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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />August28,2014 <br />NewHopeBaptistChurchVariance <br />BackgroundInformation: <br />NewHopeBaptistChurchownsLots310,Block64,TownofLaPorte.Thesubjectsiteis <br />th <br />approximately25,000squarefeetinareaandislocatednorthofW.MainStreetonN.4Street <br />(seetheattachedExhibitB). <br />ThesiteiscurrentlyzonedR1andisvacant.Thefollowingtablesummarizesthesurrounding <br />zoningandlanduses: <br />ZoningLandUse <br />th <br />bƚƩƷŷ R1,LowDensityResidentialExistingsinglefamilyresidential(232N.4Street) <br />th <br />{ƚǒƷŷ R1,LowDensityResidentialExistingsinglefamilyresidential(200N.4Street) <br />‘ĻƭƷ R1,LowDensityResidentialExistingAT&Tbuildingandparkinglot(502W.Polk <br />Street) <br />9ğƭƷ R1,LowDensityResidentialVacant <br />ApplicableCodeProvisions: <br />Section106333oftheCodeofOrdinancesstipulatessetbackrequirementsforreligious <br />institutions;seetheexcerptfromthetablebelow.Therequiredfrontsetback(seehighlighted) <br />isthesubjectofthevariancerequestedinthisinstance. <br />Sec.106333.TableB,residentialarearequirements. <br />MinimumMinimumMinimumMaximumMinimumMinimumMaximum <br />LotLotYardHeightSiteDevelopmentLot <br />Area/D.U.WidthSetbacksArea/UnitOpenSpace/Coverage/ <br />S.F.L.F.L.F.F.R.S.S.F.UnitS.F.Minimum <br />Landscaping <br />Required <br />Publicorprivate30201045Ft.N/AN/AN/A/6% <br />educationaland <br />religious <br />institutions,large <br />groupcarefacilities, <br />daycarecenters, <br />recreational <br />buildings,boarding, <br />andnursinghomes <br />Analysis: <br />Section106192oftheZoningOrdinance(seetheattachedExhibitC)statesthattheterm <br />ͻǝğƩźğƓĭĻͼrepresentsadeviationfromtheliteralinterpretationofthecodeapprovedbythe <br />Boardsubjecttothefactthatenforcementoftheprovisionsofthecodewouldcausean <br />unnecessaryhardshipbecauseofcircumstancesuniquetothesubjectproperty.Inthiscase,the <br />th <br />existingbuildingislocated16.5feetfromthefrontpropertylinealongN.4Street,which <br />representsanexistingencroachmentintothefrontsetback.Theproposedvariancewouldallow <br />2 <br /> <br />