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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/2004 - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - AGENDA - Regular Meeting Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda Regular Meeting Thursday, March 11,2004 Roll Call Approval of the Minutes from the July 10, 2003 Meeting Appeal: 2453 1130 W OAK ST The variance would reduce the lot area to floor area ratio requirement from the existing 1.8 to 1 down to 1.67 to 1 in order to allow a 310 square foot, second floor addition to be constructed. (The zone actually requires a lot area/floor area ratio of 3 to 1, but since this existing building pre-dated the code change that required a 3 to 1 ratio, it is considered nonconforming at its existing 1.8 to 1 ratio). The new second floor addition is planned to be constructed on top of the existing 1-story portion of the house that connects the house to the pool building. Therefore the building footprint size will not be increased with this proposed addition, nor will the height be increased. Code Sections: 4.6(D)(1) Petitioner: NANCY DEVINE ZoningDistrict NCL Appeal.• 2454 1106 SOMERLY LN The variance would increase the allowed square footage for a detached accessory structure from 800 square feet to 1200 square feet in order to allow the construction of a 1200 square foot accessory building (garage/storage). Code Sections: 3.5.2(D)(5) Petitioner: SCOTT BUHLER ZoningDistrict R L Other Business: r Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda Regular Meeting Thursday, March 11, 2004 Appeal 2453 Address 1130 W OAK ST Petitioner NANCY DEVINE Zoning District NCL Section 4.6(D)(1) Description The variance would reduce the lot area to floor area ratio requirement from the existing 1.8 to 1 down to 1.67 to 1 in order to allow a 310 square foot, second floor addition to be constructed. (The zone actually requires a lot area/floor area ratio of 3 to 1, but since this existing building pre-dated the code change that required a 3 to 1 ratio, it is considered nonconforming at its existing 1.8 to 1 ratio). The new second floor addition is planned to be constructed on top of the existing 1-story portion of the house that connects the house to the pool building. Therefore the building footprint size will not be increased with this proposed addition, nor will the height be increased. Hardship The living portion of the building contains 3 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom. The proposed addition will enlarge one of the existing bedrooms and add a full bathroom to the enlarged bedroom. The existing roof of the one story portion of the building is in bad repair and needs to be replaced. Constructing the addition on top of this area will fix that problem and add the additional bathroom. The most logical way to expand the home is by adding a second floor on top of the existing 1 story portion of the home. This does not change the character of the home. Staff Comments The addition is small and well designed so as to maintain the character of the existing building. The Board has previously granted some similar variances for old town properties, especially with regards to corner lots wherein the Board has determined that the extra right-of-way width abutting the property gives the appearance of a larger lot. 6 6 - ! r, Appeal 2454 Address 1006 SOMERLY LN Petitioner SCOTT BUHLER Zoning District RL Section 3.5.2(D)(5) Description The variance would increase the allowed square footage for a detached accessary structure from 800 square feet to 1200 square feet in order to allow the construction of a 1200 square foot accessory building (garage/storage). Hardship See petitioner's letter. Staff Comments The intent of restricting the size of accessory buildings to 800 square feet was to ensure that, in urban-type residential zones, the building was of an appropriate size for the typical size lots within Fort Collins. The larger than one acre lot in question is much larger than the average size residential lot, so the proposed 1200 square foot building is inconsequential when considered in relation to the size of the lot. The Board may determine that the proposal promotes the purpose of the standard equally well as would a proposal that complies with the standard since the size of the building relative to the size of the lot is equal to an 800 square foot building on an average size residential lot. �v'af, �.•caf:�M Other Business