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WARD / COUNCILMEMBER: Ward 3 / Travis Lindley
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Public Hearing - Reduce the minimum building separation from 15 feet to 12 feet - Land Lot 632 - 2811 Mathews Street - Victor Thompson
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ISSUE AND BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the minimum building separation from 15 feet to 12 feet at 2811 Mathews for the construction of a new single-family home. The minimum building separation is required based upon the standards associated with the zoning stipulations of rezoning case Z05-025.
RECOMMENDATION / REQUESTED ACTION:
The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the minimum building separation from 15 feet to 12 feet at 2811 Mathews for the construction of a new single-family home. According to Section 1403 of the Zoning Ordinance, variances must be reviewed under the following standards: (1) Whether there are unique and special or extraordinary circumstances applying to the property; (2) Whether any alleged hardship is self-created by any person having an interest in the property; (3) Whether strict application of the relevant provisions of the code would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property; and (4) Whether the variance proposed is the minimum variance needed. Community Development has reviewed the request against the variance review standards and found it to be in compliance with four (4) of the four (4) standards. At the time of this report, there has been no public objection to the request. After a review of the standards above, Community Development believes that the encroachment will not adversely affect surrounding residents; therefore, staff recommends approval of the requested variance with the following condition:
1. Approval of the requested variance shall be conditioned upon the development of the property in substantial compliance with the site plan and elevation submitted with the variance application.