ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2417: Request for a variance from the Land Development Code to allow for a rear setback of 4.5' feet in lieu of the 20' foot for a screen room at 3409 Woodland Drive.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Martin Russell
PROPOSED USE:
Applicant is requesting a variance to build an attached screen room in the rear of the property.
REQUESTED ACTION(S):
1. Article V, Table V-1 Site Dimensions- To allow a 4.5' setback from the rear property line in R-2 Zoning.
PARCEL ID:
8402-01-15-0792
AREA:
+0.18 acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Single-Family Home
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Low Density Residential
ZONING DISTRICT:
R-2, Single-Family Residential
VOTING DISTRICT:
District Four - Council Person Jonah Powers
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting multiple variances from the Land Development Code to allow an attached screen room at 3409 Woodland Drive 4.5' from the rear setback line in lieu of the required 20'for R-2 Zoning. A typical conforming lot in R-2 zoning is 80'x125', or 10,000 square feet. This lot is 80'x100', 8,000 square feet, due to a City owned canal running along the rear of the parcel.
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Staff Review:
According to Article IX, Section 21-100.04(d), Non-Administrative Variance, City of Edgewater's Land Development Code;
In order to grant a non-administrative variance, the P. & Z. Board shall make the following findings of fact:
1. That granting of the proposed variance is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan;
2. That granting of the proposed variance will not result in creating or continuing a use which is not compatible with adjacent uses in the area;
3. That granting of the proposed variance is the minimum action available to permit reasonable use of the property;
4. That the physical characteristics of the subject site are unique and not present on adjacent sites; and
5. That the circumstances creating the need for the variance are not the result of actions by the applicant, actions proposed...
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