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J. 3~1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 7-08-91 ITEM NO.: '& - 5 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda section: {t5 ~ Consent Item Description: Robert and Annette Walker request for a minor variance at 2991 North Chatsworth Street. Backqround: 1. City ordinances require that structures in residential have a 30 foot front yard setback, 30 foot rear yard setback and attached garages have a 27 foot front yard setback. 2. Robert and Annette Walker are proposing to add 3 feet onto the front of their existing garage and to add a family room addition onto the rear of the garage at 2991 North Chatsworth Street. The proposed addition onto the front of the garage would have a 26 foot setback instead of the required 27 feet and the family room addition would have an 11 foot rearyard setback instead of the required 30 feet. The existing house has a front yard setback of 29.5 feet instead of 30 feet. 3. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended approval of the variances. The Commi ttee fel t that there was a hardship present because of the fact that the lot is oriented such that the long dimension of the lot is abutting the street instead of the narrow dimension. This results in a very small depth of the lot which makes any expansion impossible without a variance. The Committee also felt that the rear of the lot abuts on public open space and not another residential lot which helps reduce the impact of the proposed addition. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance request based on there being no hardship demonstrated. 2. Approve the variance as requested. Policy Obiectives: 1. To insure that construction occurs in conformance with city zoning ordinance. 2. To allow expansion of structures on single family residential property.