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January 20, 2021 <br />133 Chevy Chase Variance Application <br />Summary <br />Mike & Katelyn Nelson respectfully request a rear yard setback variance of 12.2 feet for the provision of a <br />covered screen porch addition to their home located at 133 Chevy Chase Drive. <br />Background & Current Conditions <br />Mike & Katelyn Nelson live and own a home in the neighborhood located at 102 Chevy Chase Drive. They <br />purchased 133 Chevy Chase Drive (“Subject Property”) in August 2020 to renovate the interior and exterior to <br />accommodate their young and growing family. <br />Practical Difficulties Tests <br />1.“The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning <br />Chapter.” <br />The owners’ use of the property as a single-family home is consistent with R1-A permitted <br />uses. <br />2.“The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the <br />landowner.” <br />a) Non-Conforming: The property is non-conforming lot under the R1-A district Lot area <br />requirements. The property is .53 acres vs the required 1.0 acres. The lot width at the front <br />setback line is 127.95 vs the required 140 ft. <br />The R1-A district front (35 ft), side (10 ft) and back yard (30 ft) setbacks are currently <br />conforming. However, the setbacks are all over proportioned to the actual lot area by <br />almost double relative to a conforming lot area requirement of 1.0 acre. If the setbacks <br />were proportional to actual lot size they would be 18.55 ft (front), 5.3 ft (side) and 15.9 ft <br />(rear) <br />b) Excessive Structure Setback: The home was built 69.5 ft from the front property line. It <br />exceeds the minimum 35 ft front yard setback by an additional 34.5 ft. This significantly <br />reduces the usable rear yard depth by 34.5 ft, an area greater than 5,000+ sq ft. <br />c) Structure Layout and Placement: The property is a wedge shape with the front property <br />line 107.73 ft and the rear property line 208.42 ft. The home was not built aligned with nor <br />perpendicular to any property boundary AND the garage was located on the side of the <br />home with the longest side property line. The result is the nonliving portion of the home <br />(i.e. the garage) has substantially more usable rear yard area than that on the living side. <br />3.“The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” <br />Page 1 of 8