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Case No. 24-000021 BA Motion to Reconsider C15-2024-0025 Property Address: 6708 Bridge Hill Cove Appealed Permits: BP-2023-129658 and BP-2023-129659 Presented By: Nicholl Wade, on behalf of Appellant ITEM02/1-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT Pending Questions from September Hearing Plat Date Were the Administrative Rules for Vested Rights posted on the City’s website? Application of LDC § 25-2-963(C) Reactivation of 2023-129658 BP prior to a vested rights determination ITEM02/2-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT 6708 Bridge Hill Cove Plate Date o Plate Date = June 29, 1982 o Different LA Zoning regulations apply if a property was platted after April 22, 1982 o Here, the stricter provisions apply o The application was executed April 30, 1982 ITEM02/3-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT DSD Did Not Post the Administrative Rules on the City’s Website § 25-1-545 - ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES (A) The director may adopt guidelines to assist in reviewing applications under Section 25-1-533 (Vested Rights Petition Required), Section 25-1-544 (Project Consent Agreements), and Section 25-1-553 (Managed Growth Agreements). (C) Guidelines adopted under this section shall be posted on the department's website and made available to the public, but need not be adopted by administrative rule under Section 1-2 (Adoption of Rules). ITEM02/4-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT Land Development Code § 25-2-963(C) o Noncomplying structure limitations on development o 2023 permits based on a plan review that had incorrect information on IC o No penalties associated with unpermitted construction in 2021, which added IC o No penalties associated with submitting a false plan review application o The Approved Plan adds a foundation for the Pool House and IC ITEM02/5-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT Land Development Code § 25-2-963(C) “(A)(2) Replacement or alteration of an original foundation may not change the finished floor elevation by more than one foot vertically, in either direction.” “(C) Except as provided in Subsections (E) and (F), a person may not modify or maintain a noncomplying structure in a manner that increases the degree to which the structure violates a requirement that caused the structure to be noncomplying.” The Approved Plan is adding foundation and increasing IC. ITEM02/6-PRESENTATION/APPELLANT Land Development Code § 25-2-963(C) “The Building Official has determined will necessitate removal of existing unpermitted impervious cover prior to final inspection.” DSD Findings on Reconsideration for Vested Rights at 6708 Bridge Hill Cove. No checks and balances in place to ensure compliance, i.e., where is the IC decreasing and what are the compliance mechanisms? BOA Findings: “An appeal of use provisions could clearly permit a use which is in …
6708 Bridge Hill CV ITEM02/1-PRESENTATION/OWNER 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV • • The Development Officer and the Building Official have both confirmed the original single family principal and accessory structures completed in 1989 with a Certificate of Occupancy were not subject to “LA” zoning requirements because the plat was initiated before annexation. The only impervious cover added by me as current owner of 6708 Bridge Hill Drive is the 290 sq. ft. front entry/master closet addition in 2022. ITEM02/2-PRESENTATION/OWNER 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV • Neither the City, nor Appellant, nor me, as owner of 6708 Bridge Hill Drive, know exactly how much impervious cover was developed at the time of the Certificate of Occupancy. Official records were not kept at that time and Appellant relies on a survey done before pool and patio construction were added and before the C of O, leading to speculation and assumptions based upon what can be seen from old aerial photography. ITEM02/3-PRESENTATION/OWNER 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV • The Building Official has made no error in interpreting the applicable zoning requirements: what was there in 1989 is in 1984 on the grandfathered (as well as what was built Appellant’s lot). The Building Official has gathered the best available information as to how much impervious cover was on the site after the Certificate of Occupancy was issued and has stated that is allowed upon completion of the remodel project. A development plan has been presented that fulfills the stated maximum allowed Impervious Cover determined by the Building Official. is the maximum amount that ITEM02/4-PRESENTATION/OWNER 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV • • As the owner I accept that I must account for improvements made by my predecessors and limit the impervious cover on my lot based on what the Building Official has determined was grandfathered in 1989. This will likely require removing some or all of the circle drive added by my predecessor. The Building Official has determined from all the available surveys and aerial photography that 12,811 sq. ft. of impervious cover was the minimum amount developed at the Certificate of it was less, but Occupancy in 1989. Appellant speculates that concedes his argument is based upon assumptions of how much decking was added after the McMinn survey was completed and before the Certificate of Occupancy was issued. the time of ITEM02/5-PRESENTATION/OWNER 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV • The Holt Carson survey of 2021 shows there was 14,860 sq. …
