HomeMy WebLinkAboutFindings of Fact FINDINGS OF FACT SHEET— DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE
CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Docket No: PZ-2023-00111V
Petitioner: Dennis Wichern & Patricia McGarry
1. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals
and the general welfare of the community because:
the proposed garage addition will be attached to the current residence and
perpendicular to the existing two car garage. Finished exterior building materials and
colors will match the existing dwelling and the general neighborhood.
2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will
not be affected in a substantially adverse manner because:
the garage addition, a common residential feature, will be constructed with matching
exterior building materials and architecture that is compatible with the existing dwelling
and neighboring houses and represents added value of the investment in the dwelling,
which, in turn, has a positive effect for the neighborhood.
3. The strict application of the terms of the Unified Development to the property will
result in practical difficulties in the use of the property because:
The parcels shallow front-to-rear depth and the classification of the side yard as a "rear"
yard due to the parcel being a corner lot on a cul-de-sac present practical difficulty to
making the garage addition, which is a common home feature and could not be
constructed without the required minimal rear yard setback.
DECISION
IT IS THEREFORE the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals that Development
Standards Variance Docket No. T1Z'101%-001kk V is granted, subject to any
conditions stated in the minutes of this Board, which are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof.
Adopted is day of )k)d\e, , 20 .
HE ING OFFICER, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
SECRE RY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
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