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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council FROM: Brad Nielsen DATE: 4 November 1980 RE: Ryan, Dennis - Garage Variance Request FILE NO: 758.09 - 80.21 BACKGROUND Mr. Dennis Ryan, owner of Lot 4, Block 3, Lake Gervais Penninsula has requested a building permit to construct a garage on the east side of his existing home. As pro- posed, the garage will require a 14 foot variance to the City's zoning requirements. The property location and a sketch of the site are illustrated in the attached exhibits. ANALYSIS The property in question is a corner lot fronting on Carla Lane South and Keller Parkway. Corner lots in the R -1 District require a setback of 30 feet from public street rights -of -way. The applicant's house is situated such that the proposed garage will encroach 14 feet into the required setback on Keller Parkway. In addition, the Zoning Ordinance prohibits driveway curb cuts from being closer to the intersection of street rights -of -way than 40 feet (Section 903.040 D.8.E.). Consequently, unless the driveway is curved sharply to the west, a second variance must be requested (see Exhibit B attached). The applicant has cited a variance granted across the street on Lot 2, Block 4 (see Exhibit A attached) in which the house was allowed to encroach on the Keller Parkway setback. It is assumed, however, that the variance was granted due to the narrow width of that lot, and that the variance only allowed reasonable use of that property. In terms of the property in question, there is more than enough room to locate the garage on the west side of the house without requiring a variance to setbacks or a curb cut variance. Location of the garage on the west side is not considered to impact the adjoining property (Lot 5) since its garage and driveway are located on the east side of that lot. 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 minneapolis, mn 55416 612/925 -9420