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Item No.: 5
File No.
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
Justification:
Present Use of Proper
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Re ort:
A. Public Works Issues:
No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
Z-6725
Robert Thomas and Jane Evans
1800 Foreman Drive
Lot 12, Lakeside Heights
R-2
A variance is requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254
to permit a deck addition with a
reduced rear yard setback.
The property backs up to a lake and
open space and should not impact
adjacent properties.
Single Family
Single Family
The R-2 zoned property located at 1800 Foreman Drive is
occupied by a single-family residence. Due to the slope of
the property, the house has the appearance of one story from
the street and two stories from the rear. The applicants
propose to construct a deck addition onto the rear of the
house, tying onto an existing deck at the upper level. The
new deck will have a rear yard setback of 18.5 feet. The
Code requires a rear yard setback of 25 feet for this lot.
Staff believes the variance request to be reasonable. This
property backs up to a lake and open space. There are no
properties directly behind the site which could be impacted
by the reduced setback. The deck will be uncovered and
unenclosed. Due to the design of the deck, only a small
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Item No.: 5 (Cont.)
area will actually intrude into the 25 foot setback. The
deck addition will exceed all other required setbacks.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard setback
variance as filed.
(AUGUST 30, 1999)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a vote
of 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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