4126 HOYT AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

Mr. Hoaglard stzted the Board had received a parking study done by the applicant ar.d also a letter from Dr. Brust, tiho owns property in the vicinity� in favo.r ef granting the variance. Don Wood stated the staff report had recommended de�ial of the variance unless the appllcant provided a p�.rking study acceptable to the City Traffic Engineer shoWing that the reduced parking xould funetion in this lncation for the type of units proposed. Si'� nce the parking" study submittzd xas-acceptable _to the�?' �� Public Works Dept., the staff rras ctiangi�g its recommendation to approval of ; `the variance request: - �\ D � ,L ' "J n 7 � � �� �m o� `C � n A parking variance had been approved in 198' for 8 units with 8 spaces, but that had not been built and now the project Nas doubLed in size. Ted Schmelz?r is still the owner of the property and Cronin is the builder. _Ber� Cronin stated they rrere a11 one bedroom apartments an� th2� uere working with the Housing �luthority for obtaining their clients and Lhe lntent is to rent mainly to elderly. A similar unit on 33rd and Hoyt oas msinly elderly, single tenancs and they have had no parking problens as the sCuay shows. Zssac George, 4120 Hoyt, spoke against granting the variance, becau.,e of already existing parking problems in the area. Arth�r Jeue11� 4127 Hoyt� said if they xould limit the tenants to elderly; he crould not be opposea to the variance. Hert Cronin stated tney c:ould restrict the number of vehicles to one per tenant and there uould be a manager on s'_:e to help control the parking. Don Wood and Dennis Gregoire of the :lanning Staff spoke on the type of project, crhich is small 500 square foot, one bedroom apartments ti� ; Nill basically cater to the elderly and :rill ^ot generate the same Earkin� need as larger tao or three bedroom apartments. I�o one else spoke for or againsc the proposal. Motion: Ross Hoagland m�ved to grant the variance based on the folloaing reasons: � 1. I go into town tao or three times a day and drive down Hoyt and made my orm study o: parking du.^ing the xeek for seven sCraight days and is part oi the reasor ior making this motion. 2. I like the neatness of this type of housing and thi�k it would enhance then neighborhood as there is presently txo old houses that wouid come down. 3. There will be a live in manager to help resolve any problems. 'i. The problems in the area come from the mix of inedical offices c�ith single family houses and this Hcard has comoounc:ed the problem by granting parking variances so businesses could go ii: so a man could have his property righcs.