10-17-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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i � � !. � Y V \�� Date Application Received: 09/20/11 Date Application Considered as Complete:09/20/11 60-Day Review Period Expires: 11/19/11 To: Chair Schoenzeit and Planning Commission Members Jessica Loftus, City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planning&Zoning Coordinator �V Date: 10 October 2011 Subject: 11-3527,Jason &Jody Smith, 2690 Rainey Road, • Setback Variance Request • Public Hearing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoning District: RR-16, One Family Rural Residential,2-acres/200'width Lot Area: 95,724 s.f. or 2.2 acres lot Width: 220' Application Summary: The applicants are requesting a variance to construct a garage addition to the home 28' from the side street lot line where a 50' setback is normally required from the side street(Outlot C). , Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial of the side street setback variance for the home/garage addition to be built within the side street yard. Pertinent Zoning Ordinance Sections Sec.78-420.Area, height,lot width and yard requirements. (a) Height. No structure or building in the RR-16 district shall exceed 2 1/2 stories and shall not exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in section 78-1366. (b) Lots.The following minimum requirements shall be observed: Lot Area Lot Width Front Yard Side Yard Side Yard Rear Yard (acres) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent to (feet) Street(feet) 2 200 50 30 50 50 Sec.78-1435. Location. No detached garages or other accessory building shall be located nearer the front or street lot line than the principal building on that lot except on lots which have frontage on a lake and rear yard adjacent to a street, accessory buildings located within the street or rear yards of such lots are subject to the setback requirements of section 78-305(b), section 78-330(b) and section 78-350(b); except that detached garages may be located ten feet from the street or rear lot line when doors face away from the street and a turnaround is provided on the site. This section shall not apply to lakeshore lots divided by roadways or corner lots. Interpretation: An accessory building cannot be located within the required side street yard.