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REQUESTFORCOUNC~AcnON DATE: 10/27/97 ITEM NO: C-l Manager Approved: Agenda Section: CONSENT Rick Rogowski request for a minor variance for a driveway at 398 Minnesota Avenue (PF#2970). 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION 1.1 Rick Rogowski is requesting a minor variance to reduce the side yard setback of a driveway to one foot for the purpose of expanding an existing driveway at 398 Minnesota Avenue. Requirement Proposal Variance Driveway Setback - 5' l' setback 4' variance 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Rick Rogowski owns a home at 398 Minnesota Avenue. The property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential and adjacent land uses are all single family residential. 2.2 Mr. Rogowski is requesting a variance from Section 703.048, City Code, to allow the placement of a driveway less than five feet from the side property line. The applicant would like to create an additional parking space on the side of an existing attached garage. This parking area could be used for storage of a recreational vehicle or as an additional off-street parking space. The lot is only 80 feet in width and slopes from front to back creating a walk-out. Mr. Rogowski would like to have an additional off-street parking space on his property and this is the only location where such a parking space is possible. The substandard width of the lot and the topography of the lot creates a practical difficulty for the applicant. 2.3 It is the policy of the City of Roseville to issue minor variances for driveway side yard setbacks when there is a hardship or practical difficulty, provided the property is located in an R-1, Single Family Residential District, and used for residential purposes. 2.4 Section 703.048, City Code, states, "residential driveways shall be constructed so that the edge of the driveway nearest to the side lot line shall be a minimum of five feet from the side lot line." PF#2970 - ReA (10/27/97) - Page 1 of 2