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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION • Meeting Date: April 7, 1999 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 551-99 Applicant: Dorothee Dietrich Request: The applicant is requesting a variance to construct a garage between the front of the home and the street. Location: 7805 Gloria Circle PIN No. 06-30-23-33-0018 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single-Family Residential/ Single family residence Applicable Regulations: Section 1104.01, Subd. 4a(1) states that no accessory building shall be located between 111 the front of the principal dwelling and the front lot line. Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used by the Planning Commission in its review of variances. Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Site Plan Letter from Applicant Resolution 576-99 Background: The applicant, Dorothee Dietrich, is requesting approval to build a garage within the established front setback of her property, which is located at 7805 Gloria Circle. This lot is one of the few lots in the City which border Spring Lake, the City's only natural lake. The Zoning Code prohibits the construction of a garage or any accessory building in the front yard of a residential property. The front yard, as it is defined by the Code, is that area between the front line of the principal structure(house) and the front property line. Because homes on lake lots are typically oriented toward the lake, many communities offer a provision for allowing a garage between the home and the street, as it would be undesirable to • construct the garage between the house and the lake. There are six lots in the City where this becomes an issue, and 7805 Gloria Circle is one of those lots.