3226 ROCKEFELLER AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND ORDER VARIANCE N0. 15-88 Based upon the written requeat for a variance from the City's zoning code by: Bay Town Eecrow, Inc. Ed Medema 5017 Claremont Way hereinafter referred to ae "Applicant," for a variance from EMC 19.40.010, Off Street Parking, to provide 3 insteed of the 6 off.-atreet parking apaces required by Code for an office use. commonly knoWn as: 3226 Rockefeller The Hoard of Adjuetment, following a public hearing on eaid application held on May 2, 1988 and fur[her having reviewed all teatimonq, makea the following Findinge, Conclueione and Order: VARIANCE CRITERIA: Findinge and Conclueione: Criterion dl: That there have circumatancee or property or as to apply generally to or zon�. been exceptional or eztraordinary conditiane applying Co the aubject the intended uee thereof that do not other propertiea in the eame vicinity a. Finding: The Applicant ie propoeing to uee an existing brick, eingle family structure as an office for an eacrow company. They would uee about 800 equare feet of the 1,140 aquare foot structure and there vould be txo employeee at the present time (the ownera of Bay Town Eacrow). There ie normally only one client.in the office at a time with tr►o being there at one time occaeionally. The majority of client visits are under five minutea. The lot ie only 25 feet wide and originally the Applicant had proposed putting three parking apaces ia the front yard and three off the alley; however, Public Worka xould not allow parking in the front since there vould be no room to turn around and vehicles would have to back out onto Rockefeller. There is an existing acceseory building in [he rear yard that will be demolished, as [he Applicant is now propoaing to construct six parking spaces in the rear yard; horrever, only three of these could be counted towarde [he parking requirement, aince the other three would be "stacked," i.e., blocked from acceas to the alley by the three etalln directly adjacent to the alley (aee Exhibit 3, Site Plan). The Applicant feels theae three "etacked" spacea could be used for employee parking, leaving [he three off the alley for clients.