ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Title
VA-2610: Request for a variance to allow for a 33-foot front yard setback and a 33.16% max build ratio for the property located at 2003 12th Street.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Clayton Smeltz, Owner.
PROPOSED USE:
"Creation of a covered porch/overhang to keep out of weather during entry/exit of home. We need to build an overhang structure 10' into front setback."
REQUESTED ACTION:
1. Per Article V, Table V-1, to allow a 33-foot front yard setback in lieu of the required 40-foot.
2. Per Article V, Table V-1, to allow a max build of 33.16% in lieu of the 30% allowed by right.
PARCEL ID:
7432-10-00-0080
AREA:
0.29? acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Single Family Residential
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Low Density Residential
ZONING DISTRICT:
R-1, Single Family Residential
VOTING DISTRICT:
District One - Council Person: Charlotte Hope Gillis
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the required Forty-foot front yard setback to Thirty-Three-Feet and a max build of 33.16% Per Article V, Table V-1 of the Land Development Code to allow for a covered porch and entryway.
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:
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 acti...
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