HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes BZA 09-26-22 character houses. Brad: For this case is one of the two-character buildings an adjacent house to the subject site?Angie
Conn: There's a 1 1/2 story bungalow immediately to the north. Justin Moffett: This creates a practical difficulty question
for us. The UDO markings are from 20 years ago but there hasn't been an update to show the newly constructed homes
since then.
IAlan Potasnik: Staff report says it's not appropriate for the Old Town Overlay District. What do you mean by it's not
appropriate?Is it just the height?Angie Conn: It has to do when a Petitioner comes in with multiple variances, and the
Overlay District was placed to preserve the character of the district. Alan: Do you believe a house such as this affects the
overall character of the Overlay District?Angie Conn: Yes, we think it impacts the immediate area and as well as the
neighborhood and goals of the Overlay District.
Leo: Can you shrink the house so that there's enough room for a lawn mower to pass next to the window well and not
encroach into the neighbor's yard?Justin Moffett: Presents floor plan, that's a practical solution for us. There are
tradeoffs to this. We can have a deeper house and not as wide of house, but the client requested for a larger backyard. We
have had similar window well requests in Old Town. Leo: What's your solution for this?Justin Moffett: The client can
request a 24-inch window well or we can shrink the floor plan.
Alan: Does the Petitioner wish to continue this or to go forward without the window well request?Justin Moffett: We
don't wish to table,and we don't want to remove our window well request without consulting with our client. We will
move forward tonight with all of our requests.
Brad: What's the height of the main level?Justin Moffett: Presents front Elevation, we are 2 '/2 feet above extending
grade. Getting access to the rear from the alley to the garage sets the overall level of the house.
A Motion made by Dierckman and seconded by Hawkins to approve PZ-2022-00159 V.Approved 4-1,Hawkins
A Motion made by Dierckman and seconded by Hawkins to approve PZ-2022-00161 V.
IApproved 3-2,Grabow,Hawkins.
A Motion made by Dierckman and seconded by Hawkins to approve PZ-2022-00162 V.
Denied 2-3,Grabow,Hawkins,Potasnik.
(V) Moffett Carriage House Variances.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals for an attached dwelling:
6. Docket No. PZ-2022-00163 V UDO Section 2.18 — Minimum 0' to 10' Front Yard Building Setback
required, 131.5' requested.
7. Docket No. PZ-2022-00164 V UDO Section 2.18 — Maximum 20' Rear Yard Building Setback required,
219.5' requested.
The 2-acre site is located at 340 W. Smoky Row. It is zoned UR/Urban Residential and partially located in the
SFHA/Special Flood Hazard Area. Filed by Justin Moffett of Old Town Design Group on behalf of Elijah &
Katherine Moffett, owners.
Petitioner: Justin Moffett:
• Presented North End Development Community site plan, we have mixed residential around the subject site, and
we have worked to transition around this single-family residential property(subject site)
• The land around my brother's property has a practical difficulty with the North End Community being built next
to it
• We are building a 4-car garage with a carriage house floor plan. It will be a large structure on a large lot,that will
be attached to the existing home
• UR zoning district creates what seems like extreme variance requests. If this was a R-1,these would be reasonable
variance requests
Public Comments: None
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Department Report: Angie Conn
• The Petitioner explained their requests in great detail and Staff recommends positive consideration of both
variance requests.
Board Comments: None
A Motion made by Grabow and seconded by Broach to approve PZ-2022-00163 V& PZ-2022-00164 V.
Approved 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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Alan Potasnik—President Jo hestak—Recording Secretary
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