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Conduct a public hearing and consider a variance request at 14310 Valley Hi Circle to construct a 3-car garage with doors facing the street where other garages do not; and take appropriate action.
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PUBLIC HEARING:
Kay Van Wey and Stephanie Sammons, owners of Lot 9 Block B of Brookhaven Hills Third Section, more commonly known as 14310 Valley Hi Circle, are requesting permission to construct a 3-car garage with garage doors facing the street where other garage doors do not. Article 3, Section 3.3, H.2.h requires that if 75% of the buildings that front any street in a residential block do not have garage doors that face the street in the front half of the lot, then the front facing garage doors must maintain a minimum setback of 10 feet or greater than that of the main structure and must be designed in a way not to dominate the front fa?ade of the structure. Only residential units constructed on lots with less than 81 feet of street frontage, with existing street-oriented driveways, and located within the R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6 zoning districts may be constructed with a garage orientation and design as noted previously. This lot meets the width requirement at the building line, however it is located in the R-2 zoning district. A variance to allow the street facing garage doors in an R-2 zoning district would be required for a permit to be issued.
EXPLANATION:
The property in question is on the east side of the cul-de-sac at Valley High Circle. The property is unique in shape resulting in difficulty fitting the desired home on the lot. The applicant would like to utilize the golf course view of the property without the infringement of the rear entry/rear facing garage. The lot meets the 81-foot lot width as measured at the building line, however, the property is located in the R-2 Zoning District which does not allow the lot to utilize Article 3, Section 3.3, H.2.h of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The lot also does not meet the requirement of...
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