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3. Section 10.61. Subdivision 5 (A> to permit a parade to be located 5' from the rear property line where 10* is required for construction of a detached garage. The applicants have stated their 15' X 22' garage is not large enough and would like to construct a larger garage. The proposed garage would be 28' X 24' and would have the door access facing the street to allow ’ backing out onto Minnetonka Avenue rather than having to back out to the e.xisting parking area. Across Minnetonka Avenue are two detached garages that are built on the lots with direct access to the street. The closest garage, across the street is 12.5' from the paved surface of Minnetonka Avenue. A second garage is located 25 ’ from the paved surface of the street. 1 he proposed garage would be located 18.5' from the paved surface. 30* is the standard. In the applicants hardship statement they have stated the garage could not be moved further to the north due to a large pine tree being located behind the garage that they would like to keep on the property. Staff has measured the tree and confirmed it has a trunk diameter of appro.ximately 16" and has a 30' diameter drip line. The tree is located 12' from the back wall of the existing garage. The new garage would not be located closer to the tree than the existing garage. The two ways to obvious maximize the setback to the street and save the tree would be to reduce the size of the garage or move the garage farther to the north and east between the tree and the house. Nearly all garages built in the Crystal Bay neighborhood on comer lots have the garage with direct access, including the two lots across the street. One problem with the direct access is the fact the garages have very short driveways posing a problem with off street parking. Adequate off street parking is not always available and Minnetonka Avenue is a narrow road only paved 15' wide. City standards only allow one curb cut per property ’ with a 20' w idth. The property has an existing 40' wide parking area located east of the existing garage that would remain, however the width would be narrowed because the larger garage would encroach into the existing parking surface. Fence Variance: 1. Section 10.03. Subdivision 15(0: This section permits 3 'A foot fences as a non-encroachment to required yard setbacks. Applicants have requested variances to replace the existinu 6' fence located 27' from the property line. Non l.akeshore Lots Exceptions to the 3 '/z foot setback are permitted for fences located outside of front yard setbacks and side yard adjacent to street setbacks (A fence up to 6 feet in height could be constructed within the side yard setback on the north side of the house and rear yard setback.) The proposed fence would remain in the same location as the existing fence. The fence is to provide priv acy to the back yard, as the property is a comer lot with a public street on two sides of the lot. The fence is located 27' from the property line and 38.5' from the paved surface of the street. •01-2722 Nfichael and Monica Bro^n 1241 Broun Road South I0/I5/0! Page 2 of 5