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these proposals to be with in the guidelines and recommends approval with the stipulation that any damage caused to the stucco siding by the removal of the rear porch be repaired in-kind. The applicants second request is the demolition of a rear one stall garage and attached shed and the construction of a new garage. The existing garage and shed are a health and safety hazard, the roof could collapse at any moment. As you will notice from the various photographs the lean-to shed has virtually no roof left, the window is barely attached and the siding is besieged by wood rot. As for the garage itself it too has several holes in the roof as well as sagging eaves, it looks as though if we have another bad winter or the wind blows just right, it will fall in. The rest of the garage has severe wood rot in the sills; the wood doors are warped and rotted. Over all it would cost more to repair this garage, which cannot accommodate most modern cars, then it, would be to demolish it and start over. The owner is requesting to replace the old garage with a new 24'x24'; two -stall garage that will be located 7' further into the back yard. The garage will have a poured concrete foundation, a 7' long poured concrete driveway from alley to garage, a 6/12 pitched gable roof, asphalt shingles in a color to match house, six panel steel service door, white raised panel steel overhead door, 2 3/4"' vinyl siding, vinyl soffit with aluminum fascia, continuous aluminum gutters and downspouts and three coach lights. The new garage will give the owners ample parking, storage and security in a manor that is not out of place along this alley. The new garage will not be visible from any street and will have no impact on the house as it has no real visual connection to the house other then from the alley. The staff would prefer the new garage to have a hipped roof, however, if this is not practical because of monetary issues a gable roof is perfectly acceptable as many of the homes along this alley have garages with gable roofs. The staff recommends approval of the entire project with the stipulation that no trees, other then the volunteer trees located against the garage, be removed. 2