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Home My WebLink About05/14/2015 - Zoning Board Of Appeals - Summary Agenda - Regular MeetingMichael Bello, Chair Council Liaison, Bob Overbeck Heidi Shuff, Vice Chair Staff Liaison, Noah Beals Daphne Bear Robert Long LOCATION: John McCoy City Council Chambers Ralph Shields 300 LaPorte Avenue Butch Stockover Fort Collins, CO 80521 The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING MAY 14, 2015 8:30 AM • CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Items Not on the Agenda) • APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING • APPEALS FOR VARIANCE TO THE LAND USE CODE 1. APPEAL #BPA15001 Address: 201 E. Elizabeth Street Petitioners 1) Joseph Piesman 2) John Snyder 3) Cindy & Tom Laupa 4) Aaron & Ashley McGrew Owners: Paul Milewski and Julie Rickett Zoning District: N-C-B Project Description: On April 15, 2015, the Community Development and Neighborhood Services (CDNS) Director made a decision under Land Use Code Section 3.8.25 to authorize a change of use permit which would allow a previously abandoned fraternity house to be re-established on the property at 201 East Elizabeth Street. Three conditions were imposed on this approval: • The building occupants shall be limited to 18 occupants • No fraternity meeting shall exceed 18 attendees • Eight off-street parking spaces are provided as shown on the site plan dated 03/26/15 This decision of the CDNS Director has been appealed by four appellants. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Zoning Board of Appeals Page 2 May 14, 2015 2. APPEAL #2804 Address: 5331 Fossil Ridge Drive Petitioner/Owner: Paulo deBrito Zoning District: R-L Code Section: 4.4(D)(2)(c) Project Description: The variance would allow a patio cover with posts to encroach 2 feet into the required 15 foot rear- yard setback. 3. APPEAL #2805 Address: 1052 Briarwood Road Petitioner/Owners: Edward and Christine Fast Zoning District: R-L Code Section: 4.4(D)(2)(c) Project Description: The variance request would allow the minimum rear-yard 15 foot setback required in the R-L zoning district be reduced to 7 feet in order to accommodate an addition to the existing shed. At completion the shed will be 8 feet x 24 feet or 200 square feet. 4. APPEAL #2806 Address: 965 Bungalow Court Petitioner: Jeff Schneider, Armstead Construction Owners: Louis and Barbara Sunderland Zoning District: N-C-L Code Section: 4.7(D)(3) Project Description: The existing structure exceeds the rear 50% of the lot allowable floor area by 25.75 square feet. The variance request would allow an additional 229 square feet of allowable floor area in the rear 50% of the lot for a new one-car garage. 5. APPEAL #2807 Address: 417 Maple Street Petitioner: Platinum Properties, LLLP Owner: Lloyd Donald Zoning District: N-C-M Code Section: 4.8(E)(3) Project Description: The variance would allow a two car garage to be built encroaching 10 feet into the required 15 feet rear yard setback. 6. APPEAL #2808 Address: 6325 Kyle Avenue Petitioner/Owners: Clarence and Carol Rothfuss Zoning District: U-E Code Section: 4.2(D)(2)(d) Project Description: The variance would allow a 240 square foot shed to encroach 8 feet into the required 20 feet side- yard setback. Zoning Board of Appeals Page 3 May 14, 2015 7. APPEAL #2809 Address: 4014 S. Lemay Avenue #4 Petitioner: Zak George Landscaping Owner: Terry L Dickinson, Revocable Trust Zoning District: R-L Code Section: 4.4(D)(2)(c) Project Description: The variance would allow a pergola 13.6 feet in height, and side screens, to be attached to the existing deck at a zero foot setback from the rear property line. The approved PUD allowed for a 5 feet encroachment into the required 15 feet rear-yard setback. 8. APPEAL #2810 Address: 311 West Street Petitioners/Owners: Robert, Laura, Lark, and Delfinia Mosiman Zoning District: N-C-M Code Section: 4.8(D)(3), 4.8(E)(4), 4.8(F)(1)(c) Project Description: The request is to allow a 240 square foot addition to the existing 288 square foot garage with the following 3 variances: 1) The addition would encroach 1.8 feet into the required 5 feet side-yard setback. 2) The addition would increase the allowable floor area in the rear 50% of the lot by 72 square feet. 3) The addition to an accessory building would encroach 1 foot into the additional 10 feet front yard setback from the principal building. 9. APPEAL #2811 Address: 307 Riverside Avenue Petitioner/Owner : Sean Windsor Zoning District: C-L Code Section: 3.5.2(E)(3); 3.8.19(A)(6) Project Description: The variance would allow a new residential building to be built with portions of the walls encroaching 2 feet into the required side-yard setback and portions of the eaves encroaching an additional 6 inches past the allowed 2.5 feet projection into a required setback. 10. APPEAL #2812 Address: 4030 Big Dipper Drive Petitioner/Owner: Tyler Shurigar Zoning District: U-E Code Section: 4.2(D)(2)(c) Project Description: The variance would allow a 192 square feet accessory building to be built 12 feet into the required 25 feet rear-yard setback. 11. APPEAL #2813 Address: 1408 W. Mountain Avenue Petitioner: My Sister Knits, Julie Luckasen Owner: Julie Luckasen Zoning District: N-C-L Code Section: 3.8.3(1), 3.8.3(5), 3.8.3(8), 4.7(D)(5), 3.8.7(C) Zoning Board of Appeals Page 4 May 14, 2015 Project Description: The request is to allow a home occupation to continue to operate as it has in the past. This request would require the following 7 variances: 1) Allow a home occupation to operate in a detached accessory building. 2) Allow retail sales as a primary function of the home occupation. 3) Allow the home occupation without any additional off street parking spaces for customers and students. 4) Allow the hours of operation extend past 6 pm. 5) Allow more than one co-worker who does not reside in the dwelling. 6) The accessory building exceeds the maximum 744 square feet, that was allowed through a building permit, by 141 square feet, and presently accessory buildings are limited to 600 square feet. 7) Allow a flush wall sign to be displayed above the entrance of the building 8 square feet in size; the code allows a maximum of 2 square feet. 12. APPEAL #2814 Address: 256 Linden Street Petitioner: Brandon Silar, LARK Design/Build Owner: Creative Properties Zoning District: D-Old City Center Code Section: 3.8.7(I), 3.8.7(H) Project Description: The request is to install two signs. This request would require the following 3 variances: 1) Allow a projecting sign over the public sidewalk with 46.5 square feet per sign face, the maximum allowed size per face is 12 square feet. 2) Allow the sign at 14 feet 5 inches in height; the maximum allowed height is 7 feet. 3) Allow the flush-wall sign to extend 6 inches more than the allowed 12 inches from the face of the building. • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT