06-25-1992 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting ZBOA

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Page 2 of 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment Variance Request V92-003 Analysis: Zoning Ordinance Section 7-600, Table B establishes setback and lot coverage requirements for facilities located in ill zones. This table specifies the following building setbacks: Front, 50 feet; Side, 30 feet; Rear, 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 structure. Driveways and open parking/staging areas are not included in lot coverage calculations. As proposed, Building 1 would require a setback variance of 45 feet at the rear and 25 feet to the side. Front setback is not an issue for this building. Building 2 will require a setback variance of 19 feet, 6 inches and a setback variance of 25 feet to the side. Additionally, the complex if developed as proposed will require lot coverage variance of 17%. 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: I. That the granting of the variance will not be contrary to the public interest. II. That literal enforcement of the Ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship because of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional physical situation unique to the specific piece of property in question. "Unnecessary hardship" shall mean physical hardship relating to the property itself as distinguished from a hardship relating to convenience, financial considerations or caprice, and the hardship must not result from the applicant or property owner's own actions; and ID. That by granting the variance, the spirit of the Ordinance will be observed. The locations of the proposed buildings are based on the need to preserve maneuvering space and loading dock access for heavy trucks. Additionally, there is an electrical easement which extends onto the property and limits possible building locations.