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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 22, 2017 Page 5 Chair Roe noted the decision before the Board was whether or not staff's granting of the deviation was appropriate; and if so to provide findings for either determi- nation. Member Willmus stated that his determination was made on whether the property could be put to reasonable use but for this change; and stated that his response was yes, it could be with the property owner coming forward with a solution that would work for them without impacting the setback. Therefore, Member Willmus stated that he would be inclined to see the applicant go that route without seeking an administrative deviation; causing him to support the appellant and de- ny this deviation. Member McGehee agreed with Member Willmus along those same "but for" lines, and not only based on aesthetics, but by staying back within the 5' setback requirement it would be more functional for adjacent neighbors and their plant- ings, with the pattern of sharing readily obvious. Especially with drainage con- siderations, Member McGehee opined that the 5' setback was close enough; and could support the original plan submitted by the applicant to retain that distance. Pending that, Chair Roe clarified with Mr. Tischler that the garage plan was for the entire front/back depth for that additional area, or a full tuck under garage, with the upstairs continuing that full depth to accommodate a master bedroom suite. Member Willmus moved, Member McGehee seconded, SUPPORTING THE APPEAL and OVERTURNING THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEVIATION; based on the following findings: ■ The addition can be reasonably advanced without a deviation as demon- strated by the homeowner's original plan; ■ Preservation of appropriate setback standards are an area of concern to the city based on its most recent discussions with the subdivision code text rewrite and seeking to allow 10' clearance between structures, or 5' for each adjoining property; and ■ An administrative deviation would materially affect the appellant's prop- erty with additional shading of their vegetable garden Member Etten noted the sensibility of these findings in the bigger picture; but questioned if staff's original broaching of the deviation was to address the func- tionality of the garage's dimensions to serve as a two- stall garage, while improv- ing the property's value. Chair Roe noted that this was a difficult decision, but spoke in support of the mo- tion due to the depth of the garage relative to its width that would serve to facili- tate the functionality. Roll Call