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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
December 14, 1989
The regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held on
Thursday, December 14, 1989 at 8:30 a. m. in the Council Chambers
of the City of Fort Collins City Hall. Roll call was answered by
Boardmembers Lancaster, Wilmarth, Nelson, Huddleson and Lawton.
Boardmembers absent:
Staff present:
Thede and Spight
Barnes and Tatro-Pitt
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of November 9. 1989. Approved as Published
The minutes of the November 9, 1989 regular meeting were unanimous-
ly approved.
Appeal # 1939. Section 29-278 (5) by Sue Warren, 1624 Remington-
" ----The variance would reduce the required side yard setback along
the south lot line from 5 feet to 2.5 feet for a carport
addition to a single family home in the RM zone.
-----Petitioner's statement of hardship: The lot had a detached
one -car garage. This garage had been converted by the
previous owner into a family room/office. There is no covered
parking area on the property at this time and the owner would
like to construct a one -car carport onto the south side of the
house in order to utilize the existing driveway. The other
houses in the neighborhood have attached parking areas.
-----Staff comments: The attached carport would be further from
the property line than the existing family room/office, which
is only 1.5 feet from the lot line."
No notices or letters were received.
Peter Barnes noted that just prior to the meeting the petitioner
mentioned that in the future she would like to enclose the car-
port. Mr. Barnes told the Board that part of their decision
regarding this variance should be whether or not the carport may
be enclosed at a future date.
Mr. Barnes showed slides of the property in question and
surrounding properties. It was determined that many of the
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surrounding properties have similiar detached garages (some with
less setbacks than proposed by the petitioner).
Boardmember Lawton asked whether garages in that area met setbacks
of the time and whether conversion to living space would require
a variance. Mr. Barnes answered that the structures were still
considered to be a detached accessory building, not a dwelling unit
and therefore such conversion would not require a variance.
Sue Miller noted that the addition to the carport she would like
to possibly make in the future would be the addition of a brick
facia wall to avoid direct view into the neighbor's house.
Boardmember Lancaster asked Ms. Miller if she had drawings of the
carport. Drawings were presented to the Board. The Board
discussed the elevation and roof pitch of the proposed carport.
Boardmember Lancaster asked Mr. Barnes if the structure would still
be considered a carport if one wall were to be added. Mr. Barnes
answered that it would. Boardmember Lancaster asked if there would
be fire rating required due to the short distance between the wall
and the neighbor's property. Mr. Barnes replied that a setback of
less than three feet would need to conform with the fire rating
code.
When asked by the Board, Ms. Miller said that she had talked to
her neighbors and they did not have any problem with the building
of the carport as proposed.
Boardmember Lancaster said that he would like to aprove the
variance for the carport only as originally proposed without any
enclosed walls and that if the petitioner would like to enclose the
carport in the future she would have to re -petition for another
variance.
Boardmember Huddleson made the motion to approve the variance for
the carport as proposed without enclosures based on the hardship
of the narrowness of the lot. Boardmember Wilmarth seconded.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Frank Lancaster, Chairman Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator