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~IJ'D P REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 5-10-93 ITEM NO.: ])-f ent Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda section: ~ Consent Item Description: Endura Construction Specialties request for a minor variance at 455 S. Owasso Boulevard. Backaround: 1. City ordinances require that garages or accessory structures be placed in back or side yards. 2. Several lots around Lake Owasso have the garage located between the street and the houses to afford views to the lake and to present a front door image to the lake. 3. Endura Construction Specialties has property 'and is now proposing to add a an existing garage. The garage will property line. been updating this 24' x 22' addition to be 88 feet from the 4. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended approval of the variance. The Committee believed that given the required 75 foot setback from the high water line, combined with the fact that the. garage already exists and will still be 88 feet from the property line, it is reasonable to expand the existing garage. Putting the addi tion on the front of the building saves a 16 inch diameter silver maple tree. 5. All affected adj acent property owners have indicated their approval. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on the finding that no hardship or practical difficulties exist on the site. 2. Grant the variance based on the finding that a hardship or practical difficulty is present on the site. Policy Obiective: 1. To insure that development occurs consistent with the City's zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan. 2. To grant variances where hardship and/or practical