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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Board Of Appeals - Minutes - 02/11/1993ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS February 11, 1993 Regular Meeting 8:30am Minutes The regular meeting of the Zoning Board was held on Thursday, February 11, 1993 at 8:30am in the Council Chambers of the City of Fort Collins City Hall. Roll was answered by: Cuthbertson, Gustafson, Wilmarth, Huddleson, Lancaster. Absent: Anastasio, Perica. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gustafson. Staff Liaison: Council Liaison: Staff Support Present: Peter Barnes Susan Kirkpatrick Peter Barnes Ann Reichert Paul Eckman Minutes from the January meeting were approved. Appeal 2052, 1207 Standish Ct by Douc Anderson. owner. approved. Section 29-148,29-133(4) The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the northwest lot line from 15 feet to 10 feet, in order to allow a garage addition to this home which is located in the RLP zone. Petitioner's statement of hardship: This is a corner lot where the house actually faces the legal street side lot line. The legal front lot line is along New Bedford Drive, but it actually functions as the interior side lot line. Such lot lines only require a 5 foot setback. Therefore, the 10 foot that has been requested is more than what would normally be required. Staff Comments: This is a typical corner lot problem that the Board has seen on numerous occasions. Zoning Administrator Peter Barnes reviewed the definition of a corner lot. Doug Anderson, owner, appeared before the Board. He submitted to the Board a picture of the proposed addition. Zoning Board of Appeals February 11, 1993 Page 2 No one was present in favor or in opposition of the appeal. Board member Huddleson stated this was a common corner lot appeal the Board has dealt with many times. He moved to approve Appeal 2052 for the hardship stated. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Cuthbertson, Gustafson, Wilmarth, Huddleson, Lancaster. Nayes: None on 29-493(1). ----- The variance would reduce the landscape strip along the west lot line from 5 feet to 0 feet in order to allow the use of the property to change from church to private school. The property is located in the NCL zone. ----- Petitioner's statement of hardship: The property is already developed. The building parking, lot and drive are all existing. The driveway is only 12 feet wide. Reducing it in width would make it unusable. A 6 foot fence is existing along the west lot line, which acts as a screen. Additional landscaping will be installed along McKinley Street and along the west side of the building as required by code. The building has a very low overhang, which prevent the driveway from being moved to the east. Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator, explained that the applicant was changing the use from a church to school and if this Board approved tb* appeal the applicant would still need to go before the P & Z b6ard for approval. Vic Smith, representing Oakwood School, appeared before the Board. He stated the driveway was necessary for safety issues and the amount of use would be minimal. Board Chairman, Gustafson, asked Mr. Smith where would the students be dropped off and picked up? Mr. Smith stated students could be dropped off on McKinley, cars would drive through the driveway and the traffic would flow better. There are also two other places to drop off and pick up students. • 0 Zoning Board of Appeals February 11, 1993 Page 3 Board member Huddleson asked Mr. Smith to explain the hardship. Mr. Smith stated that a 5 foot buffer along the driveway, would make the driveway unusable. He stated the building isalready there, the traffic would flow more smoothly and ease congestion. Board member Huddleson asked Mr. Barnes if the use of this property is limited to either a church or a school. Mr. Barnes stated if it remained a church an appeal would not be needed, but this is a change of use and so needs to adhere to Zoning Regulations for parking lots. Mr. Smith stated he met with neighbors to discuss the plan. He believes to maintain the driveway would make sense. No one was present in favor of this appeal. Mr. Steve Mork, owner of 1405 Mountain Avenue appeared before the Board. He stated he has serious problems with this plan. He submitted to the Board a petition signed by 12 neighbors opposing the variance. The main concern the neighbors had was the noise level.. Board member Huddleson stated as a Board member he needed to be clear about the hardship and take into consideration the public good. With the petition from the neighbors and a lack of hardship, he could not support this appeal. Board member Cuthbertson stated he didn't think the driveway was necessary, students could be picked up from three other locations. If this appeal was granted it would affect the neighborhood and he could find no hardship. Board chairman Gustafson stated students could be dropped off on McKinley and he thought the main purpose of the driveway was as a loading area. Board member Lancaster agreed. Board member Huddleson moved to deny appeal #2053 for a lack of hardship, believing that the school would still be able to function without the driveway. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Cuthbertson, Gustafson, Wilmarth, Huddleson, Lancaster. Nayes: None. The motion passed. Zoning Board of Appeals February 11, 1993 Page 4 The next meeting will be held at 8:45am. The Board will meet at 8:00 for their annual breakfast meeting. Bob Gustafson, Chairman Peter Barnes, Zoning Admin. I*cI 0 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS February 11, 1994 1. Roll call. 2. Appeal 2052. The variance would reduce the required rear yard setback along the northwest lot line from 15 feet to 10 feet, in order to allow a garage addition to this home which is located in the RLP zone. Section 29-148, 29-133 (4) by Doug Anderson, 1207 Standish Ct.. 3. Appeal 2053. The variance would reduce the required landscape strip along the west lot line from 5 feet to 0 feet in order to allow the use of the property to change from church to private school. The property is located in the NCL zone. Section 29-493 (1) by Vic Smith for Oakwood School, 1401 W. Mountain Avenue. 4. Other business.