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p+~A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 6-22-92 ITEM NO.: B-1 Department Approval: ~ Manager Reviewed: ~ Agenda Section: Consent Item Description: Robert Selden request for variances at 3063 Farrington Court. Backaround: 1. City ordinances require that single family dwellings have a 30 foot front yard setback, a 30 foot rear yard setback,' and a 10 foot sideyard setback and that driveways be setback five feet from side property lines. 2. Robert Selden owns a dwelling at 3063 Farrington Court. The existing dwelling has a front yard setback of 25.9 feet and a sideyard setback of 9.3 feet instead of the required 30 feet and 10 feet. Mr. Selden wishes to add a 12x12 addition onto the existing garage for storage purposes. This addition will also have a 9.3 foot setback from the side property line and a 26 foot rear yard setback. Mr. Selden is also requesting permission to extend the driveway to this new addition. The existing driveway and the proposed driveway extension will have a 0 foot setback instead of the required 5 feet. 3. All affected neighbors support the variance. 4. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended approval ofa 4. 1 foot variance to the front yard requirements, a 4 foot rearyard setback variance, a .7 foot variance to sideyard setback requirements, and a 5 foot driveway sideyard setback variance. The Committee believed it was reasonable to grant the structure setback variances because of the existing condition and there would be a hardship to move the house or to tear off part of the house to meet the setback requirement. The proposed addition would match the existing sideyard setback and would not make the nonconformity any worse. Only a corner of the addition would require a rear yard variance. The odd shaped lot and the orientation of the house on the lot also presents practical difficulties. The driveway would be a continuation of the existing 0 foot setback. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on the finding that no hardship or