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Planning Conunission Members <br />Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator <br />October 10, 1985 <br />SUBJECT: #971, Mark S. Wasserman, 1045 Linden Lane - Variance <br />Zoning District - LR - IB, 1 acre <br />Application ~ request to replace foundation under existing non- <br />conforming garage. <br />LIST OF EXHIBITS <br />A - Application <br />B - Plat Map <br />C - Property Owners List <br />D - Survey Submitted <br />E - Survey of neighboring property showing exact location of <br />subject garage. <br />The applicant is requestino to replace the foundation under <br />his existing 2-car garage. The foundation walls are leaning and will <br />become hazardous if left much longer. The garage opens onto Linden <br />Lane, just before the street deadends. <br />The standard for garages located with doors facing streets is <br />a 30' setback, and in the LR - IB district, for any garage located in <br />the street yard of a lakeshore lot, the standard setback is 35' from the <br />property line. The existing garage is approximately 12*-14' from the <br />right-of-v/ay, and approximately 26' from the paved road surface. The <br />traffic on Linden Lane is minimal, and it i s not likely that it will ever <br />be a through street based on the fully d«.’^eloped land use surrounding <br />it. There is room to park a car in front of the garage without sticking <br />out into the traveled road, and there is no problem with sight distance. <br />The hardship in relocating the garage is that any relocation <br />would place the garage downhill, leaving a steep grade for the <br />driveway, obviously not desirable from a safety and maintenance <br />standpoint. <br />Note also that the garage is, at the closest point, 5.6 feet <br />from the side lot line. The Planning Commission should ask the <br />applicant whether the garage can be moved to maintain 10 ' side setback. <br />Staff would recommend approval as proposed, subject to <br />maintaining a 10' side setback if feasible.