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~4q~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 7-12-93 ITEM NO.: ;&;1 Department Approval: (g Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: ~cA- Consent Item Description: Gordon Thole request for a minor variance at 911 Transit Avenue. Backaround: 1. City ordinances require that the sideyard setback for attached garages be 10 feet from the property line. 2. Mr. Thole's existing garage is currently 17 feet from the side property line. The distance between his home and his neighbors to the west is 32 feet. 3. Mr. Thole would like to put a 12 foot wide by 24 foot deep addition onto his existing garage. This would require a 5 foot sideyard variance. 4. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended approval of the variance. It was the Committee's bel ief that while Mr. Thole did have a two car garage, it is a small garage that really cannot get two cars into it. In addition, he would be storing a large boat in the added garage space, and therefore, the boat would no longer have to be in the front yard. For these reasons and plus the fact that there would still be 20 feet between Mr. Thole's home and his neighbors to the west, the Committee felt that the proposed garage addition would fit well into the neighborhood. 5. All affected adjacent property owners indicated their approval of the proposed variance. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on the finding that no hardship or practical difficulty exists on the site. 2. Grant the variance based on the finding that a hardship or practical difficulty is present on the site. Policy Objective: 1. To insure that development occurs consistent with the city's zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan.