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2.3 Mrs. Nyman has considered several options for providing needed shelter for a second vehicle on the property. The lot is only 75 feet in width, as compared to the current width requirement of 85 feet. Because of the location of the house on the parcel, locating a detached garage in the rear yard is an option; however, several mature trees would need to be removed in order to accommodate such a garage unless it were placed far back on the lot. In addition, since the house is only 10 feet from the north property line, a variance would be needed for a driveway to access such a garage. 2.4 An addition to the existing one-stall attached garage appears to be the only viable alternative. The proposed eight-foot addition is the minimum possible to provide an additional parking space and allow the replacement of the existing single garage door with a double garage door. The substandard width of the lot, the location of the existing house on the property, and the location of mature trees on the parcel create practical difficulties for constructing an additional garage space on the parcel. 2.5 Because of the proximity of the proposed addition to the property line (within three feet), a fire wall would need to be installed on the north side of the addition. The soffit on this side of the addition could not extend more than eight inches from the wall of the garage addition, and a gutter would be needed on this side of the addition to prevent water from being diverted on to the adjacent property. 2.6 This request could have been processed as a minor variance request; however, the applicants were unable to obtain the written consent of the adjacent property owner. 2.7 Section 1012.01 (B) of the City Code requires a side yard setback of five feet for platted lots or parcels of record existing on May 21, 1959. Section 1013.02 outlines the criteria and procedure for considering a variance. 3.0 STAFF COMMENT 3.1 In reviewing this request, staff made the following findings: 1. Section 1012.01 (8) of the City Code requires a side yard setback of five feet for a parcel existing on May 21, 1959. The existing house is setback 10 feet from the north property line. 2. The substandard width of the lot, the location of the existing house on the property, and the location of mature trees on the parcel create practical difficulties for constructing a detached garage on the parcel. 3. The proposed variance is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Title 10 of the City Code (Zoning). PF3008 - RCA (06122/98) - Page 2 of 3