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• • <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />Zoning Board of Adjustment <br />Staff Report of 7/27/95 <br />V95-003 <br />Acquisition of additional property as a means to widen the tract is not a <br />realistic possibility. Based on these factors, strict enforcement of ordinance <br />standards would create an unnecessary hardship based on property <br />configuration. <br />The next question is whether granting the variance will preserve the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Ordinance. Regarding this question, staff would note <br />that the Board has granted setback relief for both Cooperheat and Forrest <br />Services, the businesses on either side of the applicants' tract. The setbacks <br />between these properties and the tract presently in question, are as follows. <br />Cooperheat (2221 Sens Road) 80 feet. <br />Forrest Services (2231 Sens Road) 57 feet. <br />These setbacks, coupled with those proposed for the applicants' tract will yield <br />building separations and densities that are very much in keeping with the <br />spirit and' intent of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />The final question to consider is that of best public interest. Regarding this, <br />staff would simply note that the business activity proposed for the facility is <br />a Permitted Business Industrial use and that the variance as requested will <br />still allow the site to be developed in a manner that will satisfy ordinance <br />performance standards. The resulting complex should then serve as an <br />effective component of a buffer between heavier industrial activity to the east <br />(including the Southern Pacific rail yard) and the existing commercial and <br />residential development located west of Sens Road. This will serve to protect <br />the best public interest. <br />Conclusion: ~ In conclusion, staff finds the following: <br />Strict enforcement of ordinance requirements would create a <br />hardship for this property. <br />The hardship is created by the narrowness of the property. <br />If developed in accordance with the terms of the variance, the <br />facility will satisfy Zoning Ordinance performance standards. <br />The variance will therefore preserve the spirit of the Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />