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5.2 Section 1004.02D5 requires a 30 foot minimum rear yard setback. The Norris principal currently lies just over 21 feet from the north (rear) property line. The proposed by Mr. Norris seeks the ability to construct an attached garage 12 feet from the north property line or an 18 foot variance. The Planning Commission did not support a variance to this section of the City Code. 5.3 Although the proposed attached garage is very large, its size is permitted under the City Code (size allowed up to footprint size of principal structure or 1,699 sq. ft and ability to meet impervious coverage maximum of30% or 4,491 sq. ft.). That being said, other sections of the City Code such as setback requirements can regulate structure size, unless variances are granted. 5.4 The original west lot line (prior to the frontage road construction in 1988) would have been considered an interior lot side yard with a 5 foot setback applied. However, access to any proposed enlarged garage on the parcel prior to the frontage road would have had to come from Sextant Avenue (the frontage raid was build well after the home). The proposal by Mr. Norris would place an attached garage 8 feet from the west property line, requiring a 22 foot variance. 5.5 The principal structure was also constructed prior to the adoption of a City zoning ordinance, which now requires a rear yard setback minimum of 30 feet. The rear yard is determined to be the north property line, for which the existing house lies just over 21 feet or encroached 9 feet. The proposal by Mr. Norris would place the new attached garage 12 feet from the rear property line, requiring an 18 foot variance. 5.5 The driveway proposed by Mr. Norris at roughly 60 feet wide is much larger in width than the 26 foot residential maximum allowed by the Roseville City Code. Staff does not support this width, nor a variance to increase the Norris driveway within the right-of-way larger that the 26 maximum width. Staff does support the creation of two separate accesses (aprons and short driveways). Further, staff does not support a variance to Section 602.06 of the Roseville City Code to allow the parking of vehicles in the city boulevard. 5.6 The City Planner has reviewed the development proposal with regard to variance standards and detemlined that it is difficult to justify a departure from the strict application of the City Code allowing the applicant to construct the proposed attached garage. However, there is justification for reducing the size of the replacement garage to a size 26 feet by 52 feet or 1,352 sq. ft. 5.7 Specifically, the existing principal structure has a 21 + foot rear yard setback. Requiring or limiting the attached garage to this same setback as the principal structure and allowing the attached garage to be constructed at the Code allowed 27 foot front yard setback, would reduce the structure from 60 feet to 52 feet. PF3541 - ReA 121503 - Page 3 of7