HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/2017 - Zoning Board Of Appeals - Summary Agenda - Regular MeetingHeidi Shuff, Chair
Ralph Shields, Vice Chair
Daphne Bear
Bob Long
Cody Snowdon
Butch Stockover
Karen Szelei-Jackson
Council Liaison: Bob Overbeck
Staff Liaison: Noah Beals
LOCATION:
City Council Chambers
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
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REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
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 ZBA170027
Address: 75 S. Taft Hill Road
Petitioner/Owner: Angela Bosco-Lauth
Zoning District: L-M-N
Code Section: 3.8.11(C)(1) and 3.8.11(C)(2)
Project Description:
The variance request is to extend the south 6 foot tall fence past the front fascia of the building to the
extent of the front 4 foot tall split rail fence and front setback of the neighboring residence.
• OTHER BUSINESS
• ADJOURNMENT
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AGENDA
Agenda Item 1
Item # 1 - Page 1
STAFF REPORT July 13, 2017
STAFF
Noah Beals, Senior City Planner/Zoning
PROJECT
APPEAL ZBA170027
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Address: 75 S. Taft Hill Road
Petitioner/Owner: Angela Bosco-Lauth
Zoning District: L-M-N
Code Section: 3.8.11(C)(1) and 3.8.11(C)(2)
Project Description:
The variance request is to extend the south 6 foot tall fence past the front fascia of the building to the extent of
the front 4 foot tall split rail fence and front setback of the neighboring residence.
COMMENTS:
1. Background:
This property was annexed into the City of Fort Collins in 1963. The original structure was built
approximately in 1946.
The house sits back from the front property line further than the structures on the north and south abutting
properties. This setback is twice the distance than the abutting properties.
The six foot fence was installed by the previous owners. The new owners purchased the property in July of
this year. A notice of the violation was sent to the current owners.
2. Applicant’s statement of justification: See petitioner’s letter.
3. Staff Conclusion and Findings:
Under Section 2.10.2(H), staff recommends approval for a section of the fence along the south property line
to be 6 feet in height in the front yard and finds:
• The variance is not detrimental to the public good
• The section of fence is behind the front wall of the structure on the abutting property to the south
• The abutting property could place a six foot high fence along the same property line and location
• The section of fence is approximately 30 feet in length
Therefore, the variance request will not diverge from the standard but in a nominal, inconsequential way,
when considered in the context of the neighborhood, and will continue to advance the purpose of the Land
Use Code contained in Section 1.2.2 and will promote the general purpose of the standard in a way equally
well than a proposal that complies with the standard.
4. Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of APPEAL # ZBA1700027.