06-27-1996 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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~ • Page 2 of 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment December 5, .1996 Variance Request V96-003 A) The total building footage does not exceed 48,000 square feet. ('This new building addition will increase the total squaze footage for the building to 45,400.) B) The building has a maximum height of 55 feet. ('The proposed building is approximately 25 feet in height.) C) The rear and side setbacks of three to ten feet would require a one hour rated wall with limited openings (10%) to provide an adequate fire resistance rating. Analysis: Zoning Ordinance Section 7-600, Table B establishes setback and lot coverage requirements for facilities located in HI zones. This table specifies the following building setbacks: Side, 30 feet; Reaz, 50 feet. The table also caps lot coverage at a maximum of 30%. It should be noted that lot coverage is essentially based on roofed structures. Driveways and open pazking/staging azeas aze not included in lot coverage calculations. As proposed, the building would require a setback variance of 45 feet at the rear and 25 feet to the side. The front setback is not an issue for this building. Additionally, the complex if developed as proposed, will require lot coverage vaziance of 21 %. (See Exhibit A) In August, 1992, Laurel Industries was granted Vaziance #V92-003. The variance covered an office building and a warehouse. The vaziance granted for the office building was for a front setback of 30 feet 6 inches and side setback of 5 .feet while the warehouse was given a reduced rear and side setback of 5 feet. The addition of these two buildings resulted in a need for an increase in the maximum lot coverage from 30 % to 47 %. Only the office building has been built. The applicant is now proposing a.lazger wazehouse than the one proposed in 1992, with the same 5 foot rear and side setbacks. The maximum lot coverage, as a result, would be 51 % instead of 47 % granted in 1992. Section 11-606 of the Zoning Ordinance defines a variance as "a deviation from the literal provisions of the Zoning Ordinance granted ... when strict conformity to the Zoning Ordinance would cause an unnecessary hardship.... " This Section of the Ordinance empowers the Board to grant variances subject to the following conditions: