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Zoning Board of Adjustments <br />May 27, 2021 <br /> Variance #21-93000002 <br />Planning and Development Department Staff Report <br />Variance #21-93000002 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Location: <br />nd <br />The subject site is located at 218 S. 2 St. <br />Background Information: <br />The applicant seeks approval of variance request #21-93000002 to construct a driveway that is <br />setback one and a half (1.5) feet from a side property line. Per Section 106-835, Figure 10-2, <br />the minimum setback for a driveway from a side property line is three (3) feet.The attached <br />Exhibit D is a copy of the application and a letter of explanation submitted by the applicant. <br />The site area is currently zoned R-1, Low-Density Residential, and has an existing single-family <br />home on-site. The applicant desires to extend and improve the driveway to align with their <br />nd <br />existing curb cut on S. 2. St. <br />The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: <br />ZoningLand Use <br />R-1, Low-density ResidentialSingle-family homes <br />North <br />R-1, Low-density ResidentialSingle-family homes <br />South <br />R-1, Low-density ResidentialSingle-family homes <br />West <br />R-1,Low-density Residential Single-family homes <br />East <br />Notification Requirements: <br />Staff finds that the public hearing notification requirements outlined in Section 106-171 were <br />performed in accordance with code provisions, including the following: notice in a newspaper of <br />general circulation at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing; written notice mailed to owners <br />of real property within 200 feet of the site within ten (10) days of the hearing; anda sign was <br />posted on site within ten (10) days of the hearing. In accordance with state law, notice of the <br />Applicable Code Provisions: <br />Section 106-835, Figure 10-2, stipulates that a residential driveway must be located a minimum <br />of three (3) feet from a side property line. <br />Analysis: <br />The applicant seeks approval of a single variance that would allow for the construction of a <br />residential driveway that is one and half (1.5) feet from the side property line. This distance is <br />one and a half (1.5) feet closer to the side property line than what is permitted by the City of La <br />6 <br /> <br />