~ in, oe re 1 Y ,(J _ --rn /Î, A/1 LJ..t- "" T-"-'" -h. ~, ~ t::;!'--//~ ~~~ ames E. Melville ,..O\~~ \¥-~