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Brad and Kayla Lounsbury Variance Request - Side Yard Setback - 906 7th Street
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Summary:
Brad and Kayla Lounsbury have made a request for a variance on Lots 13, 14 and the East 25 Feet of Lot 15, Block 1 of Shepard's Addition, also known as 906 7th Street. The request is for a three-foot setback for an accessory structure. The required setback for an accessory structure is five-feet.
A previous detached garage with a 0.5-Foot side yard setback was demolished by the applicant who now has begun rebuilding a new detached garage in its place. The applicant was informed prior to construction that a five-foot side yard setback was required. During a field inspection, the new garage was observed to be noticeably less than five feet from the side property line. An adjacent property also has a detached garage aligned with the detached garage under construction at 906 7th Street. These two structures are less than five feet from one another. If the structure is approved at its current location, the west facing wall would need a one-hour fire rating. The applicant is proposing a 16-inch overhang. Only 12 inches would be approved along with the 1-hour fire rating.
The garage will be 900 square feet with a sidewall height of 10-feet and total height of 16-feet 4-inches.
Findings of Fact:
(1) Due to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship, and the variance shall not violate the spirit of the ordinance and substantial justice may be achieved as a result of variance.
Finding: A bathroom addition on the home's west side has created access constraints to the garage. The former garage was located 0.5-foot from the side lot line to the west which allowed access around the bathroom addition. The lot is 100 x 200 with roughly 12,000 square feet in the rear yard for a detached garage. The new garage could be repositioned and orientated to meet the 5-foot side yard setback while still providing ...
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