CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the Planning and Zoning Commission and Petitioners and pass the ordinance granting a variance to the percentage of required yard occupied section of the Municipal Code to permit a carport at 203 Center Street - PZC #21-1-036
Option B: Concur with staff and deny the variance to the percentage of required yard occupied section of the Municipal Code thereby requiring removal of the carport improvement recently installed at 203 Center Street - PZC #21-1-036
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered this matter on July 21, 2021 and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 9-0). Staff does not concur with the PZC's recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 203 Center Street and consists of an approximately 7,500 square foot parcel. The property is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple Family Residence District) and improved with a residence and detached garage. The property is located within the Historic District, but the proposed structure is not subject to Historic Preservation Commission review.
DISCUSSION:
The Petitioners and Property Owners, Lynn Baron and Patrick Rubald, are seeking approval of a variance to permit a carport as illustrated on the site plan. Under the Code, detached accessory structures are permitted to cover 25%, or 480 square feet of the required yard, whichever is greater. For this property, detached accessory structures are permitted to cover 480 square feet, which is 55% of the required yard. The Petitioners are requesting approval of a variance to permit the proposed structure and the existing garage to cover approximately 798 square feet (or 91%) of the required yard.
The proposed carport is attached to the existing detached garage. The existing historic garage is 595 square ...
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