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REVIEW 4.1 Mr. a proposal to construct a 20 20 sq. detached accessory structure (garage) the required side yard setback area that adjacent to Menill Street. 4.2 Section 1004.016 (Residential Dwelling Dimensions - Comer Side Yard Setback) requires a 30 foot minimum setback for all structures from a property line adjacent a public street in a comer lot situation. 4.3 The existing principal structure currently lies 5 feet from the property line adjacent to Merrill Street and Mr. Dahlke seeks to place the detached garage 10 feet from the home and in line with the home to limit the loss of the rear yard and place the detached garage closer to the home allowing it to be more functional. 5.0 STAFF COMMENTS/FINDINGS: 5.1 Dellwood Heights, the subdivision plat for the subject lot and many adjacent lots, was created in 1949. Merrill Street was constructed between 1949 and 1953. The original structure (house) at 1244 Sandhurst Drive was built in 1955. The first regulations governing residential housing (zoning ordinance) were adopted by the Village of Roseville in 1959. 5.2 It is evident that the regulations before the Village adopted the original zoning ordinance and those afterward (as well as those of today) were/are much different. Specifically, the original principal structure was constructed 5 feet from the property line adjacent to a public street - on a corner lot. The current ordinance requires a minimum 30 foot setback in this situation. 5.3 The Dahlke lot is a rectangular corner lot that is 74.5 feet in width along Sandhurst Drive and 136.65 feet in length along Merrill Street, for a lot size of 10,180 sq. ft. In today's zoning terminology, the lot and the house are considered pre-existing and non- conforming. 5.4 A detached accessory structure is treated the same as the principal structure, in that it is required to be setback a minimum of 30 feet from the property line adjacent to a public street. Placement of such a structure on this lot would have the detached structure in the center of the lot in or near the rear yard (a minimum of 5 feet from the rear yard property line) or placed it in the center of the lot adjacent the home (a minimum of 6 feet from the principal structure). 5.5 Pre-existing corner lots are the most difficult to work with when attempting to design around all the required setbacks. That being said, the Dahlke lot tends to be more complicated due to the location of the existing principal structure, the 75 foot width of the lot, and the ability to place a detached accessory structure on this lot with it not standing out or eliminating a good portion of the rear yard. PF3646_RVBA_070605.doc- Page 2 of 5