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b. The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan beca�se it represents the kind of reinvestment in res�dential nei�hborhoflds pramoted �iy the Comprehensive Plan, especia�ly since the encroachmer�t into the required reverse-comer side yard setback is the result of re7ocating the garage ta elim�nat� a perennial safety issue th:at stems fram khe steep slope w��re the existing driveway accesses the side street. Th� proposed projection of the front-facing, overhead garage door, moreover, is not inconsistent with th� Cornprehensive Plan's advocacy of pedestrian frtendliness �iven its distance fr�r� Woodbridge Street. c. The propc�sal is in harmony with the purposes and intent of the zonang ordinances because a prp�:ision in � 104�.02 (Accessory Buildinas) allows detached �arages to be situated in a required set�ack area in order to flatten out steeply sloping driveways, recagnizin� that safe access to a driveway is more important than uniform setbacks. The propased projection of the fr�nt-facing, overhead garage door is not in harmony with the �arage-re�ated design standard that seeks to enhance pedestrian friendliness. ci. The proposal puts the subject prop�rty ta use in a reasonable manner because the proposed attached �arage is essentially t�e same size as the existin� detac�ed garage, which represents moderate accotnmodatio� of two cars w-ith additional storage or working space in the back of the �ara�e, and the south side of th� ex�stin� home is abaut 37 feet from the Souti� Qwasso Boulevard ri�ht-of-�vay, meaning that any gara�e of reasonable width 4�•i�l necessarily exkend well into the required 30-foat setback. e. There are uniq�e circumstances to the property which were not created by the landotivner because the proper�y has steep slopes along its rear ar�d reverse-camer sides, m�king the proposed ��cation of che garage and drive�vay the most practical Ir��ation. f. The variance, if granted, will not aiter the esse�tial character af the locality because. while the proposed encroachment into the rec{uired reverse-corner side yard would p�a�e the ga�rage considerably closer to the South Owasso Boulevard right-ot=way than any other structures on nearby properties, but the attached �arage would be a characteristically residential impro��err�,ent despite much of it standing claser to the right-c�f-way thae� the zonin� cod� allows. NOW THEREF�dRE BE IT' R�SOLVED, by the Rose��ille Variance Board, to appro��e the requested variances ta � 100�.05 and � l0(}4.08 of the City Cod� to allow the proposed frQnt- facing �ara�e daor ta stand 8 feet fon��ard Qf the front of the house and to allaw the proposed attached �arage add�tion to encroach approximately 19 feet into the required side yard adjacent to Sauth Qwasso Bc�ulevard,'based an the pcoposed plan and the testimony offered at the public hearing, and subject ta tile follow•ing condition; a. The existin,� detached garage and driveway shall be rem�ved, cr�nsistent with applicable City standards, within 1 year of the issuance af the Cercificate of Occupancy for the approved attaehed garage. Fage ? oi4