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8.The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, <br />but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. <br />The City Council has previously found that an adequate hardship exists for the granting <br />of a variance due to the hck of adjacent property to combine with the subject property to <br />conform to zoning requirements and the ability of the property and proposed residence to <br />meet all other zoning requirements. The City Council minutes of November 25,1996 <br />and the approval resolution are included as Attachments M and N. <br />Issues <br />I. <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />The lot widths of 74.89' at the OHWL and 83' at the 75' setback do not meet the 140 ’ <br />requirement. All other zoning requirements will be met. <br />The shed and garage do not meet the required side setback on the north side lot line. The <br />shed is 7' from the lot line where 10' is required and the garage is 11.7' from the lot line <br />where 15' is required for structures exceeding 750' s.f. but less than 1000 s.f. The <br />proposed residence will meet all zoning requirements. <br />With the current principal structure remaining as an accessory structure, the total <br />footprint of all accessory structures on the lot will be 1,960 s.f., which is less than the <br />2,000 s.f. maximum allowed. None of the accessory structures will have a footprint <br />greater than the 1,000 s.f. maximum allowed. <br />A restrictive covenant drafted by the City Attorney will prohibit the future use of the <br />current residence. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends approval of a lot width variance of 65.11' to allow the construction of a <br />new residence on a lot of record having widths of 74.89' at the OHWL and 83' at the 75" <br />setback subject to the conditions noted below: <br />Staff recommends that prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new <br />principal structure, all plumbing and heating facilities be removed from the current <br />principal structure. <br />Statf recommends the applicant sign a restrictive covenant drafted by the City Attorney <br />that prohibits the future use of the existing principal structure. <br />1^2330 Robert Beuller <br />]33I North Arm Drtve <br />Variance <br />U20/98 <br />Page 5