1220 GRAND AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

' � IY� !�, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND ORDER VARIANCE N0. 8-88 Based upon r.he wrir.ten request for a variance from r.he City's zoning code by: Sob & Myrna Oversr.reer. 1220 Grand Everer.r., WA 98201 hereinafr.er referred r.o as "Applicanr.," for a variance from E.M.C. 19.16.050(B) Side Yards to allow eight incUes less r.han r.he five-foor, aide ser.back required by Code in order to conar.rucr. an addir.ton r.o rhe north aide of the house. on rhe following deacribed properry: Lor.s 6 and 7, Block 225, Church and Lamoures Addition r.o Everett commonly known as: 1220 Grand The Board of Adjuetment, folloxing a public hearing un eaid applicar.ion held on April 4, 1988 and furr.her having reviewed all tesr.imony, makea the following Findinge, Conclusions and Order: VARIANCE CRITERIA: Findinga and Concluaione: Criterion �1: 1"nat r.here have been excepr.ional or exr.raordinary circumsr.ances or condir.ions applying to r.he subject property or as ro rhe intended uae r.hereof r.har. do not apply generally r.o or.her propecr.ies in r.he same vicinity or zone. a. Finding: The exisr.ing single family structure Was consr.ructed in 1919, and r.he applicant wiahes to upgrade r.he ar.rucr.ure and change rhe locar.ion and viden r.he etairs r.o the basement and second lev�l. The srrucr.ura ie locar.ed on the bluff overlaoking Port Gardner Bay to r.he wear.; however, r.he exisr.ing sr.airwell ia locar.ed on the wear. wall thereby precluding any view. In addition, ir. is one of the old narrow sreep sr.airways a¢d neede to be widened ro provide a safer, more convenienr. access r.o r.he upper level and basemenr.. Moving r.he sr.airwell r.o the north aide of r.he sr.rucr.ure will enable r.he applicanr. r.o incorporar.e the aear: wall into rhe living area of r.he home, inar.all windowa and enjoy the view. The applicanr. has had r.he properr.y aurveyed and the exisr.ing strucr.ure is six feer. one inch from rhe norr.0 property line. The addition for tl�e sr.airwell on the north aide will require an eight inch inrrusion into rhe five foot setback area for a lengr.h of eight feer., b. Conclusion: There are unusual circumsr.8ncea applying r.o this property and r.he proposed uae r.hereof.