2307 KENILWORTH PL 2016-01-01 MF Import

li� �I /�. �i � II IIBOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FINDINGS� C�NCLUSIONS AND ORDER I� VARIANCE N0. 10-8� i IlBased upon the written request for a variance from the City'a zoning code by: Kelly R. Gehret 5005 Spec•ry Lane Everett� WA hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," for a var'�ance from E.M.C. 19.12.050(C) to allow: a reat• yard of 10 feet instead of the 25 fce� reG!iired in tn� R-S, Single Family Suburban Residential Zone. on the following described oroperty Lot 12, Kenilworth Hills Div. ; The Poard of Ad,justment, following a public hearing on said appllcation held on April 6, 1y87 and further having reviewed all testimony, makes the following Findings, Concl�sions and Order: FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. That there have been exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the sub,ject property or as Co the intended use thereof that do not apply generally to other or•operties in the same vicinity or zone. Finding: Lot 12 is on the northr+est corner of Kenilxorth Place, a cul-de-sac, and 23rd Avenue W. Since the length of Lot 12 is parallel to Kenilworth Place, the Zoning Code defines the easterly 25 ; feet of the lot abuGting 23rd Avenue W. as the front yard, and the ' westerly 25 feet of the lot� abutting Lot 11� as the rear yard. The rest of the lots on Keniluorth Place front on that street, so in order to conform to other developments on this street, the applicant's home should also froat towards Kenilworth Place and the plans have been designed accordingly. The applicant purchaseZ the lot because it would accommodate a larger rambler oriented tc the south� and t,ad house plans prepared accordingly xhich cannot be impl.emented if the house is reoriented to the east (i.e., facing 23rd Avenue W.), or if the spplicant is required to meet the rear yard seback of 25 feet. The proposed site plan meets all other yard requirements. Further more, if the house is situated on the site as proposed by the applicant, in effect its 10-foot rear �ard will abut the side yard of Lot 11, Kenilworth Hills, to the west, and its ample 20-foot side yard will abut the rear yard of Lot 11, Granada Seavieft Estates, to the north. Conclusion: The varianre as proposed by the Applicant appears to be a reasonable request.