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Setback Permit A{!Jllication 1144 W.. Ryan Ave Jim and Heather Hawkins # 6) State exactly what is intended to be done on or with the property that requires the setback permit: As part of a larger plan, we need a setback permit to build a two-car garage the same distance off the West side lot line as it exists currently. The existing attached garage (built in 1953) is 4 feet 8 inches from the West side lot line. Current code requires a minimum setback of 10 feet for a side lot line. The additional space needed for the second garage stall would come from the existing breezeway/family room (between our garage and the main body of the house). # 7) Explain alternatives that have been examined which would enable you to meet existing Code requirements: Two main alternatives exist that would allow a two-car garage to be built within today's code as we understand it. Both options are problematic and also require tearing down the existing breezeway/family room to be within code. The first option would be to build a two-car garage in which one car is parked behind the other, rather than side by side. Among other things, this obviously creates significant issues resulting in constant "juggling" of vehicles and a very long garage in appearance. The second option would be to move the entire garage structure into the back yard. This would be a poor alternative for both us and our neighbors. The current backyard area of our home and the homes to the West have a unique quality in that they are all free of any significant structures (i.e. garages, sheds, fences, etc.) and connect to more open land to the South. This creates a beautiful, park-like atmosphere for us all. This second option would break that up. It would also function much less efficiently for our family in many ways, harm our own views of the park-like backyard and create a much longer driveway, requiring significantly more area to be filled with concrete. Both of these alternatives have significant disadvantages, making them less desirable than our proposed plan.