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Johnson Variance Application 2075 &2081 Hillview Road October 6, 1999 Page 3 d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. The City Code requires that all (new) multi-family residential developments provide a minimum of one garage stall per dwelling unit. Currently, there are no garages on site and the applicant proposes to construct three for each building. Any new multi-family development would be required to provide the appropriate number of garage stalls. e. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. Economic conditions alone shall not be considered a hardship. There is 70 feet which separates the two four-plexes. Each of the proposed garage structures is 32 feet wide, which will barely accommodate three individual garage stalls. Were the garages to be any further apart than the requested one foot setback, the risk of damage to the four-plexes done by vehicles backing out of the garages would be too high. f. The variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. Approving a variance to allow for the construction of the two three-stall garage structures would immediately improve the appearance of the subject properties and would be a welcomed addition to a street which has seen the introduction of blighting influences over the last few years. g. The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. It is not expected that the addition of the proposed garages would have any detrimental effects upon the neighborhood. In reviewing these criteria, staff feels that the basis for establishing a hardship has been met, in that all of the criteria are satisfactorily addressed. Given this and the discussions of the Planning Commission and public testimony on September 15th, staff has drafted a resolution which approves of the variance as requested by the applicant. Recommendation: Approve Resolution 591-99, a resolution approving one-foot side yard setbacks for a three-stall garages to be located at 2075 and 2081 Hillview Road, according to the proposed building plans 0 on file.