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. )1~~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 1-09-95 ITEM NO.: B-1 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Consent Item Description: Gary Wood request for a minor variance at 313 S. Owasso Boulevard. Back.ground: 1. The property lU1der consideration at 313 S. Owasso Boulevard is zoned R-1 single family and ftouts on that portion of S. Owasso Boulevard that is considered a private street located on railroad right-of-way. This area of Lake Owasso was platted many years ago and consists of small irregular shaped lots with a variety of housing styles. City ordinances require that buildings be set back 30 feet from the front yard line. As the attached map indicates, virtually all of the houses along the private road do not meet this setback requirement. 2. The Wood's residence currently does not have a garage. They are proposing to add a 2 stall garage with the potential for future living space above. The existing house is currently 7.75 feet from the front property line. In order to maximize the distance away from the lake shoreline, it is proposed that the garage addition be located within 1 foot of the front property line. With this proposed design, the proposed garage addition will be 3 feet further back from the shoreline than the existing structure. The application is for a 29 foot front yard setback variance. 3. The Minor Variance Committee has reviewed this application and has unanimously recommended approval of the 29 foot front yard setback variance. Section 7.380 of the Roseville Zoning Code states that if 50% or more of the frontage of any block has a predominant front yard different from the 30 foot requirement specified, that all buildings erected after shall conform to this predominant front yard depth. It was the Committee's belief that because virtually every lot along the private road is within the 30 foot setback reuqirement and that because this property is located at the end of the road with no adjacent neighbors to the east, that a garage setback variance to provide off street parking was of benefit to the applicant and to the