08-24-1989 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting ZBOA

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section 10-604.3 states: The Board must find the following in order to grant an appeal: a. That there is a reasonable difference of interpretation as to the specific intent of the zoning regulations or zoning map, provided the interruption of the enforcement officer is a reasonable presumption and the zoning ordinance is unreasonable. b. That the resulting interpretation will not grant a special privilege to one property inconsistent with other properties or uses similarly situated. c. The decision of the Board must be in the best interest of the community and consistent with the spirit and interest of the city's zoning laws and the Comprehensive Plan of the City of La Porte. Analvsis: The Couch's property, as indicated by Exhibit A, is comprised of a 2.4290 acre tract of land. Their home (9910 North Ave. "R") is located on this property. The Couch's property therefore qualifies as a "single Family Residential Large Lot" as defined by the zoning Ordinance. since the property in question qualifies as "large lot", the proposed 2,000 square foot accessory building is an allowable accessory use as per section 10-300.5. The building is to be located 40 feet from the front property line; 429 feet from the rear property line; 30 feet from the west property line; and 161 feet from the east property line. Based on the building set backs indicated on Exhibit A, the location of the proposed building satisfies the set back requirements of section 10-300.5. Conclusion: Building permit #1431 meets the test of Section 11-604.3. specifically: There is no reasonable difference of interpretation as to the specific intent of the zoning regulations or zoning map, nor are the zoning regulations relating to large lot residential tracts unreasonable.