ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Title
VA-2622: Request to allow a front yard metal accessory structure extension with a 5-foot side yard setback for the property located at 1407 36th Street.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Linwood Travis Twyman – Owner/ Applicant
PROPOSED USE:
Carport
REQUESTED ACTION:
Per Article V, Table V-1- to allow a carport to be placed 5-feet from the east and west side yard setback in lieu of the required 10-feet.
Per Article V, Table V-1- to allow an accessory carport to be placed within the front yard.
PARCEL ID:
8402-01-14-8070
AREA:
0.28± acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Single Family Residential
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Low Density Residential
ZONING DISTRICT:
R-2, Single Family Residential
VOTING DISTRICT:
District Four – Council Person: Eric Rainbird
Discussion:
The applicant proposes to construct a front yard accessory carport on a 0.28± acre lot located at 1407 36th street. The proposal includes a extension to the current carport by adding a lean-to.
Under Article III, Sections 21-36.02(g) and 21-36.02(h), accessory structures must be incidental and subordinate to a primary operating use or principal building, with gross floor area capped at 60% of the principal building. Because the subject lot is at the end of a roadway, placing an extension to an accessory footprint within the front yard bypasses the foundational requirement for the structure.
In addition, the applicant is seeking substantial setback reductions across two property boundaries: reducing the east and west side yard setbacks by 50% (10' to 5'). The applicant indicates that placing a lean-to on the current structure will allow him additional space.
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 Planning and Zoning Board shall make the following findings of fact:
That granting of the proposed variance is not in conflict with the Comprehens...
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