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Meeting Date 4f 27/92 . Item E-2 ITEM: Request for a variance of 247 square feet from Section 9 - 2.04 {2}(b) for 1857 Fairview Avenue in an R-1 zone SUBMITTED BY: Mr. David and Mrs. Susan Thimsen, property owners REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Adminstrator acting as planner EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Background Section 9-2.04 [2](b) of the zoning code limits lot coverage of all accessory structures to "not to exceed more than 40$ of the required rear yard (30 ft. deep x lot width) or a maximum of 1,000 square feet." Accessory structures are typically detached garages, utility sheds and/or free standing gazebos or screen porches. The limit on lot coverage of accessory structures is necessary to maintain the open space in rear yards in city neighborhoods. Clearly, filling a rear yard with buildings detracts from the residential character of the neighborhood. • The size limit on accessory structures is also useful to help restrict very large garages or pole barns from being built on residential properties. These can detract from the residential character of the neighborhoods, where lot widths vary from 50 to 100 feet, and also become used for storage and outdoor businesses that may not be in keeping with single family residential land use. Request for Additional Square Footage for an Accessory Structure The property owners, Mr. and Mrs. Thimsen, are requesting a 247 square foot variance from the 1,000 square foot maximum. (Using the 40~ of required rear yard, the Thimsen's would be allowed a 1,278 square feet of accessory structures, but the 1,000 maximum supersedes the 40$).1 The request is necessary for them to put on a four season porch addition of 486 square feet to their existing double garage of 621 square feet (see Figure 1). This would make the garage/porch accessory structure 1,107 square feet, 107 ft. over the maximum allowed. The Thimsen's also have a 140 square foot storage shed in their rear yard so this is calculated into the 1,000 square foot maximum area covered by accessory structures and requires an additional variance of 140 ft. for a total of 247 sq. ft. • 130 ft. required rear yard x 106.5 width @ 40~ = 1,278 sq. ft.