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<br />WJl <br />l=\ <br />\ 1 <br />I . <br /> <br />NA,1iliATlVE PORTION OF Vft,RlftJ>JCE APPLICATION FOR <br /> <br />3063 VICTORL~,- STREET <br /> <br />Ivlarc-h 31 2003 <br /> <br />I vvould like to build an attractive detached garage on my property to provide proper <br />storage for my boat, seasonal car, and yard maintenance equipment. I vvill use vvood <br />frame construction with windows and vinyl siding to match my house. My existing <br />attached garage is undersized, and can barely hold our 2 everyday cars. My original idea <br />was to build an 864sft accessory building/detached garage as allowed by RosevilIe City <br />code. As I began to survey my lot forthe best loca.tion, it became clear that due to the <br />size, shape, and topography, only 2 potential sites existed. The garage must be located no <br />further west than the back wall of my existing attached garage because my entire back <br />yard slopes downward toward the northwest. <br /> <br />=1 SITE I would be immediately to the south of the attached garage with the back wall even <br />with the back wall of the attached garage, and a 16ft door facing Victoria Street. This site <br />falls within city code, but it has drawbacks. While it would allow for an 808sft garage, <br />the site would limit the width. There is approximately 33.5ft from the attached garage to <br />the south propeliy line. This allows for a 22ft width after subtracting the 5ft property line <br />setback and the 6ft distance required from the attached garage. SITE 1 would allow a <br />depth of36.75ft coming east to a line even with the tront of my house. The hardships <br />caused by SITE 1 include: <br />The above mentioned width limitation, and it's effect on the interior floorplan. <br />Eliminating vehicular access to my backyard due to the 6ft wide 'alley' created <br />between the 2 garages. This access is necessary to maintain my 0.5 acre wooded lot. <br />This 6ft wide 'alley' would pose a safety concern for my family by creating a 6ft <br />wide x 22.25ft long area that is sheltered, and not easily visible from my house or my <br />neighbor's houses. <br />This site would require hundreds of extra sft of hard surface driveway to reach the <br />existing drivevvay location, effecting drainage, raising the project cost, and increasing <br />future maintenance required. I would also likely have to pave the 'alley' area between <br />the garages, as it would be to sheltered to grow grass. <br />This site would provide a much less attractive appearance to the neighborhood. With <br />2-16ft doors facing Victoria with the attached and detached garages, the combined <br />width of these garage doors could overpower the 42.45ft wide house. The staggered <br />distance of the garage doors tram Victoria Street could also detract from the overall <br />appearance of the property. <br />These negative aspects, as well as looking at other nearby properties for ideas, have lead <br />me to propose Site 2. <br /> <br />R. ...~ SITE 2 is shown on my proposed plan view. The NW corner of this structure would be <br />r--1.) ---1 approximately 5ft south and 6.25ft east of the SE corner of my attached garage. This <br />~~ \ would allow 8ft diagonally between the corner of the structures, enough to allow the <br />necessary access to my backyard. This site allows for a 24ft x 26 ft garage (624sft), <br />\ limited to the east by birch trees, and in other directions by the lot size and the necessary <br />backyard access. There would be I-16ft door facing north, which eliminates the visual <br />impact of 2-16ft doors side by side facing Victoria Street. SITE 2 also eliminates most of <br />