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• Page 2 <br /> SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br /> 1. Location: 575 2nd Avenue NW <br /> 2. Lot Size: 12,000 square feet <br /> 3. Topography: Flat <br /> 4. Vegetation: Trees along the lot lines <br /> 5. Sensitive Areas: None <br /> SITE HISTORY <br /> 1. Past Uses: Single family home <br /> 2. Historical Significance: NA <br /> DEPARTMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> 1. Existing Use: Single family home <br /> 2. Proposed Use: Single family home with detached garage <br /> 3. Surrounding Land Uses: <br /> North: Single family <br /> South: Single family <br /> East: Single family <br /> West: Single family <br /> • 4. Density/FAR: Building area: 1,892 square feet <br /> Allowed: 30% Proposed: 16% <br /> 5. Building Setbacks: Required: 30 feet(front) <br /> Proposed: 3.5 feet-A 26.5 foot variance is requested. Please <br /> note the attached graphic showing detached garages within the <br /> area which show detached garages that do exist that do not meet <br /> the required setback. The garage across the street on 6th Street <br /> is set roughly 20 feet back from the r-o-w, and the garage at the <br /> next door neighbor's home to the south is set about 10 feet back <br /> from 2nd Avenue. <br /> 6. Comp. Plan Designation: Single family residential <br /> 7. Zoning: R-IA, Single Family Residential <br /> 8. Impact on Surrounding Land Uses: Minimal <br /> 9. Other Considerations: None <br /> PUBLIC WORKS <br /> 1. Streets: New Brighton Road or 1st Avenue in front of the applicant's <br /> home was realigned, by shifting the paved surface away from the <br /> Rein home to the north,thereby creating a large <br /> boulevard/greenspace(25-feet) in front of the home. Therefore, <br /> the home appears to be set back much further from the road than <br /> it actually is. The City has planted several trees within this <br /> boulevard area. <br /> 2. Utilities: Existing. <br /> 3. Easements: NA. <br /> 4. Grading/Drainage: No changes are proposed <br /> 5. Rice Creek Watershed District: No permit required <br /> 6. Environmental Concerns: None <br /> I\SHARED\COUNCILIREPORTS11999199-CDIREIN.WPD <br />