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ii <br />TO;Planning Commission and Council <br />FROM; <br />DATE; <br />Alan P. Olson^ Village Planner <br />5 3 4 <br />December 18, 1979 <br />SUBJECT; #534 E. S. Hendrickson - 525 North Ferndale Road <br />VARIANCE <br />The applicant reguests after—the—fact approval of accessory building <br />construction on his lot. <br />The construction actually consists of a 12 ft. X 30 ft. (360 s.f.) <br />connection between two prior existing garages. This connection was <br />done without a building permit this summer and was discovered by <br />staff this fall during inspection on a nearby property. Staff has <br />had several discussions with both the property owner# E. S. (Roy) <br />Hendrickson^ Sr. and the principal user and builder of the garages <br />his son Steve Hendrickson. <br />The first (eastern) garage was built in 1971, Building Permit No. 2577, <br />28 X 30 = 840 s.f. <br />The second (western) garage was built in 1976, Building Permit No. 3228, <br />32 X 30 - 960 s.f. two stories. The second garage was placed 12 feet <br />away from the first, thus conforming to both Building Code (6 feet) <br />and Zoning Code (10 feet) required setbacks between separate structures. <br />Steve Hendrickson originally applied in 1976 for a permit to add onto <br />the original garage. He was advised by me at that time that the <br />maximum allowable size for an accessory was 1,000 s.f., only 150 s.f. <br />larger than the existing building. At that time he elected to build’ <br />the separate second building rather than trying to seek a variance for <br />the larger structure. <br />The net effect of the construction this summer is to combine the <br />buildings into one structure of 2,160 s.f. This requires a variance <br />to the Zoning Code Section 31.330. This also requires structural <br />considerations in order to meet the building code because the new <br />garage has frost footings and the c'der one apparently does not. <br />The building code permits only 1,000 s.f. without frost footings and <br />allows no rigid connection between structures having different types <br />of foundations. Thus, even if a variance were to be granted from the <br />Zoning Code Section 31.330, structural modifications may be required <br />to either place an expansion joint of some sort between the two <br />different construction types. <br />The garage space is used by Steve Hendrickson to house and work on an <br />antique car collection. There is no outside debris and we have had no <br />neighborhood complaints. The 360 s.f. addition is intended as a <br />workshop for landowner Roy Hendrickson. There are no setback problems