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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />August28,2014 <br />NewHopeBaptistChurchVariance <br />fortheconstructionofanadditiontotheexistingbuildingthatwouldnotencroachanyfurther <br />intothefrontsetbackthantheexistingbuilding. <br />Section106192(b.2)oftheZoningOrdinance(seetheattachedExhibitC)statesthattheBoard <br />isauthorizedtograntavariancewhentheBoardfindsthatanumberofcriteriaaremet.The <br />followingtableoutlinesthosecriteriaandƭƷğŅŅ͸ƭanalysisofthosecriteria. <br />Criterion:StaffFinding: <br />a.Thatthegrantingofthevariancewillnotbe Theproposedvarianceisareasonable <br />contrarytothepublicinterest.improvementtoanexistingstructuretocontinueits <br />viabilityinthecommunity.Noticewassenttoall <br />propertyownerswithina200footradiusfromthe <br />subjectsiteinaccordancewithcoderequirements. <br />Atthetimethisstaffreportwasdrafted,no <br />responsesfororagainstthevariancewerereceived <br />bystaff.Therewasonecallforinformation. <br />b.Thatliteralenforcementofthischapterwill Theexceptionalphysicalsituationthatisuniquein <br />resultinunnecessaryhardshipbecauseof thiscaseisthefactthattheexistingstructure <br />exceptionalnarrowness,shallowness,shape,alreadyencroachesintothe30footrequiredfront <br />topographyorotherextraordinaryorexceptional setbackby13.5feet.Inthissituation,requiringthe <br />physicalsituationuniquetothespecificpieceof applicanttocomplywiththerequiredsetbacks <br />propertyinquestion."Unnecessaryhardship"shall wouldnotbepracticalbecauseitwouldcausethe <br />meanphysicalhardshiprelatingtotheproperty relocationoftheofficeadditiontolocationthat <br />relatingto <br />itselfasdistinguishedfromahardship źƭƓ͸Ʒasfunctionalfortheflowofthechurch.This <br />convenience,financialconsiderationsorcaprice,existingencroachmentrepresentstheunnecessary <br />andthehardshipmustnotresultfromthe hardship,whichwasnotaresultoftheğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭ <br />applicantorpropertyowner'sownactions.actions. <br />c.Thatbygrantingthevariance,thespiritofthis Inthiscase,stafffindsthattheauthorizationofthe <br />chapterwillbeobserved.variancewouldbeinthespiritofthechapterasthe <br />requestdoesnotproposeanencroachmentintothe <br />frontsetbackbeyondwheretheexistingstructure <br />encroaches. <br />already <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />ExhibitA:Applicationandsiteplanfortheproposedimprovements <br />ExhibitB:Areamap <br />ExhibitC:Sections106192through106195oftheZoningOrdinanceregardingvariances <br />3 <br /> <br />