4712 W VIEW DR 2018-01-02 MF Import

Dale J. Good I respectfully request a variance from the : ..le set -back requirements on my property zoned R-1 calling for 6 feet between the property line and any structures. Granting the variance would permit me to close in an existing carport, creating a double garage. The request is for a variance of ten (10) inches, allowing the garage wall to be Live feet, 2 inches from the South property line. 1. Such a variance would permit extension of the wall at the back of the garage to the front. I discovered the house and garage are not square on the lot, and not parallel with the front, back and side property lines. Extending the existing wall forward puts the front corner of the garage ten inches over the requires six-foot setback. 2. Granting the variance would permit me to have a'double garage. Other property owners in the neighborhood whose homes are not so close to the property line and square on the lot can extend garages and carports to double garages if they so choose. 3. Granting a ten inch variance will in no way be detrimental to the city, public welfare or other property owners in the area. It still leaves more than 25 feet between the additional garage wall and the house next door and will only add a wall under an existing carport - roof that has been in place for 15 years. Should the neighbor to the South desire to extend twelve feet to make a double garage, the two structures would still be 13 feet apart. If he should request the same ten inch variance the two garages would still be more than ten feet apart. 4. Granting this very small variance will not adversly effect the comprehensive general plan because it does not change the zoning or even the intent of the zoning. It extends the building only 10 inches over the required set back, but still further from the side property line that zoning in other parts of the city. Additionally, there are other houses in the neighborhood that have obviously been granted variances, because they are closer than 6 feet to property lines. Granting this variance will also permit easier access to the back yard because it will replace a solid fence with a gate and make it possible to pass through the gate rather than the garage between the front and back yards, a =I x H N z 0 H n m