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Richard and Joan Prokop request a variance to construct an attached garage at their residence at 700 W. County Road B2 in Roseville, MN 55113. The Prokops have owned and lived at this property since 1986 and were not aware of the 30% limit on the amotmt of impervious coverage until 2000. The existing single car garage is not adequate in size to store the Prokop's three vehicles inside and also provide space for storage or work areas. The Prokop proposal is to demolish the existing 352 sq. ft. attached garage and construct a new 913 sq. ft. attached garage. The new garage will include two stalls with one stall equipped with a platform lift to provide a second level storage for a "collector" vehicle. To the rear ofthe garage will be space for a work area and storage. The new garage structure will improve the aesthetics and functional use of the site by providing enclosed storage for two family vehicles along with the collector vehicle. The roof height of the new garage structure will be less than the two story + roof heights of nearby properties and will blend in nicely with the neighborhood. The Roseville Community Development Department, in a letter dated July 11, 2002 to Schoen Associates, calculated the current impervious coverage on the parcel equals 3,453 square feet (1,120 sq. ft. House, 352 sq. ft. attached garage, 140 sq. ft. detached accessory building for pool equipment, 679 sq. ft. for a pool, 497 sq. ft. in patio area and 665 sq. ft. for driveway and sidewalk). The proposed impervious coverage will be 4,174 sq. ft. including an additional 561 sq. ft. of garage and approximately 160 sq. ft. of driveway/garage apron. The size ofthis parcel is 10,114 sq. ft., which allows an impervious coverage of3,034 sq. ft. The current coverage of 3,453 sq. ft. equals 34.2 %. The proposed coverage of 4,174 sq. ft. equals 41.3 % and thereby requires this application for a variance. The proposed attached garage of913 sq. ft. plus the existing pool equipment shed detached accessory building of 140 square feet 1,053 square feet which is less than the 1,120 square feet exterior dimensional footprint of the principal house structure. The soil on the Prokop property below the grass areas is sand that allows very good drainage and water absorption. In addition, the roof rain gutters and downspouts for the new garage and the existing house will be directed to the Prokop's front lawn areas and away from neighboring properties. The proposed garage walls will be stucco to match the existing house in color and texture. In addition, the entire building will have all the stucco refinished at the same time. Roof shingles will match the existing house which is scheduled to be reshingled at the time of construction. Final Construction Drawings for a Building Permit will include all structural calculations for determining roof truss design, girder truss design, laminated beam design and soil bearing/footing design. In closing, we are planning to spend a substantial amount of money to construct basically a two