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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />August28,2014 <br />NewHopeBaptistChurchVariance <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />ISSUE <br />ShouldtheBoardofAdjustmentapprovetherequestedvariancebyNewHopeBaptistChurchto <br />allowconstructionofanadditionthatencroaches13.5feetintotherequired30footfront <br />setbackforreligiousinstitutionsintheR1,LowDensityResidential,District? <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />StaffrecommendstheBoardofAdjustmentapprovetheproposedvariancesubjecttothe <br />findingsdescribedinthisstaffreport. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Applicant: <br />th <br />NewHopeBaptistChurch.Locatedat222N.4Street.Attachedisanareamapthatshowsthe <br />existingconditionsofthesite(seetheattachedExhibitB). <br />!ƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭRequest: <br />TheapplicantisseekingapprovalofVarianceRequest#1493000003,arequestbyNewHope <br />th <br />BaptistChurchlocatedat222N.4Street,furtherdescribedasLots310,Block64,TownofLa <br />Porte.TheattachedExhibitAisacopyoftheapplicationandsiteplanfortheproposed <br />improvements.Theapplicantisseekingapprovalofavariancetoallowabuildingadditionthat <br />encroaches13.5feetintotherequired30footfrontsetbackforareligiousinstitutionintheR1 <br />zonedistrictcontrarytotheprovisionsofSection106333oftheCodeofOrdinances(seethe <br />tablebelowundertheͻğƦƦƌźĭğĬƌĻcodeƦƩƚǝźƭźƚƓƭͼsectionofthisreport).Theproposed <br />buildingadditionwillallowforconstructionofanofficespaceforthepastor.Thisispartofother <br />improvementsproposedbythechurch,includingparkinglotimprovements,foyeraddition,and <br />landscapingenhancements. <br />NoticeofPublicHearing: <br />Section106194oftheZoningOrdinance(seetheattachedExhibitC)stipulatesthevarious <br />requirementsforpublicnoticeofthepublichearing.Thisvarianceincludedallofthenecessary <br />coderequirementsforapublichearingincludingthefollowing: <br />Noticeofpublichearingwaspostedinthenewspaperofgeneralcirculationtendays <br />priortothedateofthehearing. <br />Mailednoticesweresenttoallownersofpropertylyingwithin200feetofthesiteten <br />dayspriortothedateofthehearing. <br />Asignwaspostedonthesitetendayspriortothehearingdate. <br />Additionally,noticeofthepublichearingwaspostedatCityHallandonthe/źƷǤ͸ƭwebsiteat <br />leasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearing. <br />1 <br /> <br />