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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF NORTHERN COLORADO - BDR - BDR140003 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY STAFFPeter Barnes From: Peter Barnes , Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 8:40 AM To: 'Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik' Cc: Noah Beals Subject: RE: Chabad Jewish Center basic development review comments Yes, the existing building setback along Westward is grandfathered in, and the setback of the proposed addition complies with the code in effect on the date of your application. My comment applies to any future addition, which isn't shown on the approved plan. Such addition, if one should ever be proposed, will need to comply with whatever the code requirements are at the date of your application to amend the plan. There's no guarantee that the 'contextual setback' regulation won't change at some time in the future. Peter From: Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik[mailto:rabbioorelik(a)yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:34 PM To: Peter Barnes Cc: Noah Beals Subject: Re: Chabad Jewish Center basic development review comments sorry forgot one more thing. In comment number 1 on page 10 regarding the setbacks. It is a moot point because we anyway grandfather the position of the existing house which is actually around 40 feet from Westward. However just in case the new code changes things we had discussed the existing code for "contextual setbacks" so the adjacent property is also around 40 feet from Westward so accordingly our front setback would be 40 feet not 60 feet. I guess a moot point unless we were demolishing the old building but I just wanted to make sure this was indicated in our file that our westward/front setback is 40 feet. Thanks 13) Contextual Setbacks. Regardless of the minimum front setback requirement imposed by the zone district standards of this Land Use Code, applicants shall be allowed to use a "contextual" front 'setback. A "contextual" front setback, may fall at any point between the front setback required in the zone district and the front setback that exists on a lot that abuts, and is oriented to, the same street as the subject lot. If the subject lot is a corner lot, the "contextual" setback may fall at any point between the zone district required frontsetback and the front setback that exists on the lot that is abutting and oriented to the same street as the subject lot. If lots on either side of the subject lot are vacant, the setback shall be interpreted as the minimum required front'setback that applies to the vacant lot. This provision shall not be construed as requiring a greater front 'setback� than that imposed by the underlying zone district, and it shall not be construed as allowing setbac ks to be reduced to a level that results in right-of-way widths below established minimums.