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Application Summary: The applicants have applied for variances to permit the construction <br />of a 28' x 32' (896 s.f.) detached garage on the northwest corner of the lot. The property currently <br />does not have a garage servicing it. The garage will be accessed from Minnetonka Avenue. <br />Minnetonka A venue is not a heavily traveled street. The location of the garage is where parking <br />space is currently located. The lot is shaped such that it does not allow for the garage doors to face <br />away from the street. There are two other large detached garages in the neighborhood. (One is 28' <br />x 24' and another is 26' x 35' , which were built in 1980 and 1990). <br />The property lies within 1,000 feet of French Lake, however the amount of proposed hardcover does <br />not exceed the allowed 35%. <br />• The detached garage will increase the structural lot coverage from 1,531.36 s.f. (10.9%) to <br />2,427.36 s.f. (17.3%) where 2,100 s.f (15%) is allowed. <br />• Accessory structures greater than 750 s.f. but less than 1,000 s.f. are required to be located <br />15' from the rear property line. The proposed garage will be located 5' from the rear property <br />line. <br />• Accessory structures to be used for the storage of cars that have doors facing the street are <br />required to be located 30' or more from the property line. The proposed garage doors will <br />be located 1 O' from the property line. This leaves approximately 20' between the garage <br />doors and the traveled paved roadway. <br />• The RR-lB zoning district requires a side street yard setback of 50'. The proposed garage <br />will be 1 O' from the side street lot line. <br />#2561 Frank/Barbara Peterson <br />1261 Spruce Street <br />Variances <br />2/14/00 <br />Page2