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Zoning File #1801 <br />February 9, 1993 <br />Pace 2 <br />I, Map of Treed Areas <br />M • Building Section <br />N • Denxmstration Building Heighi Secik>n <br />O • Elevations <br />P • Letters of Support - Affected Property' Owners <br />Q - Survey/Topographic Information <br />R Map of Soil Borings <br />S - 1-og of Borings/Lol 5 <br />IK-iicriptloa of Request <br />Applicant seeks a height variance to the newly amended section of the code dealing with <br />controls on building height. Height is to he governed by existing elevations and not final <br />propo«i elevations. In this case, review Exhibit Q. the vertical distance was determmed from <br />the highest adjoining ground level <939.1 ) as it proved to be lower than the lowest ground level <br />plus 10’. Proposed home is designed with a mansard roof based on the code section the <br />measurement is taken to the deck line of the mansard roof, refer to Exhibit M Applicant notes <br />that if strucnire was designed with a gable roof there would be no heighi problem, refer to <br />Exhibit N. The applicant advises that based on the new interpreution of allowed heighi that 2 <br />1/2 story colomal homes with mansard nx>fs and full basements would technically not be <br />allowed in the City. The impact is intensified for this property with the full basement as the <br />smicmrc must be raised to meet required 1 ’ separation from adjacem flood plain or OHW of <br />wetlands at 932 elevation In this application, the first floor elevauon is 3’ aK»vc grade <br />Please review Exhibit B 1-3. the very complete hardship statement prepared by Shawn <br />T. O’l-aughlin. <br />KcTiew of Hardships <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />Review Exhibits K 1-2. proposed house on Lot 5 is setback approximatclv 267* <br />from Old Beach Road. The total height of the proposed structure would he <br />perceived as lower than the existing adjacent structures. <br />The locations of all the structures were established by recorded soil borings <br />determined to be the most suitable for building. If there is to be a basement, <br />baseme.Tt levels w«Hild be abcive finished grade based on the flood plain of the <br />area <br />Structures on Lots 4 and 6 based on sloping grades w ith walkout and the design <br />of the roof arc allowed a total building height of 42’.