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exceed 1,000 sq. ft. The required rearyard is 30 <br />. lot width is 50 ft. so the required rear yard is <br />40$ and maximum coverage of a detached accessory <br />sq. ft. The garage in question is 988 sq. ft. or <br />required rear yard. <br />feet and the <br />1,500 sq. ft x <br />structure 600 <br />65~ of the <br />3. Maximum number of off-street parking spaces for a dwellingx <br />unit, Chpt 9, X4.01, Subd. 5(e) No more than four parking spaces <br />are permitted for each dwelling unit. This property has a <br />minimum of five off-street parking places - four in the new <br />garage and one in an existing, attached garage. <br />C. ALTERNATIVES <br />Administrator Hoyt and Peter Bachman, city attorney, determined <br />there were three alternative actions for the commission to <br />consider: <br />1) grant all necessary variances for the garage as built at 988 <br />sq. ft and lift the stop work order. Reasonable and enforceable <br />conditions may be attached to the variance to ensure compliance <br />to the code and to ameliorate the impact of the variance on <br />adjacent properties; <br />2) deny all variances and require the garage to be down-sized to <br />600 sq. ft. <br />3) grant the variances necessary to downsize the garage to 780 <br />sq. ft. and offer to pay the Braces the costs of downsizing the <br />garage. <br />D. PROPERTY OWNERS STATEMENT <br />Mr. Brace addressed the commission. He said in June, 1992, he <br />inquired about building a four car garage and received the zoning <br />code information for garages. He determined that he would build <br />a 988 sq. ft. garage because it did not exceed the 1,000 sq. ft. <br />maximum in 9-2.04(1)(c) and (2)(b). He talked with David <br />Kriesel, city building official, and was told he did not need a <br />variance and received the required permits from the city prior to <br />starting construction. He then went ahead with the project. He <br />also explained that two inspections were made by the building <br />official prior to the stop work order. Mr. Brace felt the <br />language in the code was very confusing as to rear yard coverage. <br />He had measured the depth of his entire rear yard, taking into <br />consideration setbacks, eaves, etc. The city building official <br />told him his calculations were correct. <br />Mr Brace stated that as part of this application for a variance, <br />he personally circulated a petition among his neighbors and asked <br />• 2 <br />