03-03-16 Special Called Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

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Board of Adjustment Special Called Meeting March 3, 2016 Lemon House Variance Notice of Public Hearing: Section 194 of the Zoning Ordinance stipulates the various requirements for public notice of the public hearing. This variance included all of the necessary code requirements for a public hearing including the following: Notice of public hearing was posted in the newspaper of general circulation ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Mailed notices were sent to all owners of property lying within 200 feet of the site ten days prior to the date of the hearing. A sign was posted on the site ten days prior to the hearing date. Additionally, in compliance with state law, notice of the public hearing was posted at City Hall and on the website at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing. Background Information: The site is currently zoned R-1, Low Density Residential. The subject site contains two houses and two accessory buildings being used as garages. The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: Zoning Land Use North R-1, Low-density Residential Residential (405 Bayshore) South R-1, Low-density Residential Residential (100 Grove) West R-1, Low-density Residential Undeveloped Lot East R-1, Low-density Residential Sylvan Beach Boat Launch and Parking Applicable Code Provisions: Section 106-333, stipulates the residential area requirements. The following is an excerpt from that section as applicable to this variance request (see highlighted): Uses Min. Min. Min. Yard Max. Min. Max. Lot Lot Lot Setbacks Height Site Coverage/Min. Area Width Area Landscaping Single-6000 -- 9100 40%/N/A Family Detached Analysis: The applicant is requesting a number of variances that would allow for the replatting of the existing lots that she owns in order to construct a new single family residence. The lots owned by the applicant are Lots 19 and 20, Block 49 of the Sylvan Beach Addition Subdivision Plat. As currently configured, both lots front Grove Avenue. The site currently has two houses and two accessory buildings that front Bayshore Drive. The applicant is proposing to retain the existing house and accessory building located in the southern-most portion of the property and demolish the existing house and small accessory building on the northern-most portion of the property. Because of the location of the southern-most house and accessory building on the lot, the applicant is limited to where they can locate the new lot line because it has to be in a location that does not render an existing building nonconforming. As a result, the proposed northern lot would total 4,700 square feet in area and have only 47 feet of lot frontage.