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Staff Response: The applicant’s current garage is nine feet wide, with a seven foot door.
The applicant is proposing a fifteen foot six inch garage space. In comparison, a standard
one-car stall garage door is eight to nine feet wide with four feet necessary for framing, for
a minimum one-car garage size of twelve to thirteen feet.
C. That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from actions of the
applicant.
Staff Response: Staff concurs with this criterion as the garage was built prior to the
applicant purchasing the home.
D. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special
privilege that is denied by Chapter 10 to other lands, structures, or buildings in the
same district. No non-conforming use of neighboring lands, structures, or buildings
in the same district, and no permitted or nonconforming use of lands, or buildings in
other districts shall be considered grounds for the issuance of a variance.
Staff Response: Staff feels that granting the variance would confer special privileges as the
proposed garage exceeds the size of a typical one-car garage.
VARIANCE RECOMMENDATION - Denial
Staff recommends denial of the variance based on the following findings of fact:
1) The proposed variance would confer upon the property owner the ability to
construct an unusually wide one stall garage.
2) A unique hardship has not been proven to allow construction of a home and
garage addition to be 1.5 feet from a side property line. Lack of a unique
situation could confer smaller setbacks on other properties.
OHDS REVIEW
The applicant is proposing to add living space above the expanded garage. The garage
expansion creates a livable second level with seven feet of headroom. In addition, the
garage expansion allows the stairs to the second level and basement to come into
current Building Code compliance.
