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a setbacks were moreover, the maximum impervious coverage afforded the parcel. The Community Development Staff has determined that the property can be made more livable and can be put to a reasonable and practical use under the official controls, if a 10 foot VARIANCE to Section 1004.02D4 is granted. B. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner: Corner lots are the most difficult to develop and become very problematic when attempting to retrofit additions to homes or add accessory structures. Specifically, the EXISTING CITY CODE requires these lots have a 30 foot front yard, corner street side yard, and rear yard setback and a lO foot interior side yard setback. When applied to existing lots, it becomes evident that little area is available for cxpansion needs and desires. In the case of the applicant's parcel, there is little distance separating the existing principal structure and the required setbacks, which area limits the ability of the applicant. Further, a detached accessory building would ruin the usable open space on the parcel. The Community Development Staff has determined that the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner. C. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality: The improvements proposed, a third stall garage, added on to and off-set from the existing attached garage provide the applicant much needed living area that can be designed to blend with the structure and not look out of character with home constructed in the 1970's. The house directly to the south, at 373 Maple Court, has a similar situation where the garage has been placed 20 feet from the property line adjacent to Western Avenue. Further, adjacent property owners have been apprised of the request by the applicant and they have indicated written support of the proposed third garage stall and its encroachment into the required setback. The Community Development Staff has determined that this variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality, nor adversely affect the public health, safety, or general welfare, of the city or adjacent properties. 6.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 6.l Based on the infol111ation provided and the findings in Section 5 of this project report, the Community Development Staff recommends approval of an 10 foot VARIANCE to Section 1004.02D4 (side yard adjacent a street) of the Roseville City Code for Diane Holmgren and Rick Distad to allow the construction of a l2 foot, 4 inch by 24 foot garage stall on to the west side of the existing attached garage to within 20 feet of the Western Avenue property line, at 370 Millwood Street, subject to the following conditions: PF3545 - ReA 022304 - Page 4 of 6