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• • • City Council August 25, 2003 Fernstrom Variance ANALYSIS Land Use & Zoning The following chart describes the land use and zoning for the subject site, as well as surrounding properties. Location Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site Low Density, Unsewered Residential Rural West ,, North " East " " South " " Setbacks The proposed garage will be sited closer to the street right-of-way than the home. Such placement of accessory buildings is allowed in the rural zone, provided a setback of at least 100 feet from the right-of-way can be achieved (Section 3, subd. 4.D.1.c). However, achieving a 100' setback for the proposed garage is not possible, due to placement of a septic system, which was installed in its present location about a year ago based on the recommendation of the septic system designer (Exhibits 5 & 6). The furthest the proposed garage could be sited would be 58' from the right-of-way. The existing garage is 79' from the right-of-way. Other possible locations for the garage — such as directly to the rear of the home - do not seem functionally practical, as there does not appear to be room between the edge of the septic system and the existing garage (approx. 8-12') to accommodate a driveway, and such a driveway would end up crossing septic pipes. Alternatively, placing a garage on the opposite side of the property from the existing garage is also problematic due to the location of an existing pond and the necessity of constructing a second driveway. Accessory Building Requirements The subject lot is just under 1-1/4 acres in size. As such, the property is allowed a total of one attached garage and one detached accessory structure, and an overall total of 1,200 square feet of accessory building space. The proposed garage would meet these requirements in terms of number of accessory buildings, as the applicant reports the existing attached garage is currently the only accessory building on the property. In terms of square footage, the footprint of the proposed garage is 22' x 28' or a total of 616 square feet (the Certificate of Survey shows this as 20' x 28', which is incorrect).