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<br />4.0 REVIEW of REQUEST: <br /> <br />4.1 Section 1004.02D5 (Dwelling Dimensions Front Yard Setback) requires all principal <br />structures in a single family zoning district to be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the <br />front yard property line. <br /> <br />4.2 The Gisvold home lies slightly skewed on the parcel and along a block with varying front <br />yard setbacks. Specifically, the attached garage to the west is set back approximately 20 <br />feet from the front property line and the home to the east is set back approximately 35 <br />feet from the front property line. Most homes on a block exceed the 30 foot minimum <br />setback requirement. <br /> <br />4.3 The Gisvold home is a 1956 rambler that lies on a 75 foot by 140 foot (10,500 sq. ft.) <br />parcel. The front yard elevation increases as it moves towards the home approximately <br />six feet and the parcel is lined with pine trees. <br /> <br />4.4 The current home has a footprint of approximately 24 feet by 48 feet or 1,104 square feet <br />and a single stall attached garage that is approximately 12 feet wide by 24 deep or 288 <br />square feet in size. The existing garage is narrow and has little room for a vehicle and <br />storage. The home is slightly skewed on the parcel with an estimated west setback (side <br />yard) of 10 feet and an east setback (also side yard) of eight feet. <br /> <br />4.5 Mr. Gisvold proposes to construct a 20 foot wide by 22 foot deep attached garage on to <br />the front of the home that would extend (encroach) 15.5 additional feet into the required <br />front yard. Mr. Gisvold prefers a 24 feet deep garage, but has offered the 22 foot deep <br />structure to minimize area impacts. <br /> <br />4.6 The proposed garage encroachment creates a substandard driveway parking area (less <br />than 20 feet in depth from property line to structure). The Planning Commission did <br />not support a variance to Section 602.02 (Parking on Boulevard Prohibited) and <br />added a condition that no parking on the driveway be allowed. <br /> <br />4.7 Variance Conditions Proposed: <br /> <br />SECTION 1004.02D5 <br />Code Requirement Existing Proposed Variance <br />Front Yard Setback Condition Condition Requested <br />30 foot minimum house 30 feet 14.5 feet 15.5 feet <br /> <br />PF3464 - ReA 060203 - Page 2 of 6 <br />