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Brace plans to convert this one -car garage into an addition to <br /> the house at some future time. It is currently used as a garage. <br /> Mr. Brace received the required permits for this garage from <br /> the city prior to starting construction. He removed an <br /> existing two -car garage in order to build the four -car <br /> garage. Mr. Brace states that he would not have undertaken <br /> the expense and difficulty of building a three -car garage <br /> (rather than a four -car garage) in place of the existing <br /> two -car garage because he wants four enclosed spaces for his <br /> vehicles. <br /> Prior to construction, Mr. Brace spoke with his neighboring <br /> property owners about the garage and its configuration, <br /> attempting to address their concerns in the design of the <br /> garage and driveway. <br /> According to Mr. Brace, the demolition of the old garage and <br /> the new construction have cost him $10,000 to date, and will <br /> total $12,000 to $15,000 upon completion. (Demolition cost <br /> of the old structure is not itemized in this total.) Mr. <br /> Brace's contractor provided him an estimate of $9,400 to <br /> down -size the garage to 780 square feet. (Attachment C). <br /> IV. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> A. Adjacent garages <br /> The standard garage currently being constructed in the city <br /> is typically 24 feet by 24 feet or 576 square feet. The <br /> zoning code allows for a 600 square foot garage (25 ft. by <br /> 24 ft.) garage on a 50 foot lot in the Northome <br /> neighborhood. Garage sizes vary near this property <br /> (Attachment D). The garage at 1437 West Idaho to the west <br /> of this property (the Callahan garage), is a small, single <br /> car garage. The garage at 1427 West Idaho to the east of <br /> the property (the King garage) is 768 square feet (24 ft. X <br /> 32 ft.). The previous property owners of 1427 West Idaho <br /> received a variance for the garage in 1982. The garages <br /> along the alley, directly to the north of 1433 West Idaho, <br /> are double garages estimated between 484 square feet (22 ft. <br /> X 22 ft.) and 576 square feet (24 ft. by 24 ft.). <br /> B. Visibility of garage from neighboring properties. <br /> The garage is most visible from the property at 1437 West <br /> Idaho (Callahan) because the length (38 feet) of the garage <br /> is longer than the standard double garage (24 feet) and <br /> because it is two feet from this west side property line. <br /> 4 <br />