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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: 01/12/98 <br />ITEM NO: 1-1 <br /> <br />De.Rr:rtment Approval: Mana,lll![ ~l!Proved: Agenda Section: <br />~ ~~ LAND USE <br /> <br />Item Description: Frederick Chute request for a variance at 2416 Lexington Avenue N <br />(PF#2972) <br /> <br />LQ REQUESTEDACnON <br /> <br />1.1 Frederick Chute is requesting a variance to reduce the side yard setback to four feet <br />and the rear yard setback to three feet for the purpose of constructing an attached <br />two car garage at 2416 Lexington Avenue N. <br /> <br />Requirement <br /> <br />Proposal <br /> <br />Variance <br /> <br />Side yard setback - 10' <br />Rear yard setback - 30' <br /> <br />4' setback <br />3' setback <br /> <br />6' variance <br />27' variance <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 Frederick Chute owns a single family residence at 2416 Lexington Avenue N. The <br />property is located in an R-2 Two Family Residential District, and the <br />Comprehensive Plan identifies this property as Low Density Residential. Adjacent <br />land uses include low density residential to the north, south, east, and west. <br /> <br />2.2 Mr. Chute is requesting a variance from Section 1004.03 of the City Code to reduce <br />the side yard setback to four feet and the rear yard setback to three feet for the <br />purpose of constructing an attached two car garage. The existing residence on the <br />property was constructed in 1890. There is not a garage on the property, either <br />attached or detached. The driveway on the northern edge of the parcel provides <br />access to a parking area in the northeast corner of the property. <br /> <br />2.3 Mr. Chute has considered several options for providing shelter for his vehicles. <br />Because of the location of the house on the parcel, locating a detached garage in <br />the rear yard is not possible. If a detached garage were constructed in the <br />southwest corner of the parcel, a mature evergreen tree would need to be removed <br />and a new driveway would need to be constructed. Because of the topography of <br />the parcel, the construction of the driveway in this location would also require the <br />construction of retaining walls. Mr. Chute also considered the option of constructing <br />a detached garage on the front portion of his lot; however, this option would also <br />require a variance and would look out of place in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />RCA (PF#2972) - 01/12/98 - Page 1 of 3 <br />