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• One of the applicants has a disability that requires all <br />• living space to be on one floor. This eliminates the <br />possibility of adding a second floor to the home and <br />expanding the current garage. The attached garage is needed <br />by the applicant to avoid the risk of falling on wet or <br />uneven pavement on the walk from the house to the car (see <br />applicant's statement, attachment 4). <br />The proposed garage's rear setback is consistent with the <br />detached garages in ofethelexistingdhouse1tsThere istaasixlfoot <br />flush with the side <br />high, board-on-board fence between the proposed garage area and <br />the neighbor to the west. <br />It is unusual for a homeowner to requ~hisavarianceewillrnot in <br />the Northome neighborhood. Granting that is not enjoyed <br />confer a special privilege to this property licants have <br />by similar properties in the neighborhood. Thesewaph res ect to <br />demonstrated both personal hardship aro ~rtysthat are unique to <br />the physical characteristics of the p p <br />their situation. <br />RECOIrII~iENDATION AND ACTION REQUESTED <br />Staff recommends approval of the variance, Which statestthat the <br />standards of a variance, specifically (b), <br />variance will not dimini~hancelisanecessarytforathespreservation <br />• which states that the va roved <br />and enjoyment of property rights. The variance can be app <br />by adoption of the attached resolution. <br />ATTACHI~iENTS <br />1. Proposed site plan (to be used if variance is approved <br />2. Alternative site plan (to be used if variance is denied) <br />3, Letter signed by adjoining neighbors <br />4, Applicant's statement of hardship <br />5. Proposed Resolution <br />• <br />