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5.2 The Van Sickle parcel is a very unique triangular lot with street right-of-way adjacent two sides (north & south) making it difficult to establish the front yard versus rear yard versus the corner side yard adjacent to a street. 5.3 Staff has researched the historic records for the subject parcel in an attempt determine how setbacks were applied when the original building permit was issued in the late 1960's, but no records were found. Nevertheless, the existing City Code would apply a 30 foot setback from any portion of the lot that lies adjacent to a public street and a five foot side yard setback for the east property line. 5.4 The parcel's unique shape impacts its buildable area once current setbacks are applied. Specifically, if the strict requirement of the Code were applied to the vacant parcel it would leave an area varying from 20 feet wide on the extreme east side to roughly 10 feet wide on the west side, totaling 155 feet in length, for the property owners to build their home. 5.5 The boulevard along South McCarrons Boulevard has a width range of 33 feet at the east to 38 feet at the west. Similarly, Woodruff ranges in width from 23 feet on the east to as narrow as 10 feet as it travel to the west. A standard boulevard today would have a width of roughly 13 feet from back of curb to the property line. 5.6 The applicants have attempted to design a home that blends into the existing topography, preserving a majority of the existing mature trees; respects the adjacent era of homes; and is large enough in size and layout to accommodate today's family needs. 5.7 Given the unusual circumstances, the City Planner advocated use of a flexible variance that would provide the applicant the ability to shift the foundation of the structure without compromising design and existing topographic features. This minimum setback would be established at 4 feet from both the north and south property lines, allowing structural adjustments (slight shifts in the structure location on the parcel) that would not require further approval by the City Council if within the 4 foot setback. 5.8 Section 1004.01A6 of the Roseville City Code limits R-l and R-2 properties to a maximum impervious coverage of 30% the size of the parcel/lot. The City has estimated that the proposed impervious coverage for the subject parcel to be 3,531 square feet or 52 square feet over the maximum allowed by Section 1004.01D6 of the City Code. This overage includes the change in pavement type from gravel to all weather surface for the drive accessing South McCarrons Boulevard. 5.9 Section 1012.02B2 requires decks, provided they do not extend above the height of the ground floor level, to be set back a minimum of 2 feet from a property line. The current proposal indicates a 1 foot setback. If the variance, as proposed by the City Planner (24 foot) is approved, the building can be slightly turned to have the deck meet the required 2 foot setback. PF3447 - ReA 121602 - Page 3 of 6