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<6'-( 'd-- cr){ EXCERPT FROM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF 8/12/98: 6e. Planning File 3057. Roger Krause is requesting a variance to increase the coverage of the required rear yard from 25% to 37.5% for the purpose of constructing a 26' x 26' (676 sf) garage at 1306 Ryan Avenue West. Chair Harms opened the hearing and requested Dennis Welsch present a summary, based on written reports of July 8, 1998, of the variance request for construction of a garage at 1306 Ryan Avenue West. Dennis Weslch defined the variances as a driveway setback variance of 2', building size variance of 226 sJ., and a lot coverage variance of 12.6% and reviewed the hardship involved. The staff recommended approval. Larry Holms, representing the applicant, reviewed the request. There being no further questions or comments, Chair Harms closed the hearing. Motion: Member Mulder moved, Member Rhody seconded, to recommend approval of Roger Krause's request for a variance to increase the lot coverage to 37.5% of the required rear for the purpose of constructing a 26' x 26' replacement garage at 1306 Ryan Avenue West and a variance to reduce the setbck of a driveway to three feet for the purpose of bringing an existing driveway into compliance and allowing the extension of said driveway to access the new garage, based on the following findings: 1) Section 1004.01 (A) of the City Code limits the size of an accessory building to 25% of the required rear yard, which limits the size of a detached garage on this property to 450 square feet. The proposed garage will be 676 square feet in area (37.6% of the required rear yard). 2. The pre-existing, non conforming width of the parcel creates a physical hardship for the applicant; it limits the size of an accessory building to 450 square feet. (A standard, newly created lot would be 85 feet in width and allow for approximately 635 square feet of accessory buildings.) The substandard width of the parcel also creates a practical difficulty in locating a driveway to access a detached garage. 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). The location of the house on the parcel and the interior design of the house prohibits the construction of an attached garage of any size. The proposed replacement garage will be setback the required five feet from the western property line (existing garage is set back 3 feet). 4. The proposed variance, if granted, will not adversely affect the public health,