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Zoning File #1022 <br />September 4, 1986 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />5. Revision of the roof line of the existinq house to create <br />a usable second story above the existing house would result <br />in additonal encroachment on neighbor's sunlight due to a <br />higher peak, and might also require a variance to maximum <br />height restrictions, and second story structure over garage <br />is less of ap encroachment on sunlight or open space. <br />6. Expansion to create additional space outside the existing <br />walls of the house is limited by the hardship of the small <br />lot size. The lot was created and existing house <br />constructed prior to formal City zoning controls. These <br />conditions are unique to the property and do not generally <br />apply to other developed lots in the LR-1B mooning District. <br />96% of the developed lots in the LR-lB Zoning District <br />exceed 0.20 acres in area. The subject lot contains 0.199 <br />acres in area. These unique conditions were not created by <br />the applicant. No additional land is available for <br />acquisition by the applicant to make -the property more <br />conforming. <br />7. The second story addition will not alter the essential <br />character of the neighborhood but will be consistent with <br />existing development in the neighborhood. The amount of <br />sunlight, air, and open space in the neighborhood will not <br />be adversely ;.ffected. The traffic conditions in <br />neighborhood will not be adversely affected but actually <br />be improved. Granting of the variances would not merely <br />serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to <br />alleviate a demonstratable hardship or difficulty as <br />described above; is necessary to preserve a substantial <br />property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping <br />with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and <br />Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />If the Council <br />finds that <br />the above stated hardships and <br />findings <br />are valid, and that these <br />and any additional findings <br />presented <br />are sufficient <br />to substantiate that the applicants have <br />an undue <br />hardship in <br />regards to <br />the garage expansion, the <br />bedroom <br />expansio.), or <br />both, then <br />the Council may grant the appropriate <br />variances, as <br />outlined in <br />the City Attorney's memo. <br />A new resolution incorporating additional findings for approval <br />or denial will be drafted based on Council's action. <br />