Call to Action: Improve Learning Environment & Grow Knowledge! Rezoning Case – C14-2024-0051 Process: • • Neighborhood Meetings • • Board of Adjustment Case (this case) Conditional Use Permit – SP-2024-0379D • Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 • City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/1-PRESENTATION • Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 • City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/2-PRESENTATION Laura Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/3-PRESENTATION CONSTRAINTS Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/4-PRESENTATION REQUESTED RELIEF: IMPERVIOUS COVER (45% TO 60%) Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/5-PRESENTATION REQUESTED RELIEF: BUILDING COVER (40% TO 60%) Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/6-PRESENTATION REQUESTED RELIEF: SETBACKS Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/7-PRESENTATION REQUESTED RELIEF: HEIGHT Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/8-PRESENTATION Variance to 25-2-832 – Private Schools & pavement width Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexics – C15-2024-0031 City of Austin – Board of Adjustments – October 14, 2024 ITEM04/9-PRESENTATION ITEM04/10-PRESENTATION
3201 E SH-71 SVRD BOA - C15-2024-0032 Michele Rogerson Lynch Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams ITEM05/1-PRESENTATION 25-2-814 – Service Station Use Must be screened from the street by a building or landscape buffer that includes shade tree. Compliant with buffer May not have more than 16 fuel dispensers Compliant with only 12 May not have more than eight vehicle queue lanes Proposing 12 ITEM05/2-PRESENTATION Transportation Criteria Manual Figure 9-10 Identifies outdated options for double stacking canopies and pumps More car conflicts vs pulling straight Not able to double stack due to site through constraints Intended for safe circulation and queuing with distance measurements Project compliant despite double stacking graphic example ITEM05/3-PRESENTATION TCM Figure 9-10 Purple = queue lanes ITEM05/4-PRESENTATION Purple = Queue lanes ITEM05/5-PRESENTATION Site Layout ITEM05/6-PRESENTATION ITEM05/7-PRESENTATION ITEM05/8-PRESENTATION ITEM05/9-PRESENTATION ITEM05/10-PRESENTATION ITEM05/11-PRESENTATION ITEM05/12-PRESENTATION ITEM05/13-PRESENTATION Hwy. 71 and Royster 10 pumps; 10 queue lanes ITEM05/14-PRESENTATION Summary Reasonable Use times Hardship and AE easement Area Character Outdated regulations Newer designs are more safe Newer designs allow for better air quality – less wait Limitations due to throat length, stormwater pond Not negatively altered by proposing safer design Site Plan in review with City BOA previously discussed revising criteria with CodeNext ITEM05/15-PRESENTATION
705 BROWNLEE CIRCLE VARIANCE REQUEST: IMPERVIOUS COVER & FAR Friday, September 20, 2024 BRWN 705 Brownlee Circle Austin, Texas 78703 COVER SHEET 1 ITEM6/1-PRESENTATION Friday, September 20, 2024 BRWN 705 Brownlee Circle Austin, Texas 78703 LOCATION MAP & SURVEY 2 ITEM6/2-PRESENTATION Required Findings Reasonable Use: Hardship: Area Character: The zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: The zoning regulations do permit a reasonable use via MF-3 Zoning, a zoning that the clients received via a many months-long arduous re-zoning process, against the preferences of the neighborhood, to accommodate what the newly enacted HOME ordinance now nearly fully accommodates. The owners, with the anticipated support of the neighborhood, wish to adhere to SF-3 use that reflects the lower impact build that was always their intent. The intended use's zoning does not allow for a reasonable use because: A: Impervious Cover: The impervious cover limit of the desired SF-3 use (.45) provides inadequate hardscape needed for one of the residents, confined to a wheelchair, to access the majority of the site. Note: The owners are committed to the use of pervious concrete for the driveway and parking areas which will lessen the impact of the variance request. B: Square Footage: The overall design of the home does comply with the gross square footage permissible under the new HOME ordinance, however, the FAR of the primary unit exceeds the single-unit limit due to the square footage required for a van-accessible 2-car garage, an elevator and associated landings on multiple floors. A) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: The clients are required to have a zoning they don't prefer, and that the neighborhood doesn't want, in order to comply with the basic accessibility clearances needed to accommodate the multi-generational home, with a unit for live-in medical help, that was always the intent and that is now accommodated by the new HOME ordinance. B) the hardships is not general to the area in which the property is located because: The only area on the site that accommodates the garage, its access, turning radii, the elevator, stair, and the required landings and their clearances, is behind the existing structure which necessitates more driveway coverage to access. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and …
