1329 63RD ST SE 2018-01-02 MF Import

STAFF REPORT TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VARIANCE 1 18-88 DATE: May 31, 1988 Applicant: Jeffrey Gehrig 1329 63rd St. Everett Location of Property: 1329 63rd St. Variance Requested: From E.M.C. 19.16.040, which limits the size of an accessory bl.ilding to a maximum of ten percent of the total lot area or 1,000 square feet whichever is less, and From E.M.C. 19.42.040, which allows accessory buildings in the 20 foot rear yard provided they do not cover more than fifty percent of the 20 foot rear yard area. The Applicant is proposing to construct a 1,700 square foot garage and shop that will cover ten percent of the 17,000 square foot lot instead of the 1,000 square foot maximum allowed by code, and that will be located on the rear of the lot and cover approximately 60 percent of the 20 foot rear yard area instead of the 50 percent allowed by code. The new structure will replace an existing 1,144 square foot shop that will be demolished. Existing Zoning: R-2, Single Family Residential (5000 square foot minimum lot size for single family use) Existing Land Use: Single Family Adjacent Land Use/Zoning: North: City Reservoir Property South: SF/R-2 East: SF/R-2 West: SF/R-2 Exhibits: 1. Vicinity/Zoning Map 2. Site Plan 3. Narrative Statement 4. Parcel Map FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: criterion No. 1• That there have been exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the subject property or as to the in- tended use thereof that do not apply generally to oth-r properties in the same vicinity or zone. a. Finding: The subject property consists of a 70 foot by 243 foot, 17,000 square foot lot with an existing single family structure and a 1,144 square foot shop and carport that is located sixteen feet from the house. The shop is nonconforming for size since it was built before the zoning code was changed in December 1987 to not allow accessory structures that exceed 1000 square foot in size.