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6.The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. 7. 8. The lot depth is 64.72' where 129.48' is existing for most lots in the area. This makes meeting the front and rear setbacks for the subject property impossible. The granting of the application is necessar>’ for the preser\'ation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant. The existing residence could not be improved by expanding it upward or outward without the granting of the necessary yard setback variances. I/ The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessar>' to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. The existing one story residence has a footprint of 695 s.f with no garage. By adding a second story and one stall attached garage the livability of the residence will be greatly improved. Issues 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The property does not meet lot area or width requirements. The existing residence encroaches into the required front, side and rear yard setbacks. There is currently no garage on the property. The one stall attached garage as proposed has the minimal footprint to be functional as it would not be feasible if its footprint was reduced. The survey shows the garage addition encroaching 3.2' closer into the front setback than the existing residence. The elevation drawings show the front overhang of the garage even with first level overhang of the residence. The applicant should note that all other overhangs extending beyond 1.5' will count as further encroachments on required setbacks. It is unclear how much the awTiing will further encroach on the front setback as the elevation drawings are not scaled. While Hanlon Avenue is platted as 60 ’ wide, the actual maintained street is approximately 18' wide and it will likely not be widened in the future. Therefore, the actual proximity to the street is not as great as is appears based on the survey. U2354 Konrad Krueger 520 Hanlon Avenue Variances April 20. 1998 Page 4