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WE <br />3. The variance, if granted, would be consistent with the City's comprehensive land use plan. <br />If the variance is granted the use of the property would remain the same land use as it is today, <br />single-family residential. The comprehensive plan guides this area for single-family use and the <br />proposed garage will not alter that use. Criterion met. <br />4. The granting of the variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the zoning <br />code. <br />The intent of the zoning code is to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the city and <br />its people through the establishment of minimum regulations governing land development and <br />use. The zoning code is established to protect the use districts; promote orderly development <br />and redevelopment; provide adequate light, air, and access to property; prevent congestion in <br />the public streets; prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by <br />regulating land, buildings, yards, and densities; and provide for compatibility of different land <br />uses. <br />The proposed garage addition is keeping with the intent of the zoning ordinance. It does not <br />threaten the nature of the neighborhood and it promotes the orderly improvement of <br />properties in the area without impeding the general purposes of the zoning ordinance to protect <br />surrounding properties from incompatible land uses. Criterion met. <br />POSSIBLE ACTIONS <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving the variance. The City Council may refer to Exhibit C and may <br />modify the draft resolution for approval to include any conditions that it deems necessary. <br />Request Additional Information and Table Action. The Applicant appears to have provided <br />enough information for the City Council to take action. <br />Deny the Variance. In the event the City Council chooses denial of the requested variance, it <br />should clearly state its reasons for the denial and direct staff to prepare a resolution to be <br />brought back at the next meeting. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Exhibit A: Location map <br />Exhibit B: Application and Supporting Material <br />