ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2310: Request for a variance to allow a Class A rear landscape buffer and a Class A side yard landscape buffer in lieu of a Class C landscape buffer for the property located at 403 S Ridgewood Avenue.
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Parcel ID#: 743305000020
Proposed use: 450 square foot Drive through Coffee Shop.
Description of request:
a. To allow a rear Class A landscape buffer of 10 feet in lieu of the required 30, 40, or 50 foot Class C buffer per Section 21-54.04, Table V-3 and Table V-4;
b. To allow a side yard Class A landscape buffer of 15 feet in lieu of the required 30, 40, or 50 foot Class C buffer per Section 21-54.04, Table V-3 and Table V-4;
Explanation of hardship by applicant: This is an infill type project. The reduction of the buffers is needed to provide for a bypass lane and employee parking spaces.
According to 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&ZB 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 by the applicant or actions by the previous property owner(s).
6. That granting of the proposed variance(s) will not cause substantial detriment to the public welfare or impair the purposes and intent of the Land Development Code.
1. Will granting the proposed variance result in a conflict with the Comprehensive Plan?
a. Staff's response: After review, Sta...
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