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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/1995 - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - AGENDA - Regular Meeting ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS December 14, 1995 1. Roll call. 2. Appeal 2154. The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the west lot line from 5 feet to 4.2 feet in order to construct a rear addition which would line up with the existing west wail of the home. Section 29-119(5) by Mike Ryan and Linda Joyce, 1208 W. Oak Street. 3. Appeal 2155. The variance would allow a home occupation to be conducted in a detached building (former storage/garage building) instead of within the dwelling. The home occupation is a computer based research, writing and editing service that is conducted solely by the owner/resident of the home. Section 29-459(1) by Nancy Reed, 308 Park Street. 4. Appeal 2156. The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the north lot line from 15 feet to 11 feet in order to allow a 12'X15' sun room addition to be constructed on the north side of the house. Section 29-133(4) by Von and Carolyn Andrews, 718 Bear Creek Dr.. 5. Appeal 2157. The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north and south property line from 8 feet to 6 feet in order to allow a new 24' tall four-plex to be constructed on the lot. (Multi-family dwellings require a minimum side yard setback of 1 foot for each 3 feet or fraction there of building height, therefore, the required setback for the proposed structure is 8 feet). Section 29-210(5) by Mark Cucarola, 620 S. Sherwood St.. 6. Other business. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Regular Meeting December 14, 1995 Appeal 2154 --- 1208 W. Oak Street --- Petitioner: Mike Ryan and Linda Joyce, owners --- Zone: NCL Zone G --- Section 29-119(5) _ --- The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the west lot line from 5 feet to 4.2 feet in order to construct a rear addition which would line up with the existing west wall of the home. --- Petitioner's statement of hardship: The lot is in the older part of town and is narrow- only 50 feet wide. The existing house is already 4.2 feet from the west side property line. The addition will line up with the existing wall of the home. -- Staff comments: None. Appeal 2155 --- 308 Park Street --- Petitioner: Nancy Reed, owner --- Zone: NCM Zone -- Section 29-459(1) --- The variance would allow a home occupation to be conducted in a detached building (former storage/garage building) instead of within the dwelling. The home occupation is a computer based research, writing and editing service that is conducted solely by the owner/resident of the home. --- Petitioner's statement of hardship: The home is quite small - only 608 sq. ft. and there is very little extra room. The garage is about 60 years old, so the petitioner is not asking to build a new detached building for use, but rather wanting to use what is already there. If the home were in a newer subdivision where garages are attached, a variance would not be necessary. --- Staff comments: The Board has heard a number of requests for similar variances in the old part of town where the majority of garages are detached. Generally, the Board has recognized that older properties are not on the same "playing field" as newer homes that typically have attached garages. Most of the variances heard regarding this matter are to allow the types of home occupations where a variance would not be necessary if someone wanted to do it in an attached garage in a newer subdivision. The Board has typically granted these variances when the use is proposed in an existing, older detached garage, and where there is no attached garage on the property. The Board has been more reluctant to grant variances to allow someone to construct a new detached building for a home occupation. Appea12156 --- 718 Bear Creek Dr. --- Petitioner: Von and Carolyn Andrews, owners --- Zone: RL Zone --- Section 29-133(4) The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the north lot line from 15 feet to 11 feet in order to allow a 12'X15' sun room addition to be constructed on the north side of the house. --- Petitioner's statement of hardship: The addition would only be 8 ft. deep if the 15 ft. rear setback is complied with. The petitioners believe that an 8 foot room would not be an adequate size to be useful. --- Staff comments: None. Appeal 2157 --- 620 S. Sherwood St. --- Petitioner: Mark Cucarola, owner --- Zone: NCB Zone {� -- Section 29-210(5) �✓ --- The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along the north and south 0 property line from 8 feet to 6 feet in order to allow a new 24' tall four-plex to be constructed on the lot. (Multi-family dwellings require a minimum side yard setback of 1 foot for each 3 feet, or fraction thereof, of building height, therefore, the required setback for the proposed structure is 8 feet). --- Petitioner's statement of hardship: The lot is narrow, 50' wide. In order to construct a roof line (hip or gable)which is architecturally compatible with neighborhood structures, a height of 24 ft. results. Since setback requirements for multi-family in this zone are based on height, greater side setbacks are required. To comply with the 8 feet on both sides would result in a maximum building width of only 34 ft., which would result in an unworkable floor plan with minimal utility. --- Staff comments: The variance request is one of 3 processes that the applicant most go through prior to the issuance of a building permit. The Landmark Preservation Commission will be dealing with the demolition of the existing home, and the Planning Department will be conducting an administrative review of the proposal as required by the NCB zoning district regulations. The administrative review does not necessarily require a hearing in front of the Planning and Zoning Board. Each of the 4 proposed apartments in the 4-plex contains 3 bedrooms.