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m C� � � � � September 3, 1969 CASE NO: APPLICANT: LOCAT I ON: ACTION REQUESTED: � � 539-69 Ri chard O' Dea Southwest corner of Brc►oks Avenue and Western Avenu� Approval nf Side Yard Variance PLAI�JNING CON�IQERATIONS: 1. The property in question is 4 100 foot lax fronting on Brooks Avenue with a depth of 135 feet on Western Avenue. Ti�e applicant proposes to add a fam i ly room to h is home and a two car garage wh ich wou Id resu It in a 24 foot setback off of Western Avenue rathe�r than the 30 foot required by the ordinance under normal conditions. 2. As you will recc�ll in fihe past, one of the reasons of maintaining a 30 foot setback on both streets in the case of a corn�r lot is to maintain adequate iine-of-sight distanc� for drivers approaching the intersection. In this case you wi I I note from the sketch at the left that the proposed garage structure is setk�ack 48.3 feet from Brooks Avenue and would be 24 feet from Western Aven��e. Under fihese conditions, the line-of-sight dimension would result in a be'rfier condition than that which would exist if the garage structure were 30 feet r'rom each street: In other words, it would appear rhat the reduction of the 30 foot setback to a 24 foot setback is relatively unimportant in this case, inasmuch as it does not reduce the norm4l line-of-sight standards nor does it impose any deleterious effect ��pon a contiguous property. 3. We note from the appl icant, that he proposes to construct a fam i ly room 11.5 feet wide between the kitchen and the garage and a 2 car garage 19 feet wide. Though it may decrease the 24 foot setback to Western Avenue in question, we suggest that the applicant be questioned as to whether ar not he may desire to build a garage slightly wider than 19 feet if it is intended to function as a two car garage. For the property in question, it is relatively unimportant to whether the setback is exactly 24 feet or something slightly less. The additional width on a garage may be extremely important in making it a workable two car garage facility.