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<br />4.0 REVIEW of REQUEST: <br /> <br />4.1 Scott Santanni has submitted a proposal to construct a detached accessory building on his <br />lot. The structure, a 30 foot 6 inch by 33 foot (1,007 sq. ft) storage building would be <br />located just north of the existing attached two-stall garage. The City Code stats the sum <br />of the area of an attached garage and detached accessory building cannot exceed the size <br />of the house. In this case, the proposed 1,007 sq. ft. detached accessory building when <br />combined with the existing 440 sq. ft. attached garage, creates 1,447 sq. ft. of combined <br />accessory building square footage, which requires a variance. <br /> <br />4.2 The Santanni home was constructed in 1951 and lies on a 28,072 square foot (87 feet by <br />323 feet) parcel. The home 1-1/2 story home has a footprint of 1,030 sq. ft and the <br />breezeway a footprint of 108 sq. ft. for a total of 1,138 sq. ft. The parcel has a rear <br />yard accessory building allowance of 1,053 sq. ft. and an impervious coverage allowance <br />of 8,422 sq. ft. <br /> <br />4.3 The existing conditions and the proposed accessory building fall well below the <br />maximum impervious surface area allowed on the parcel. Likewise, the proposed <br />detached accessory building is below the size allowed by the Code. However, when <br />combined, the attached garage (440 sq. ft.) and proposed detached accessory building <br />(1,007 sq. ft.) exceed the footprint size of the home (1,138 sq. ft) by 309 sq. ft. <br /> <br />4.4 Variance Conditions Proposed: (also see attachment of applicant's analysis) <br /> <br />SECTION 1004.01A5 Existing Condition Proposed Condition Variance Requested <br />Overall Area <br />Size of Principal 1,138 sq. ft. house 1,138 sq. ft. house Garage + Accessory <br />Structure Footprint 440 sq. ft. attached garage 440 sq. ft. attached garage building 309 sq. ft. <br /> 1,007 SQ. ft. accessory bld{!. <br /> <br />5.0 STAFF COMMENTS/FINDINGS: <br /> <br />5.1 Section 1004.01A5 reads: "Overall Area: The overall area of attached garage and <br />detached accessory building(s) shall not exceed the exterior dimensional footprint of the <br />principal structure, excluding any attached garage footprint." <br /> <br />5.3 The City Planner reviewed the proposal and determined that it was difficult to justify a <br />departure from the strict application of the City Code allowing the applicant to construct <br />the proposed detached 1,007 sq. ft detached accessory building. The City Planner offered <br />an alternative, a reduced size from that requested by the applicant. <br /> <br />PF3512 - ReA 092203 - Page 2 of 4 <br />