TO: FROM: Jessica Cohen, Chair Board of Adjustment Members Brent D. Lloyd Development Officer Development Services Department DATE: August 7, 2024 SUBJECT: Case No. C15-2024-0025 | 6708 Bridge Hill Cove The matter before the Board is an appeal of an administrative decision by the Development Services Department (“DSD”) to approve a building permit for residential development 6708 Bridge Hill Cove. The issues in the appeal concern the amount of impervious cover (“IC”) approved for the project in relation to applicable zoning regulations. To assist the Board in understanding the issues, this report is laid out as follows: (1) General background, including DSD’s decision approving the permit under appeal and the development history of the subject property, at pp. 1-2; (2) Procedural requirements for the appeal, at pp. 2-3; and (3) DSD’s recommended action on the appeal, at p. 3. 1. Background — Decision on Appeal On March 24, 2024, DSD approved a building permit (BP No. 2023-129658) for construction of a two-story addition and related improvements to the existing residential structure at 6708 Bridge Hill Cove. After the permit was approved, the Appellant (Mr. Warren Konkel) identified errors in the review process related to the calculation of impervious cover. In particular, Mr. Konkel correctly pointed out that some of the impervious cover shown as “existing” on the approved building plans was associated with development that had never received permits from the City. After reviewing Mr. Konkel’s concerns, DSD determined that the proposed plans submitted on behalf of the landowner, Ms. Christy May, incorrectly denoted unpermitted development as “existing” and that review staff had failed to catch the error. Consistent with LDC Sec. 25-11-66 (Errors in Permit Support Documents), DSD placed an administrative hold on the permit halting further inspections pending resolution of the impervious cover issues. ITEM02/1-PRESENTATION While the hold remained in place, DSD reviewed the site’s development history using available plans, aerial photography, and an IC analysis provided by the applicant (see Attachment A) to determine the amount of impervious cover associated with the original construction permitted in 1987 and 1989. Based on that review, DSD determined that approximately 12,811 square feet of impervious cover was associated with the original development and that an additional 1,000 square feet is permissible based on an established policy allowing limited modifications to projects initiated before currently applicable regulations took effect.1 (See Attachment B.) On June 21, 2024, DSD lifted the administrative hold …
REGULAR MEETING of the BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT October 14, 2024 AT 5:30PM Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required email for elaine.ramirez@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-2202. remote participation by telephone. To remotely, register speak to ___ Bianca A Medina-Leal ___ Brian Poteet ___ Margaret Shahrestani ___ Janel Venzant ___ Michael Von Ohlen ___ Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: ___Jessica Cohen (Chair) ___Melissa Hawthorne (Vice-Chair)) ___Thomas Ates ___Jeffery Bowen ___Marcel Gutierrez-Garza ___Yung-ju Kim The Board of Adjustment may go into closed session to receive advice from legal counsel regarding any item on this agenda (Private consultation with legal counsel – Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (4) four speakers signed up/register prior (no later than noon the day before the meeting) to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Approve the minutes of the Board of Adjustment Regular meeting on September 9, 2024. On-Line Link: Draft Minutes for September 9, 2024 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS Discussion and action on the following cases. Reconsideration Appeal case: 2. C15-2024-0025 Appellant’s Agent: Nicholl Wade - Appellant: Warren Konkel Owner: Christy May 6708 Bridge Hill Cove Building Permit 2023-129658 BP On-Line Link: ITEM02 ADV PACKET APPEAL1 PART1, PART2, PART3 and APPEAL2 PART 1, PART2, PART3, PART4 PRESENTATION by appellant; PRESENTATION by owner; PRESENTATION by staff Summary of Appeal: Appellant challenges issuance of: and on the grounds that the City of Austin incorrectly approved impervious cover (IC) of approximately 12,811 square feet, which exceeds IC limitations applicable within the Lake Austin (LA) zoning district. Building Permit 2023-129659BP Previous Postponed cases: 3. C15-2024-0028 Peterson 1406 S 3rd Street Haim Joseph Mahlof (Green Bay Remodeling, Inc.) for Wendy Jo On-Line Link: ITEM03 ADV PACKET; NO PRESENTATION The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot …
