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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Board Of Appeals - Minutes - 09/10/1992I7 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS September 10, 1992 Annual Meeting - 8:30am The annual meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held on Thursday, September 10, 1992 in the Council Chambers of the City of Fort Collins City Hall. Roll was answered by Gustafson, Huddleson, Anastasio, Cuthbertson. Staff Liaison: Staff Support Present: Council Liaison: Peter Barnes Peter Barnes Ann Reichert Paul Eckman Susan Kirkpatrick The minutes of the August meeting were approved as published. The agenda was rearranged because the appellant for Appeal 2039 was not present. Appeal #2040, 400 N Roosevelt by Albert Yoxall, owner, approved, Section 29-133(3). ----- The variance would reduce the front setback requirements from 20 feet to 16 feet for a carport addition to the front of the house. The house is located in the RL zone. Petitioner's Statement of hardship: If the carport is built 4 feet shorter, then it wouldn't be long enough to cover the car. Mature landscaping would need to be removed in order to build it somewhere else on the lot. Zoning Administrator Peter Barnes explained this home was located on the corner of Cherry Street and Roosevelt. It presently has a one car garage and driveway. Mr. Yoxall appeared before the Board and stated he would like a carport to protect his car from weather. He explained the design of the carport would have no sides and six 4X4 posts. The roof will not tie into the present roof of the house. • Zoning Board of Appeals September 10, 1992 Page 2 Board member Gustafson asked if other houses in this area had carports like this one. Mr. Barnes stated there was a mixture in the neighborhood of two -car garages, one car garages, one and two car driveways. Mr. Yoxall stated a house three doors down had a carport like the one he was proposing. Board member Huddleson stated he needed to be clear about the hardship of this appeal. Mr. Yoxall stated there was mature landscaping in the back and side of the house and if the carport was situated on the side a variance would be needed as well as tearing out mature trees. Board member Cuthbertson stated he saw the hardship as this house being on a corner lot with no opportunity to put the carport on the Cherry street side. Board member Gustafson stated this may be a self-imposed hardship and putting the carport in the front would make it very close to the street. Mrs. Yoxall appeared before the Board. She stated the present garage is not really a garage, but their bedroom. There is only one window in the bedroom on the side of the house and so the carport could not be put on that side. Board member Anastasio stated he saw the hardship as being a corner lot with mature landscaping. Board member Huddleson stated he would rather see the carport on the side of the house. He could see the hardship as mature landscaping, but thought this was stretching the hardship issue a bit. Board member Anastasio moved to approve Appeal 2040 for the hardship stated. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Huddleson, Anastasio, Cuthbertson. Nayes: Gustafson The motion passed. Mr. Gile was still not present for Appeal 2039. The Board decided to hear the appeal with the information provided by Mr. Barnes. Appeal #2039. 618 West Mountain Avenue by Raymond Gile, owner, approved, Section 29-167(5). Zoning Board of Appeals September 10, 1992 Page 3 The variance would reduce the required side yard setback from 5 feet to 1.5 feet along the west lot line for a garage addition which will line up with the existing structure. The property is located in the NCM zone. Petitioner's statement of Hardship: The home is located in the older part of town and was built on only a 50 ft. wide lot. The home was also built at the setback of 1.5 ft. which is why this variance is necessary. To line up this garage addition with the existing structure is the only practical way to place the structure on the lot. Placing the addition anywhere else on the lot would also take up a great deal of yard space due to the narrowness of the lot. Zoning Administrator Peter Barnes explained this is in an older part of town. The preposed addition would be 32' long. Board president Huddleson asked Mr. Barnes if the lot width was 601, instead of 50' would a variance be needed. Mr. Barnes stated a variance would not be needed. Board member Gustafson wanted to know why the home owner needed 32' of garage space. Board member Anastasio stated there were questions the Board needed to ask the applicant and thought this appeal needed to be tabled. He moved to table this appeal until next month. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Gustafson, Huddleson, Anastasio, Cuthbertson. The motion passed. Mr. Gile arrived, and asked the Board to hear his appeal. Board member Gustafson moved to reconsider Appeal 2039. Board member Anastasio seconded the motion. Yeas: Gustafson, Huddleson, Anatasio, Cuthbertson. The motion passed. Board member Gustafson moved to remove Appeal 2039 from the table. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Gustafson, Huddleson, Anastasio, Cuthbertson. The motion passed. Mr. Gile appeared before the Board. He stated he lived in this house since 1960. He currently has four vehicles and has to rent a lot to park his truck. He would like to be able to park all four vehicles in one garage. He stated he plans to expand his garage on the already paved driveway. • Zoning Board of Appeals September 10, 1992 Page 4 Board president Huddleson asked Mr. Giles what his plans were for the roof line of the garage. Mr Gile stated he plans to tear off the existing and match the roof line with the pitch of the house. Mr. Gile also stated the neighbors have put up a trellis with greenery growing on it so the garage will not be visible to them. He stated there are many garages presently close to the alley. Board member Gustafson stated the lot width was a hardship and had no problem with this appeal. Board member Anastasio agreed. Board member Gustafson moved to approve Appeal 2039 for the hardship stated. Board member Cuthbertson seconded the motion. Yeas: Gustafson, Huddleson, Anastasio, Cuthbertson. The potion passed. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Barnes reminded the Board of the workshop re -scheduled for September 30, 1992 at 6:30pm. Election of officers will be held next month. Hopefully the absent members will be back in town at that time. PB/CH:aer i & &'4-'� 9 - �q -YX Peter Barnes Date Chuck Huddleson Date Zoning Administrator Chairperson • 11 1. Roll call. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS September 10, 1992 2. Appeal 2039. The variance would reduce the required side yard setback from 5 feet to 1.5 feet along the west lot line for a garage addition which will line up with the existing structure. The property is located in the NCM zone. Section 29-167 (5) by Raymond Gile, 618 w. Mountain Ave.. 3. Appeal 2040. The variance would reduce the front setback requirement from 20 feet to 16 feet for a carport addition to the front of the house. The house is located in the RL zone. Section 29-133 (3) by Albert Yoxall, 400 N Roosevelt. 4. Appeal 2041. The variance would allow an outdoor storage area for boats and R.V.'s to not be surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Specifically, the variance would allow the lot to be surfaced with compacted road base. The storage facility is located in the IL zone. The variance would also reduce the amount of required interior parking lot landscaping from 68 to 1%. Section 29-02 (4) 6 29-493 (2) (f) by Gerald Russel, 1314 Red Cedar Cr. Other business.