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STAFF REPORT <br /> To: Chair and Planning Commissioners <br /> From: Kim Moore-Sykes, Assistant City Manager <br /> Date: July 19,2011 <br /> Subject: Garage Setback Permit and Variance Request—2610 30th Avenue NE <br /> Background. The property owners have submitted an application for a Garage Setback Permit to build a <br /> double car garage to replace the existing detached single car garage. <br /> The property owners in their written statement report that they would like to keep the new garage in the <br /> same location as the existing garage because of the shape of the lot and the existing driveway. The property <br /> owners had considered moving the garage into the rear yard but it would have put the house too close to <br /> their home. The proposed placement in the rear yard setback is consistent with the placement of garages of <br /> their neighbors and this garage location is generally the characteristic of the neighborhood. Being granted a <br /> setback permit for their garage allows them to keep the existing location. <br /> The property owners are responsible for demonstrating why the strict enforcement of the Ordinance would <br /> cause practical difficulties for them by preventing the subject property to be used in a reasonable manner; <br /> that the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner; <br /> that the variance if granted, will not alter the essential the character of the locality; and that economic <br /> considerations alone are not the basis of the practical difficulties. (City Code §152.245(C)) <br /> Attachments. <br /> • Photos of the Subject Structure and Subject Property <br /> • Site Plan <br /> FAPlanning\Staff Reports\2011\07192011 2610 30th garage permit concept review stf rpt.doc07192011 2610 30th garage permit concept review <br /> stf rpt.doc <br />