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Community Development Department 651.490.2279 . fax: 651.490.2931 May 22, 2001 John & Laurie Conway 1803 Victoria Street Roseville, Minnesota 55113 RE: Setback Permit Application for new garage. Dear John & Laurie: This letter is to inform you that the Development Review Committee (DRC) held its hearing on Thursday, May 17 to consider your request for a Setback Permit to allow a front yard encroachment to a distance 24 feet from your property line adjacent to Victoria Street. While the DRC is supportive of your request and felt that it met many of the conditions necessary for approval, the DRC could not approve the requested setback amount of 24 feet, due to a specific City Code section that regulates lots with non-traditional setbacks. Section 1004.01E states: Exception: If after May 21, 1959, existing houses on 50% of rnore of the frontage on any block have a predominant front yard different from that herein specified, all buildings hereafter erected shall conform to this predominant front yard depth, provided this regulation shall not be interpreted so as to require a front yard of more than 40 feet in depth. The house at 1803 Victoria Street was constructed in 19 _ and is setback approximately (City Sight estimate) 36 feet from the front yard property line adjacent to Victoria Street. The Community Development Department has determined that there is no single predominant setback for this block because homes are setback from 36 to 50 feet and in your case the front yard setback is established at 36 feet. A Setback Permit (Section 1013.05B7) shall not reduce the front or rear yard required setback by more than 20% or be closer than 24 feet to a front or rear property line. In the case of your property, the 20% requirement allows an encroachment of seven feet or to a point 29 feet front the front property line. This would allow you an additional 15 feet to construct a garage given an estimated garage setback of 43 feet from the front property line. Should you desire to encroach into the required setback further than 15 feet, you will need to apply for a variance from Section 1004.01E of the Roseville City Code. A variance requires the provision of your determination of "undue hardship" as prescribed below: