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Home My WebLink About05/13/1993 - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - AGENDA - Regular Meeting ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS May 13, 1993 1 . Roll call. 2 . Appeal 2064 . The variance would allow a home occupation to be conducted in a detached building. Specifically, the variance would allow a potters studio in the existing detached garage and a kiln in a proposed addition to the rear of the garage. The property is located in the NCM zone and the use will comply with all the other requirements of the home occupation ordinance. Section 29-459( 1) by Marc Fryer, 229 Park Street. 3 . Appeal 2065. The variance would reduce the required front yard setback from 20 feet to 16 feet in order to allow solarium addition to the front of the existing home. The house is located in the RL zone. Section 29-133(3) by Allen Curtis, 1920 Sheely Drive. 4 . Appeal 2066 . The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north lot line from 5 feet to 3 feet in order to allow a screened-in porch to be constructed over an existing slab, at the same setback as the existing home. The property is located in the NCM zone. Section 29-167 ( 5) by Robert Dyekman, 618 Whedbee Street. 5 . Appeal 2067 . The variance would reduce the required 15 foot rear yard setback to 12 feet, for a porch cover addition over an existing slab. The house is located in the RP zone. Section 29-148, 29-133 (4 ) by William R Permer, 1601 Sudbury Ct. 6 . Appeal 2068 . The variance would reduce the required street side setback along Edwards from 15 feet to 4 feet in order to allow a portion of the existing building to be demolished and then reconstructed at the same setback. The duplex is located in the NCB zone. Section 29-210(5) by Chris Ray, 121 Edwards Street. 7 . Appeal 2069. The variance would reduce the required lot width from 40 feet to 35 feet in order to allow a new single family home to be constructed in the NCM zone. Section 29-167 (2 ) by Randy Wick, 320 N Loomis Street. 8 . Appeal 2070. The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the west lot line from 15 feet to 5 feet in order to allow a new 10 'X18 ' carport to be constructed. The carport will replace the existing garage. The property is located in the NCM zone. Section 29-167(4 ) by Eleanor Maynerick, 220 E Pitkin. 9. Appeal 2071. The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north lot line from 5 feet 4 .4 feet in order to allow a room addition to an existing home in the NCM zone. The addition would line up with the existing north wall of the house. Section 29-167 (5) by Tim Simmons, 612 Smith Street. 10. Other business. r ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Regular Meeting May 13, 1993 Appeal 2064 --- 229 Park Street --- Petitioner: Marc Fryer --- Zone: NCM --- Section 29-459( 1) --- The variance would allow a home occupation to be conducted in a detached building. Specifically, the variance would allow a potters studio in the existing detached garage and a kiln in proposed addition to the rear of the garage. The property is located in the NCM zone and the use will comply with all the other requirements of the home occupation ordinance. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: See petitioners letter. --- Staff comments: The Board has granted variances to allow the use of detached buildings for home occupations when the nature of the business is not conducive to being conducted in the home. An additional consideration has been that in the older parts of town, the garages are generally detached, whereas in the newer parts of town the garages are attached. If the garage was attached a variance would not be needed. Appeal 2065 --- 1920 Sheely Drive --- Petitioner: Allen Curtis --- Zone: RL --- Section 29-133 (3) --- The variance would reduce the required front yard setback from 20 feet to 16 feet in order to allow solarium addition to the front of the existing home. The house is located in the RL _ zone. S ^� --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: The solarium will house an exercise "swimex" pool. In order to allow room for the equipment access, the addition needs to be 15 feet in depth. The addition qualifies as a solar energy system, and this is the only location that the addition can be built in order to put the "sun' s radiant energy to a beneficial use. " --- Staff comments: The Code allows situations that "hinder the owner' s ability to install a solar energy system. . . . " to be considered a hardship. Appeal 2066 --- 618 Whedbee Street --- Petitioner: Robert Dyekman --- Zone: NCM --- Section 29-167 (5 ) --- The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north lot line from 5 feet to 3 feet in order to allow a screened-in porch to be constructed over an existing slab, at the same setback as the existing home. The property is located in the NCM zone. