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May 17, 2022 <br />Page 5 <br />Scenario 3 – Typical single family lot – Corner lot arrangement <br />A – Front setback reduction for livable area exposed to the street, reduced from 30 feet to 20 feet. <br />Again, the garage front would retain a greater setback (see note D below). <br />B- This change is the largest of the various changes, potentially reducing the required side yard on a <br />corner lot from 30 feet to 20 feet or even 15 feet. For most corner lots, the side yard facing the street is <br />the least usable large land area on a single family parcel. It has traditionally been required to meet the <br />same 30 foot setback as the front, under the expectation that “spaciousness” is the value being pursued <br />in suburban neighborhoods. The primary issue for some lots would be that for the neighbor’s parcel <br />below the one shown, their front would be facing the Corner side street, and would be required to have <br />a greater setback than this encroachment, if allowed. Synching a change to the front setback with this <br />corner side encroachment may be a consideration. <br />C – This is a rear yard expansion similar to that discussed above, permitting a rear building expansion to <br />reduce the required setback from 30 feet to 20 feet for a portion of the building width. <br />D – This option could also apply to Scenario 1, which would be to allow garage setbacks to the front yard <br />to be reduced from 30 feet to 25 feet. This dimension would still allow passenger vehicles to park in the <br />driveway without encroaching into the boulevard portion of the right of way or over the sidewalk. As a <br />part of this consideration, the longest passenger vehicle is an extended cab pickup with an overall length <br />of 20’-6”. Most passenger vehicles are 18 feet in length or less.