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<br />';, (, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: 08/12/98 <br />ITEM NO: '-Lel..- <br />Agenda Section: <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />James Christensen is requesting a variance to increase the coverage <br />of the required rear yard from 25% to 44.8% for the purpose of <br />constructing a 28' x 36' detached garage at 669 Shryer Avenue West <br />(PF3058) <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />1.1 James Christensen is requesting a variance to increase the coverage of the required <br />rear yard to 44.8% for the purpose of constructing a 28' x 36' (1008 square feet) <br />detached garage at 669 Shryer Avenue West. A variance to allow the placement <br />of an accessory building in the front yard of a through lot (a lot with two street <br />frontages) is also required. <br /> <br />Requirement <br /> <br />Proposal <br /> <br />Variance <br /> <br />Accessory building size - <br />562.5 s.f. <br />(25% of required rear yard) <br /> <br />1008s.f. <br />(44.8%) <br /> <br />226 s.f. <br />(19.8%) <br /> <br />Accessory building <br />in side yard <br /> <br />Accessory building <br />in front yard <br />(Skillman Avenue) <br /> <br />Location of building- <br />through lot <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 James Christensen owns a home at 669 Shryer Avenue West. The property is <br />zoned R-1 Single Family Residential District, and the Comprehensive Plan identifies <br />this property as Low Density Residential. Adjacent land uses include single family <br />residential to the north, south, east, and west. <br /> <br />2.2 Mr. Christensen is requesting a variance from Section 1004.01 (A), City Code, to <br />increase the coverage of the required rear yard to 44.8%. Mr. Christensen's lot is <br />75' x 217' (16,275 square feet) and is occupied by a single family residence (1165 <br />square feet) with a single car attached garage (360 square feet). The existing <br />single car attached garage is inadequate for Mr. Christensen's storage needs. He <br />is proposing to construct a 1008 square foot detached building to provide storage <br />space for an RV van, truck, boat and trailer, lawn and garden equipment, and <br />various tools for home maintenance. The proposed accessory building will be <br /> <br />PF3058 - RPCA (08/12/98) - Page 1 of 3 <br />