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May 23, 2001
Department Report
To: Board of Zoning Appeals Members
From: Department of Community Services
Re: Projects scheduled to be heard May 29,2001
H. Public Hearin!!:
Ih-9h. These Items Currently Tabled:
Lakes at Hazel Dell, Section 1 (UV-133-00; UV-134-00; UV-135-00; UV-136-00; V-
153-00; V-154-00; V-155-00; V-156-00; V-157-00)
10-llh. Ahluwalia Office Building (V-32-01; V-33-01)
Petitioner seeks Developmental Standards Variances of Section 16.4.6: Minimum Lot
Width in order to construct a second general office building on a 90-foot-wide property,
and of Section 16.5.1(1) in order to forego including a loading berth. The site is located
at 300 East Main Street. The site is zoned B-5/business.
With respect to Docket No. V-32-01. the petition to build on a parcel less than the
required 100 feet in width. the Department recommends favorable consideration. It. does not
appear that the parcel has ever met this requirement. or that there is an available ten-foot-wide
strip of land abutting the property that could be acquired to bring the parcel into conformity.
Therefore. the Department recognizes a practical difficulty in meeting the ordinance at this time.
With respect to Docket No. V -33-01. the petition to forego the installation of a loading
berth on the building. the Department recommends favorable consideration. A low intensity
office use of the type proposed does not tv1>ically generate the volume of deliveries that would
make a loading berth practical. In addition. the narrow parcel configuration in conjunction with
the existing site layout suggests that truck maneuvering for a loading berth would be difficult at
best.
12-13h. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (SUA-42-01; V-43-01)
Petitioner seeks Special Use Amendment approval in order to construct a narthex
addition on the existing church. Petitioner also seeks a Developmental Standards
Variance of Section 6.4.1: Maximum Height in order to construct the narthex at a
maximum of 30 feet. The site is located at 14598 Oak Ridge Road. The site is zoned S-
2/residence.
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