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City Board of Adjustment
- Meeting Date:
- 04/05/2017
- SUBJECT
- City Variance #1257-215 14th Street West
- THROUGH:
- Wyeth Friday
- PRESENTED BY:
- Karen Husman
Information
REQUEST
City Variance 1257 – 215 14th St West – Lot Coverage - The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a maximum lot coverage of 30% to allow a maximum lot coverage of 33% (2,439 square feet) in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zone on Lot 2, Block 11, Normandy Subdivision, 2nd Filing, for the purpose of construction of a new detached garage. The property is a 7,440 square foot parcel of land. Tax ID: A11453. Presented by Karen Husman, Planner I
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for Variance request #1257, based on the determinations for granting a variance.
APPLICATION DATA
OWNERS: Jon David Walton
AGENT: Mattie Walton
PURPOSE: To allow construction of a new detached garage
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 2, Block 11, Normandy Subdivision, 2nd Filing
ADDRESS: 215 14th Street West
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE: Residential
EXISTING ZONING: Residential-7,000 (R-70)
AGENT: Mattie Walton
PURPOSE: To allow construction of a new detached garage
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 2, Block 11, Normandy Subdivision, 2nd Filing
ADDRESS: 215 14th Street West
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE: Residential
EXISTING ZONING: Residential-7,000 (R-70)
CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS
None.
APPLICABLE ZONING HISTORY
Subject Property: None
Surrounding Property: Records show there have been 8 approved variance applications in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Surrounding Property: Records show there have been 8 approved variance applications in the surrounding neighborhoods.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING
NORTH: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
SOUTH: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
EAST: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
WEST: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
Land Use: Residential single family
SOUTH: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
EAST: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
WEST: Zoning: R-70
Land Use: Residential single family
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a maximum lot coverage of 30% to allow a maximum lot coverage of 33% (2,439 square feet) in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zone for the purpose of constructing a new detached garage.
There have been 8 approved variance applications in the surrounding neighborhoods, 6 were for setbacks and 2 were for lot size. Some properties in this neighborhood have obtained a variance while some have not. Staff researched the neighborhoods surrounding the subject property and found that there are at least 9 properties in the area that are currently over the maximum allowed lot coverage. Those properties found did not have a variance approved and are currently non-conforming to the zoning regulations. The property owner is requesting the variance to be able to build a new detached garage on the property.
There have been 8 approved variance applications in the surrounding neighborhoods, 6 were for setbacks and 2 were for lot size. Some properties in this neighborhood have obtained a variance while some have not. Staff researched the neighborhoods surrounding the subject property and found that there are at least 9 properties in the area that are currently over the maximum allowed lot coverage. Those properties found did not have a variance approved and are currently non-conforming to the zoning regulations. The property owner is requesting the variance to be able to build a new detached garage on the property.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning Staff is recommending conditional approval and adoption of the findings of the review criteria.