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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Boards of Adjustment - Meeting Date: 3/12/2015 pt Board of Adjustment LEg E Meeting Minutes COUNCIL CHAMBERS BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM B-3 MARCH 12, 2015 4:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Toops called the meeting to order at approximately 4:00pm. ROLL CALL Board members Blakely, Feiner, Zarra, and Chairperson Toops were present. Board member Dietzman and Vice Chairperson Vescio were absent. CITY STAFF Tabitha Perry, Assistant Planning Director, Tom Dixon, CPM, Senior Planner, James Gruber, Assistant City Attorney, and Diana Figueroa, Recording Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson Toops called for approval of the January 8, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes. He referred to page one and noted the minutes should read Vice Chairperson Vescio rather than Chairperson Vescio. Board member Blakely made a motion to approve the minutes as revised. Board member Feiner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Chairperson Toops called for approval of the February 12, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes. Board member Feiner made a motion to approve the minutes. Board member Zarra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES Chairperson Toops asked if there were any Withdrawals and Continuances. Ms. Perry said there were none. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM Chairperson Toops called for the Public Hearing Item. VAR15-01: A request by David and Robyn Fonk for a variance in the SR-12 zoning district to reduce the rear yard setback from a required 25 feet to 15 feet in order to allow an addition to an existing residence. The site is located at 7547 West Libby Street and is in the Sahuaro District. Staff Contact: Tom Dixon, CPM, Senior Planner. Mr. Tom Dixon, CPM, Senior Planner, presented this item. He stated this is a request for variance approval to allow a reduction in the rear yard setback from the required 25 feet to 15 City of Glendale Planning • 5850 West Glendale Avenue,Suite 212 • Glendale,AZ 85301-2599 • (623)930-2800 www.glendaleaz.com March 12,2015 Board of Adjustment Page 2 feet in order to allow an addition to the existing residence in the SR-12 zoning district. He said the property is located at 7547 West Libby Street and is in the Sahuaro District. Mr. Dixon explained the subject site is located on the south side of West Libby Street, immediately west of North 75th Drive. He said a city of Glendale park abuts the property on its south side and on all other directions are single family residential development. The lot dimensions of the subject property are 120 feet wide by about 140 feet deep and the property contains approximately 16,363 square feet. He reviewed each of the findings. Regarding finding one, Mr. Dixon said the property presently satisfies all existing setback requirements for the SR-12 zoning district. The desire to add onto an existing residence is difficult if some exception to these standards is not granted. Regarding finding two, he said several other homes within a 500 foot radius of the subject site have three vehicle garage developments. The addition of the third garage with additional living space is in keeping with other existing residences in the immediate neighborhood. Mr. Dixon said with regard to finding three, the requested rear setback reduction is the minimum necessary to construct the addition of a garage and living area on the lot. He said the reduced rear yard setback would not impact the residence to the south because the adjoining area is a public park and use and enjoyment of the park will not be impacted by the variance request. Regarding finding four, he said the requested building setback exception will be practically indiscernible from the street. The property is surrounded by a solid wall and the rear property line adjoins a public park that has no play equipment or public trails within a 125 foot distance from the subject property's rear wall. Mr. Dixon added the variance request appears to meet all four findings and should be approved. If the Board decides to grant the variance, it should be subject to two stipulations as noted in the staff report. Chairperson Toops called the applicant. Mr. David and Robyn Fonk introduced themselves and stated they had nothing to add. Chairperson Toops opened the public hearing. With no questions or comments, Chairperson Toops closed the public hearing. Based on the facts and evidence presented, Mr. James Gruber, City Attorney, requested a vote from the Board. He read each finding and waited as the Board responded. Finding One. Chairperson Toops called for a voice vote on Finding One. The Board responded with a vote of 4 to 0. March 12,2015 Board of Adjustment Page 3 Finding Two. Chairperson Toops called for a voice vote on Finding One. The Board responded with a vote of 4 to 0. Finding Three. Chairperson Toops called for a voice vote on Finding One. The Board responded with a vote of 4 to 0. Finding Four. Chairperson Toops called for a voice vote on Finding One. The Board responded with a vote of 4 to 0. Mr. Gruber asked, based on the findings, if the Board wishes to grant variance VAR15-01, subject to the stipulations set forth by the Planning Division. Board member Blakely made a motion to approve Variance VAR15-01 subject to two staff stipulations. Board member Zarra seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR Chairperson Toops called for Other Business From The Floor. Ms. Perry said there was none. PLANNING STAFF REPORT Chairperson Toops called for the Planning Staff Report. Ms. Perry said there was none. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Chairperson Toops called for Board Comments and Suggestions. There were none. NEXT MEETING: April 9, 2015 ADJOURNMENT Board member Zarra made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Board member Feiner seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 4:16pm.