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: See petitioner' s letter. In addition, the lot is only 50 feet wide. --- Staff comments: None. Appeal 2067 --- 1601 Sudbury Ct --- Petitioner: William R Permer --- Zone: RLP --- Section 29-148, 29-133 (4 ) --- The variance would reduce the required 15 foot rear yard setback to 12 feet, for a porch cover addition over an existing slab. The house is located in the RP zone. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: The patio slab was constructed at the time the home was built. The owner would like to build a porch cover over the slab. Most of the cover complies with the required setback, but because of the irregular shape of the lot, a corner of the cover would not comply. --- Staff comments: None. Appeal 2068 --- 121 Edwards Street --- Petitioner: Chris Ray --- Zone: NCB --- Section 29-210(5 ) (� --- The variance would reduce the required street side setback O along Edwards from 15 feet to 4 feet in order to allow a 5 ' portion of the existing building to be demolished and then reconstructed at the same setback. The duplex is located in the NCB zone. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: A portion of the existing building is in very bad condition and is not on an adequate foundation. Therefore, it can't be restored, but rather should be demolished and reconstructed. The petitioner desires to locate the new construction at the same setback as the existing structure. --- Staff comments: None. Appeal 2069 --- 320 N Loomis Street --- Petitioner: Randy Wick --- Zone: NCM --- Section 29-167 (2 ) --- The variance would reduce the required lot width from 40 feet to 35 feet in order to allow a new single family home to be constructed in the NCM zone. S�-v --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: The lot is very narrow, only 35 feet wide, and was plotted that way in the early 1900 ' s. Similar variances have been granted for this lot in the past, but have now expired because nothing was built. The adjacent lot also received a similar variance a number of years ago. Without a variance nothing can be built. --- Staff comments: There is quite a history of variances regarding this property. On August 13, 1981, the Board granted a similar variance for this property in 1981, and for the lots on either side. Single family dwellings were built on the adjacent lots, but nothing was built on this lot. The variance expired and the original petitioner sought another variance for a single family dwelling in December, 1983. This variance was granted, but nothing was built. In September, 1984 the petitioner came back to the Board and received a variance for a duplex. Again, nothing was built on the lot. In October, 1986 a different petitioner asked for, and received, another variance for a duplex, but again the variance expired before anything was constructed. Appeal 2070 --- 220 E Pitkin --- Petitioner: Eleanor Maynerick --- Zone: NCM --- Section 29-167(4 ) --- The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the west lot line from 15 feet to 5 feet in order to allow a new 10'X18 ' carport to be constructed. The carport will replace the existing garage. The property is located in the - NCM zone. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: The lot is a corner lot, wherein the house faces the legal street side lot line. Therefore the west lot line functions as an interior side lot line, but is legally defined as the rear lot line. If it were legally the side lot line, only a 5 foot setback would be needed, and a variance would not be necessary. The carport will replace an older existing garage which is already nonconforming. The lot is very small and there is little private yard area. The carport location will allow for a private garden area for the owner. --- Staff comments: This is a typical corner lot situation that the Board has considered numerous times in the past. Appeal 2071 --- 612 Smith Street --- Petitioner: Tim Simmons --- Zone: NCM --- Section 29-167 (5) --- The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north lot line from 5 feet 4.4 feet in order to allow a room addition to an existing home in the NCM zone. The addition would line up with the existing north wall of the house. --- Petitioner' s statement of hardship: The home is existing with only a 4 .4 foot setback. The owner desires to enclose an area which would square off the house. The lot is narrow, only 50 feet wide. The home is an older home with a small bathroom. The addition would allow the bathroom to be expanded and allow a usable laundry room. The plumbing is all right there. --- Staff comments: None.