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r <br />in this location in 1965. The remaining accessory structures are nonconforming. The canvas <br />covered shed is not permitted by building code since it is not definable as a structure. <br />The detached garages and sheds have been used by a friend of the owner's to store equipment for <br />his business (snow plows in the summer and lawnmowers in the winter). This individual has <br />since been informed that storing equipment for a home occupation on property he does not own <br />is not permitted. He has rented a storage area in Spring Park and is in the process of moving his <br />equipment from the property. The existing and proposed detached garages will be used for <br />storage by the owner of the property. <br />Hardship: <br />The applicants have included their statement of hardship in Exhibit B. The applicants should also <br />be asked for their testimony regarding this issue. <br />Issues for Consideration: <br />1. The principal structure has existed on the lot since before the adoption of the current <br />zoning ordinance; <br />2. The existing house is oriented on the lot to face the private driveway on the west side, not <br />the street; <br />3. The lot is oddly shaped with 47.05 feet abutting a public road; <br />4. The topography of the lot makes it difficult to locate accessory structures in the side or <br />rear yard of the principal structure; <br />5. 'I lie detached garage was non-conforming by location prior to its destruction by fire. It <br />has been less than a year since it was completely destroyed; <br />6. The existing detached garage was granted a building permit in 1965. It is currently <br />undergoing residing without a building permit; <br />7. The proposed garage is larger in area than the garage that was destroyed by fire; <br />8. There are no building permits on file for the remaining three accessoiy' structures on the <br />lot. The canvas covered shed is not a permitted structure. The metal sheds located within <br />the front yard of the lot are non-conforming; and <br />9. Other issues raised by the Planning Commission. <br />Staff Recommendations: <br />Staff recommends approval of the requested variance to permit construction of a 408 s.f. (16.8’ x <br />24.4 ’) detached garage closer to the front property line than the principal residence, with the <br />following conditions: <br />1. Building permit application must be made for residing of the existing detached garage at <br />the same time application is made for the new' detached garage; <br />2. The canvas covered shed must be removed from the property prior to building permit <br />application since it is not a definable structure by building code; and <br />3. The two existing metal sheds exist w ithout a building permit -:id must be removed from <br />their current location on the lot prior to building permit application for the detached <br />garage. 1 o be conforming, the sheds require relocation on the lot to a conforming location <br />and building permit approval. <br />a02-2S6 ‘4 Josephine Carpenter <br />3/18/2003 <br />Page 3 of 4