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. 4-' --<1^ ;»%.PPPIPII IfZoning File #1365 January 13, 1989 Page 3 of 6 Review of Application - Prior to this recent holiday season a representative of the Art Center advised the City that because of a decline in revenue and other related financial problems over the last few years that the center would have to release the Hill School for private sale in order to survive. The Hill School has housed the Art Center since 1957 and in the early 70's expanded to the former Hill Elementary School. Lots 5 and 6 that contain the Old Hill School Building and the tennis court were offered to the public for private sale. Mr. Schneider's offer for purchase was accepted on a contingency. It is the applicant's plan to remodel the facility into a duplex. If the duplex use is approved by the City, the Art Center and Mr. Schneider will file a lot line rearrangement/set back variance application so that all improvements are located within respective ownership lots. Upon a site inspection by staff, it appears that approximately 2 to 3 of the parking places adjacent to the east addition of the Art Center are located within Lot 6. The survey fails to show all improvements. The parking area on the east side of the old Hill School building has not been shown either. Staff has enclosed site plans (Exhibit F) from early applications for Conditional Use Permit by the Art Center. Parking areas have been designated on the plans that locate existing parking on the site today. It should be noted that 22 parking stalls do not exist along the east side of the old Hill School. Approximately 8 to 10 gravel stalls remain today. Per Exhibit D Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 3, the Markvllle plat currently owned by the Art Center have not been legally combined. Separation of 5 and 6 will not require subdivision approval by the City. Lots 5 and 6 consist of approximately 28,000 s.f. of area. Property is located in the RR-IB Zoning District requiring 2 acres in area. In 1985 the Crystal Bay neighborhood was served with sewer. Sewer is available to the property. The Art Center has been assessed 10 sewer units. The proposed duplex use will require payment for 2 sewer units. The building has not been connected to municipal sewer as of this date. As proposed by the applicant's plan for subdivision, the Art Center structure would never meet the required 50' setback from the newly aligned residential lot line. If a mid point is sort as a separation between the existing tennis court and east addition of the Art Center, the set back would be no more then 5' 5". Review Exhibit M. The present application is similar to the Margaret Bjork application of 1986. Review Exhibit L. In the Bjork application the setback from a commercial zone was 630' and in the present application the setback is 1,350' (measured from plat map to B2 Dlstict at Smith Bay Marina). The Bjork property was not immediately adjacent to a commercial zone but was adjacent to the Railroad property and to a non-conforming commercial use of a residential property (upholstery shop). Present application involves a property immediatley adjacent to a non-conforming commercial use (the Conditional Use Permit for the Art Center involves both school and limited .'•/i 'i. \ ' 1 It . .v'i i