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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
HEARING OFFICER: DEPARTMENT REPORT
April 28, 2008
ld. Woodland - Perkins Garage Addition MOVED TO FULL BOARD AGENDA
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
Docket No. 08030033 V Section 7.04.03.A Encroaching into 35'-front yard setback
The site is located at 201 Woodland Drive and is zoned RlISingle Family Residential
Filed by Ross & Bufry Perkins, owners.
General Info: The petitioner is seeking permission to
construct a garage addition to their house. The addition,
which would house up to four cars, would be located on
the southwest corner of the house. The subject sitc is a
comer lot, on a small cul-de-sac, and as such has two front
yards and two side yards. The front yard setback is 35',
and the side yard setback is 10'.
Analysis: The house is a single-story house, in an existing
subdivision where numerous houses have had additions or
other modifications, or been torn down and rebuilt over
the years. The proposed addition would be the second
such addition to this house; thc first was constructed on
the south side of the house, expanding the garage, and was
approved in 1982. The proposed addition would be one
story, as is the rest of the house, and would use the same
materials, roofline, etc as the existing house. It would encroach approximately 21 feet at the greatest extent, and
nine feet at the least-the yard is curved. While the proposed encroachment is greater than most other similar
encroachments in the area, the site is heavily wooded, and the house is set back approximately 75 feet at the closest
point to Woodland Drive, the main drive through the neighborhood. The proposed garage addition would be
approximately 140 feet from Woodland Drive. Because the addition would be constructed oftbe same materials as
the existing house, the overall visual impact would be minimal. Landscaping to the rear of the site to help further
screen the addition should be considered.
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Findings of Fact: Garage addition encroaching into front yard setback
1. The approval of this variance will not he injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and general
welfare of tbe community because: the garage would match the existing house, and the addition would
encroach an additional 21 teet into the setback.
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 the addition
would encroach an additional 21 feet into the setback.
3. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in a hardship
in the use of tbe property because: the petitioner would be unable to make any significant improvements
to his property, given the size and shape of the lot, and the house's placement.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket No. 08030033 V after all
concerns have been addressed.