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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 07/28/97 ITEM NO: C-2 Agenda Section: CONSENT Bernard Roeller request for a minor variance for a detached garage at 2958 Woodbridge Street N (PF#2939). :tJJ. REQUESTED ACTION 1.1 Bernard Roeller is requesting a minor variance to place an accessory building (detached garage) within the side yard of a parcel at 2958 Woodbridge Street N. Requirement Proposal Variance Accessory building must be in rear yard Placement of accessory building in side yard 2Jl BACKGROUND 2.1 Bernard Roeller owns a home at 2958 Woodbridge Street N. The property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential and adjacent land uses are all single family residential. 2.2 Mr. Roeller is requesting a variance from Section 1004.01A to allow the placement of an accessory building in a location other than the rear yard. The existing one car garage on the property is located in the rear yard on the north side of the parcel; however, there are problems with the narrow width of the driveway and the accumulation of snow in this area. There is also a grade differential in this area and part of the existing driveway is constructed within an access easement across the property to the north. Mr. Roeller is proposing to build a new two car garage and driveway on the south side of the parcel in line with the house, and then remove the existing one car garage and driveway on the north side of the parcel. The area occupied by the existing garage and driveway will be landscaped upon completion of the new garage and removal of the existing garage. A patio area on the southeast comer of the house would have to be removed if the garage were placed in the rear yard on the south side of the parcel. The narrow width of the existing driveway, the difference In grade between this property and the property to the north, and the location of an existing patio area on the south side of the house creates a practical difficulty for the applicants. PF#2939 - RCA - Page 1 of 3