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ITEM04/1-LATE BACKUP-IN SUPPORT Organized 1973 OFFICERS Holly Reed President Cathy Kyle Past President Secretary George Edwards Treasurer BOARD MEMBERS Mary Arnold Joyce Basciano Joseph Bennett David Bolduc Sarah Cain Michael Cannatti Heidi Gibbons Craig Lill Blake Tollett WEST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP October 7, 2024 Board of Adjustment, City of Austin Elaine Ramirez, Liaison RE: C15-2024-0031 Members of the Board: West Austin Neighborhood Group (WANG) conditionally supports the above referenced variance request filed by the Austin Area School for Dyslexics, Inc (Rawson Saunders) (R/S) with the following understandings and stipulations. In the spring of this year R/S and their contiguous neighbor Tarrytown Christian Church filed to rezone their entire tract of land from the SF-3-NP zoning district to the GO-MU-NP zoning district. WANG, recognizing overwhelming close by neighbor opposition to the rezoning request, asked R/S to explore the variance process in order to achieve their vision for the school. Over the decades, WANG has worked with several churches along Exposition Boulevard to allow for expansions of their campuses, all within the SF-3 zoning district: • C-15-2003-065 the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, a variance was granted to allow maximum impervious coverage requirements to go from 45% to 70%, maximum building coverage requirements to go from 40% to 50%, and a decrease of setback requirements for a through street. • C15-2006-059 the Westminster Presbyterian Church, a variance was granted to allow maximum impervious coverage requirements to go from 45% to 64% (existing) in order for the church to either replace or renovate buildings on the campus. • Tarrytown United Methodist Church- In 2010-2011, the close by neighbors, WANG and TUMC all worked in harmony to allow the church to reasonably expand their campus through the purchase of a residential home fronting on Exposition Boulevard and placing that property under their Religious Use umbrella without changing either the property’s underlying zoning district of SF-3- NP or changing the expanded campus’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation, Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan (CWANP). In addition, in 2009 WANG worked closely with the Girls School of Austin to achieve a harmonious Conditional Use Permit in order for them to expand their campus. As for the application for variance under discussion, WANG recognizes the relevant hardships cited and can support the majority of, as amended, requests as follows: • On the request to increase the site development regulation maximum height requirement of 35 feet to …
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ITEM06/1-LTR FROM OWNER the existing duplex as a third unit on the site. We are not real estate developers, nor builders, nor home designers. We are a family trying to build an accessible home for our multigenerational blended family. My son Peter has multiple disabilities, uses a wheelchair at all times, and requires round the clock medical supervision. Maintaining the existing duplex as separate residences for caregivers for Peter and other family members provides an affordable option to these important members of Team Peter to live on site in an increasingly expensive city. Providing affordable housing options for caregivers is the best way that we have to continue to have the high quality care for Peter that he deserves, especially as he has aged out of the public school system. Keeping the family in Central Austin, close to transit and other services is also an important part of keeping him engaged and integrated in our community. We met with that committee three times from July to the following January in an attempt to determine HOW to build our addition and fell into a gaping hole in the Austin Land Development Code - that is, there was no way to have a third unit on a site that was zoned as SF. The committee and neighbors opposed upzoning to MF and wished for us to find a way to build using SF zoning but ultimately, after a LONG discussion at the January Planning Commission meeting in 2023, the property was rezoned to allow for the third unit. Members of the Planning commission, staff and even the ex-officio member of the Board of Adjustment considered other SF codes and variance, but in the end, the ONLY way to accomplish this and even though it makes building much more difficult, was to upzone the property to MF. Since that time, Austin’s land development code has caught up to fill in that gap with the passage of the HOME ordinances. Once the amendments were ratified, we researched their provisions and it seems once again that our project is a perfect fit. Even though it is a more restrictive code, it is much more in keeping with our project, and they are simpler for our family. Webber Studios has designed a beautiful renovation to the property that allows Peter to access the entire property and respects our neighbors wishes to not have a multifamily commercial …
