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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
DEPARTMENT REPORT
February 25, 2008
3h. Wilson Drive Garage
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for a garage addition:
Docket No. 08010003 V Chapter 8.04.03.A Reduction in required front yard setback
The site is located at 1 Wilson Drive and is zoned R2IResidential.
Filed by James Young, owner.
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General Info: The petitioner is requesting to construct a
new garage on the south end of his house, with a driveway
connecting to College Way, and to demolish and landscapc
the current driveway connected to Wilson Drive. The
garage would be a side-loading garage, and would
encroach approximately 12.4 feet into the 25-foot yard.
The site is a comer lot, and thus has two front yards and
two side yards.
Analysis: The proposed garage would match the house in
tenns of materials and roof pitch. Rather than enter the
garage directly from College Way, the petitioner is
proposing a drive that would angle back to the garage,
whose door would face the rear, or east side of the lot. The houses adjacent to the east of the site gain
front-loaded garage access from College Way, while the house adjacent to the west gains front-loaded
access from Wilson Drive. The majority of houses in this neighborhood have front-loading garages, and
several of them have had additions and renovations. The proposed garage would be in keeping with
surrounding houses. Because the site is a comer lot, with shallow yards, the petitioner is constrained in
how he may improve his house without significant encroachment into required setbacks.
Findings of Fact: Reduction in required front yard setback
1. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare of the community because: the garage would match the existing house, and
would not encroach as much as ifit were front-loading. It would be in keeping with its
surroundings.
2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will be not
affected in a substantially adverse manner because: the garage would match the existing house,
and would not encroach as much as if it were front-loading. It would be in keeping with its
surroundings.
3. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in a
hardship in the use of the property because: the petitioner would not be able to improve his
house.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket No. 08010003 V after
all concerns have been addressed.