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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: OS/26/98 <br />ITEM NO: c-s <br /> <br /> <br />Manager A roved: Agenda Section: <br />CONSENT <br /> <br />Diana Moss and Mary Needham request for a minor variance to <br />reduce the setback of an accessory building to three feet at 182-184 <br />Skillman Avenue West (PF#3026). <br /> <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />1.1 Diana Moss and Mary Needham, owners of a duplex at 182-184 Skillman Avenue <br />West, are requesting a minor variance to reduce the setback of an accessory <br />building to three feet, allow the construction of a second detached garage, and to <br />increase the lot coverage of accessory buildings to 26% of the required rear yard <br />for the purpose of constructing a single stall detached garage (14' x 22'). The <br />applicants would also like to extend the existing driveway to access the new garage. <br />A blanket driveway variance was granted for this driveway in 1990 (PF2093). <br /> <br />Requirement <br /> <br />Proposal <br /> <br />Variance <br /> <br />Accessory building setback - 5' <br />An accessory building <br /> <br />Lot coverage - 25% of <br />required rear yard <br /> <br />3' setback <br />2nd accessory <br />building <br />26% coverage <br /> <br />2' variance <br />One additional <br />building <br />1 % variance <br /> <br />Driveway setback - 5' <br /> <br />3' setback <br /> <br />2' variance <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 Diana Moss and Mary Needham own a two-family home at 182-184 Skillman <br />Avenue West. The property is zoned R-2 Two-Family Residential and adjacent land <br />uses are single family and two-family residential to the north, south, east, and west. <br /> <br />2.2 Ms. Moss & Ms. Needham are requesting a minor variance to reduce the setback <br />of an accessory building to three feet, allow the construction of a second detached <br />garage, and to increase the lot coverage of accessory buildings to 26% of the <br />required rear yard for the purpose of constructing a single stall attached garage(14' <br />x 22'). There is currently a two-car attached garage on the property which is used <br />by the applicants; however, they would like a second garage for the rental unit <br />which is located in the west half of the home. There is currently a driveway on this <br />side of the house which is less than one foot from the west property line, approved <br /> <br />PF#3026 - RCA (05/26/98) - Page 1 of 3 <br />