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ZoningBoardofAdjustmentMeeting <br />May26,2016 <br />BroadwayTownhomesDensityVariance <br />Criterion:StaffFinding: <br />a.ThatthegrantingofthevariancewillnotbeThegrantingofthisvariancewouldallowthe <br />contrarytothepublicinterestapplicanttodevelopthesiteasasinglefamily <br />attachedtownhomedevelopment.Townhouse <br />developmentispermittedintheR3zonedistrict, <br />howeverthedensitypermittedfortownhouse <br />developmentis10unitsperacre.Ontheother <br />handmultifamilydevelopmentisalsopermitted <br />intheR3districtallowingadensityof14 <br />dwellingunitsperacre.Multifamilyisgenerally <br />thoughtofasapartmentcomplexdevelopment. <br />Thedeveloperintendstoplateachtownhouse <br />unitasalot,therebyresultinginasinglefamily <br />attachedproductandnotamultifamilyproduct. <br />Atthistime,theapplicanthasnotexploredthe <br />optionofpurchasinganyoftheadjacent <br />undevelopedrightofwaytoaddtotheir <br />development.Iftheapplicantaddedthat <br />adjacentrightofway,theymaygetclosertothe <br />densitythattheyarerequesting. <br />b.ThatliteralenforcementofthischapterwillStaffcannotfindanunnecessaryhardship <br />resultinunnecessaryhardshipbecauseofassociatedwiththissitethatwouldwarrantthe <br />exceptionalnarrowness,shallowness,shape,grantingofthisvariancerequest. <br />topographyorotherextraordinaryor <br />exceptionalphysicalsituationuniquetothe <br />specificpieceofpropertyinquestion. <br />"Unnecessaryhardship"shallmeanphysical <br />hardshiprelatingtothepropertyitselfas <br />distinguishedfromahardshiprelatingto <br />convenience,financialconsiderationsor <br />caprice,andthehardshipmustnotresultfrom <br />theapplicantorpropertyowner'sownactions. <br />c.Thatbygrantingthevariance,thespiritofthisShouldtheBoardgrantthevariance,theresult <br />chapterwillbeobserved.wouldbeanincreaseindensityabovewhatis <br />currentlyallowedinthecodefortownhouse <br />development.Althoughstaffrecognizesthateach <br />variancerequestisreviewedbasedonitsown <br />meritanduniquecircumstances,staffdoeshave <br />someconcernwithaperceivedperceptionthat <br />couldoccurifdensityisincreasedinthis <br />circumstance. <br /> <br />