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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 21, 2005 Page 3 1 the porch and the proposed garage would allow access to the power poles in the back area of the 2 property,which is part of a utility easement. 3 4 John Kaczmarczyk, 2513 West Armour Terrace, stated that he retired in October and is now in 5 the process of fixing his home. He reviewed stating that it is a 1953 style home with a 14-foot by 6 20-foot garage next to the house. He explained that the setback would give him a decent size 2- 7 1/2 car garage that would only increase the lot cover to 28-percent. Asking for 10-feet back and 8 extend 2-3 feet beyond the breezeway,no alley, with the easement, could get a tractor into the 9 back portion of the property. Has a tree on east side so can't turn garage sideways. 10 11 Commissioner Young asked if there was a garage on the original site and also clarified that the 12 applicant is asking for a 2-1/2-car garage. Mr. Kaczmarczyk explained that a 1-foot by 19-foot, 13 one-car garage, did exist and was removed. He confirmed that he is asking for a 2-car or 2-1/2- 14 car garage. He stated that it is a gable, 30-feet deep with the roof facing the neighbors to the 15 opposite and it is set back on the property. He stated that with the breezeway on the back he 16 needs to get it a bit farther back in order to attach it to the house otherwise he would have to redo 17 the entire roof on the house. 18 19 Commissioner Jensen asked if he had considered a 24-foot by 30-foot size garage versus the 26- 20 foot size noting that with his understanding of the code if he went to a 30-foot size he could go in 21 an apply for the permit. Mr. Kaczmarczyk explained that it would not work because he has the 22 30-foot side that is gabled. Stated could have 30 x 24 noting the 30-foot is the problem which is 23 the gable end side. He explained that the contractor told him the gable end is stronger if garage 24 door is installed on the gable end side. He explained that with a 24-foot by 30-foot size garage 25 he would only gain 8-feet on one side and 10-feet on the other adding that he would like to have 26 a big enough garage to be able to park both vehicles and include a workbench in the garage. 27 28 Chair Stromgren asked if he had considered turning the garage 90-degrees. Mr. Kaczmarczyk 29 stated that they tried but only gained four feet with that option. He noted that he wants the 30 roofline to be consistent with the rest of the neighborhood and not the opposite. He provided the 31 Commission with a photographic visual of the site. 32 33 Commissioner Jensen noted that a service vehicle would not be able to access the back yard area 34 for utility repairs. Mr. Kaczmarczyk confirmed stating that the backyard is currently fenced in 35 noting that this is the reason for the variance request. 36 37 Chair Stromgren clarified that this is a condition that has exists all over the City. Mr. 38 Kaczmarczyk noted that this was built in the 1960's adding that there are other garages in his 39 neighborhood that are set back and must have required variances. He stated that if it was near the 40 35-percent for lot coverage he would agree that it is a rather large garage but it would cover 28- 41 percent, which is not an unreasonable size garage. 42 43 Chair Stromgren clarified that his issue is not so much the size of the garage as much as it is 44 getting pushed further back into the yard. He noted that he did not see where any of the other 45 garages in the neighborhood are set back that far on the lot. Mr. Kaczmarczyk agreed stating that