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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />October14,2015 <br />FollisSetbackVariance <br />BackgroundInformation: <br />ThesubjectsiteisЋЎ͸byЊЋЎ͸withatotal3,125squarefeetinareaandislocatedonthewest <br />sideofS.BroadwaybetweenMainStreetandAStreet(acrossfromFivePointsPlaza).Thesiteis <br />currentlyzonedMS,MainStreetDistrict.Thefollowingtablesummarizesthesurrounding <br />zoningandlanduses: <br />ZoningLandUse <br />bƚƩƷŷ MS,MainStreetDistrictVacantTract(N.½ofLot26andLot27,ownedbythe <br />CityofLaPorte) <br />{ƚǒƷŷ MS,MainStreetDistrictVacantTract(Lot24,ownedbytheapplicant) <br />‘ĻƭƷ MS,MainStreetDistrictVacantTract(ownedbyD.PaulLarson) <br />9ğƭƷ MS,MainStreetDistrictFivePointsPlazaPark <br />ApplicableCodeProvisions: <br />TheMainStreet(MS)Districtallowsforamixofcommercialandresidentialuses.The <br />ğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭproposalincludesconstructionofanewmixedusecommercial/residentialbuilding, <br />withcommercialonthemainfloorandresidentialonthesecondfloor.Theapplicantalso <br />proposesconstructionofadetachedalleyloadedgarage. <br />SetbacksfordevelopmentintheMSDistrictarecontainedinSection106443.Thefollowingis <br />anexcerptfromthatsectionasapplicabletothisvariancerequest(seehighlighted): <br />Sec.106443.TableA,Commercialarearequirements. <br />Adjacent to <br />Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum <br />Residential Bldg. Design <br />UsesLandscaping LotYard Setbacks <br />Height <br />Minimum Yard Standards <br />8 <br />Requirements Coverage F.R.S.(feet) <br />1, 3, 4, 6, 79 <br />Setback F.R.S. <br />2, 6 <br />5%—four foot <br />Main Design <br />minimum 60% *-20-5 N/A 36 <br />7 <br />Street Guidelines <br />5 <br />frontage <br />*Within the Main Street District, excluding those principal structures in the Overlay, the front yard is <br />the average of the existing structures on that side of the street on the same side of the street or the <br />setback of the closest structure on an adjacent lot. This applies to the primary structure only. Any <br />accessory buildings must be a minimum of six feet from the main structure, but may be zero feet from <br />any lot lines. <br />Analysis: <br />Theapplicantisrequestingapprovalofthisvariancetoallowfordevelopmentofalivework <br />structurethatisuniquetotheCityofLaPorte.TheMSDistrictisjustthatdistricttoallowfor <br />suchflexibilityinuse.Additionally,thelocationofthebuildingonazerolotline(oronthe <br />propertyline)willfacilitateinextendingthefeelalongMainStreettothatsectionofBroadway <br />acrossfromFivePointsPlaza.IntheğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭProjectDescriptionLetter(partofExhibitA),he <br />providesadetaileddescriptionoftheproposeddevelopment. <br />Section106192oftheZoningOrdinancestatesthatthetermͻǝğƩźğƓĭĻͼrepresentsadeviation <br />fromtheliteralinterpretationofthecodeapprovedbytheBoardsubjecttothefactthat <br />2 <br /> <br />