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<br />REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: 07/11/01 <br />ITEM NO: 6c <br /> <br />Department Approval: Manager Approved: Agenda Section: <br />?1\vJ frr PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />~~iption: A request by Douglas Root for a Variance from Section 1004.01A7 and <br />1004.01Al0 of the Roseville City Code for property located at 2468 Hamline <br />Avenue (PF3320) <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />1.1 Douglas Root is requesting a variance from Section 1004.01A7 (Location) and <br />lO04.01AlO (Height) to allow construction ofa 24 foot by 26 foot (624 sq. ft.) detached <br />garage. <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 Mr. Root owns the property located at 2468 Hamilne Avenue. The property has a zoning <br />designation ofR-l, Single Family Residential, and a Comprehensive Plan designation of <br />Low Density Residential. <br /> <br />2.2 Mr. Root seeks the identified variances to allow the accessory building (detached garage) <br />to be constructed in the front yard. In this case, the front yard is considered the area that <br />lies from the front of the principal structure up to the property line adjacent to Hamline <br />Avenue or an area approximately 200 feet in length. <br /> <br />2.3 Mr. Root also seeks a 3-foot variance to allow the accessory building to be constructed to <br />a height of 18 feet to the midpoint of the roof truss. <br /> <br />2.4 The following are the perimeters of the accessory building height variance: <br /> <br />BUILDING HEIGHT <br />Code Requirement Proposed Heie:ht Variance Requested <br />15 feet 18 feet 3 feet <br /> <br />3.0 STAFF COMMENT & FINDINGS <br /> <br />3.1 Section 1004.01A7 of the Roseville City Code does not permit accessory structures to be <br />constructed in a front yard. <br /> <br />3.2 Section 1004.01AI0 requires a 15 foot maximum height on detached accessory <br />structures. This height is determined by calculating the midpoint of the roof truss. <br /> <br />3.3 Mr. Root currently has an attached garage that is 24 feet by 28 feet (672 sq. ft.) and a <br />principal structure footprint that is 1,472 square feet in size. Based on these <br />determinations, Mr. Root is allowed accessory buildings not to exceed 1,472 square feet <br />(Section 1004.01A5). <br /> <br />PF3309 RPCA (071101) Page 1 of3 <br />