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To:1~'alcon Heights Planning Carnmittee <br />From: Todd. Thun <br />Re: Request for Garage Variance <br />c: <br />August 2, 24Q5 <br />4n .luly 14, 2005 T submitted an application for a building. permit. for a garage. The <br />request was returned unapproved for three reasons: <br />The application showed the garage eight feet away from the house; under my new <br />application I have moved the garage two feet east to meet the ten foot <br />requiremen#; <br />• The initial application showed a to#al height of 19 feet, one foot higher than city <br />requirements; my new application provides for a total height of 1.8 feet. or less,. <br />based upon a roof pitch of 8/12. <br />`1'l~e initial application called for a garage with dimensions of 24' by 38' for a total <br />square footage of 9l2 square feet; the: application was turned dawn because under <br />the present formula, the square footage cannot exceed 822 square feet.. I was <br />subsequently informed. that this decision was incorrect and thatmy allowable Iot <br />coverage is 4,980 feet. At this time l am planning a garage with_dimensions of <br />2~' by 40' <br />So, the original three problems have been addressed;. <br />However,l have been advised that my;plan violates-the l 5' set back requirement, and <br />that Iwould:-also-have to comply with a 23' limit an driveway width:.. <br />My plan calls for the stew garage to be l 6 feet from the:street curb of Garden St. Under <br />existing regulations, the set back requirement is 15'feet from the lot line: "fhe first l (I feet <br />Pram the curb are public right of way, so the lot line starts 10 feet in from the curb.l'he <br />property Tine is marked by a chain link fence. Thus; the .regulation requires that the new <br />garage be 25' off the street.. <br />My existing garage is 16' off the street and l propose that the new garage also be 16' off <br />fhe street.. <br />The first floor of my house has only one view of our deep'back yard-through a six foot <br />patio<daor. As you can see from the enclosed photos and site, complying with the <br />existing regulation would: cause the garage to be placed so that it blocks about 80 percent <br />of'the view of the back yard lookingstraight ahead out the patia,daor, Qnly a small <br />por[ian of the south end of the yard would be viewable.. <br />The Second variance I am requesting concerns relief from tl~e 23 fool driveway width. <br />This limit would- essentially eliminate any usable driveway to the third garage stall. <br />• <br />