From: Hi Donna, Subject: Date: Re: Feedback from some of your neighbors. (705 Brownlee - BoA hearing 10/14) Thursday, October 10, 2024 5:23:30 PM Thank you for reaching out while David is out of pocket. I’m going to go ahead and copy Elaine Ramirez, the Board of Adjustment’s staff liaison on this message so that she has it and can add it to the backup information about the request that the Board gets on Monday. Thank you, Elaine, for adding it to our packet. I’ll copy the neighborhood concerns here so they are easy to follow: 1) Guarantee there would only be three units. Yes, this is the addition made possible by HOME, our renovation/addition adds one more unit to the existing duplex for a total of 3 separate units. 1) Cap total height under 35 including mechanical space Yes, this is the limit for single-family use, our renovation/addition does not exceed 35 feet. 2) Dust Screen for neighbors -- 8 Ft - as they are lower in elevation to the south. I’m not sure if you mean a dust screen during construction which I would assume is normal, or a fence, but yes, we are happy to build an 8 ft fence on the shared property lines. 3) Two code legal parking spaces located in the front yard (where you show them on the site plan) with sufficient landscape screening in the front yard to screen the view of the parking spots from the street. Yes, we absolutely will include landscape screening at the street. I am a plant/tree lady and I am looking forward to getting to the landscaping part of this project. Bring on the native and drought tolerant trees and shrubs! Our intent in seeking these variances to the more restrictive single-family use for our renovation/addition has always been to minimize the impact to the neighborhood that a commercial process would require. We are happy that the HOME ordinances now make that possible if we are granted these two variances. I am sure that the Board of Adjustment will be receptive to the neighborhood’s support so that our family can move forward with permitting. As always, feel free to contact me with questions about the project. Best, Melissa Skidmore and Brad Hoskins ITEM06/1-LTR to OWANA fr owner On Oct 10, 2024, at 12:02 PM, donna osborn <dkonelm1@gmail.com> wrote: Good Morning Melissa, I sent this request to …
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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Interpretation Appeal 1 and Appeal 2 Decision Sheet ITEM02 DATE: October 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0025 ___Y____Thomas Ates (D1) ___Y____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) ___Y____Jessica Cohen (D3) ___Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) ___Y____Jeffery Bowen (D6) ___Y____Janel Venzant (D7) ___Y____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) ___Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPELLANT’S AGENT: Nicholl Wade APPELLANT: Warren Konkel OWNER: Christy May ADDRESS: 6708 BRIDGE HILL CV SUMMARY OF APPEAL: Appellant challenges issuance of Building Permit 2023-12958 BP on the grounds that the City incorrectly approved impervious cover (IC) of approximately 12,811 square feet, which exceeds IC limitations applicable within the Lake Austin (LA) zoning district. BOARD’S DECISION: Aug 12, 2024 - POSTPONED TO September 9, 2024, DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH BOARD MEMBERS FOR VOTING PURPOSES; September 9, 2024 The public hearing was closed by Madam Chair Jessica Cohen, Board member Michael Von Ohlen’s motion to deny the appeal request and uphold staff’s decision; Board member Brian Poteet second on 8-1 votes (Board member Maggie Shahrestani nay); APPEAL REQUEST DENIED AND UPHELD STAFF’S DECISION. October 14, 2024 - Reconsideration request: Board member Michael Von Ohlen’s motion to deny reconsideration request; Vice Chair Melissa Hawthorne second on 10-0 votes; reconsideration request DENIED. Building Permit 2023-129658 BP RENOTIFICATION-SUMMARY OF APPEAL: Appellant challenges issuance of: and on the grounds that the City of Austin incorrectly approved impervious cover (IC) of approximately 12,811 square feet, which exceeds IC limitations applicable within the Lake Austin (LA) zoning district. Building Permit 2023-129659BP FINDING: 1. There is a reasonable doubt of difference of interpretation as to the specific intent of the regulations or map in that: 2. An appeal of use provisions could clearly permit a use which is in character with the uses enumerated for the various zones and with the objectives of the zone in question because: 3. The interpretation will not grant a special privilege to one property inconsistent with other properties or uses similarly situated in that: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Chair Diana Ramirez for
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM03 DATE: Monday October 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0028 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Haim Joseph Mahlof - Green Bay Remodeling Inc. OWNER: Wendy Jo Peterson ADDRESS: 1406 3rd ST VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use) from setback requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested) in order to attach a second story deck in a “SF-4A-NP”, Single-Family - Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan). BOARD’S DECISION: September 9, 2024 The public hearing was closed by Madam Chair Jessica Cohen, Board member Michael Von Ohlen’s motion to postpone to October 14, 2024; Vice Chair Melissa Hawthorne second on 9-0 votes; POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 14, 2024. OCTOBER 14, 2024 POSTPONED TO November 14, 2024, BY APPLICANT FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Chair