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various tools for home maintenance. The proposed accessory building will be accessed from Skillman Avenue, with one 16 foot wide door and one 9 foot wide door facing the roadway. The site plan as submitted also shows a 36 foot wide curb cut; however, the City limits the width of residential curb cuts to 26 feet. 2.3 The required rear yard of the property is 2,250 square feet; therefore, the maximum allowed for a detached garage area is 562.5 square feet (25% of the required rear yard). The proposed 28' x 36' garage is 1008 square feet in area (44.8% of the required rear yard). 2.4 Section 1004.01 (A), City Code, states that an accessory building cannot occupy more than 25% of the required rear yard (width of lot x 30' required rear yard depth). Section 1013.02 outlines the procedure for considering a variance. 3.0 STAFF COMMENT 3.1 In reviewing this request, staff made 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 562.5 square feet. The proposed garage will be 1008 square feet in area (44.8% 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 562.5 square feet. (A standard, newly created lot would be 85 feet in width and allow for approximately 635 square feet of accessory buildings.) The fact that the lot is a through lot also creates a physical hardship for the applicant, in that it limits the location of an accessory building to the side yard area. 3. The proposed variance is not harmony with the general purpose and intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Title 10 of the City Code (Zoning). While Skillman Avenue is the rear yard of this property, numerous single family home~ to the north front on Skillman Avenue. For this reason, a 1008 square foot garage in this location will have an adverse impact on the residential character of Skillman Avenue. In addition, the area of . the proposed garage (1008 square feet) combined with the area of the existing attached garage (360 square feet) exceeds the main floor living area of the house (1165 square feet). 4. The proposed variance, if granted, will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or general welfare. PF3058 - RCA (08/24/98) - Page 2 of 4