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BOAMin01-13-86BOARD OF AOJOSTMENT City of Longwood The Board of Adjustment held fts regularly scheduled meeti n9 on January 13, 1986 at ]: 30 P.N. in [he Longwood City Camni ssi on Chambers. Present: Frederick I. Pearl Barber Variance - Sue Barber, Edwin Onnie Shoma to Seward, Mr. Lambrai th David Lewis Lindquist Variance - Peile Lindquist Christian Nagle, City Planner Geri Zambri, Dep. Li ty Clerk Absent: Rod Cable Joyce Suber 1. Dr. Pearl called the meeting to order at ]:30 P,11. 2. it was the concensus of opinion of the Board to reverse the order of Agenda items 2. and 3. Motion by Nr. Lewi x, s cond ed by Mrs. Shumate, to approve the Minutes of the December 2, 1985 mee ti n9 as written. Motion carried by a unani movs roll call vote. 3. Election of Officers. Dr. Pearl passed the gavel and made a motion to nom note M1ir.Lewis as Chairman: Nation seconded by Mrs. Shoma te. Plo tf on carried by.x un ous vote. Mr. Lewis elected Chairman. 11r. Lewis took his seat as Chairman and Him called for nani na ti ons of Vice Chairman. Hotion by tlrs. Shoma to to nom na to Dr. Pearl as Vf ce Chairman. Mr. Lewis passed the gavel and seconded the mutt on~ Notion carried by a unanimous vof ce vote, Dr. Pearl was elected Vice Chairman. 4, Public Hearin -Variance Re ues t. A licant: Sue Barber. Owner: Edwin Seward and Sue Garber. oca ti on: it side of 8i st ine, 225 E of Oxford Street. Zuni nq R-IA-. Reqve st to construct a single family residence with 7400 sq. ft. of living area in lieu of the required 1600 sq, ft, of living urea. Mr. Lewis displayed proof of publication and asked that the City Planner, Chris Nagl e's ments, be read into the record. Ile further stated that the LPA reconmened approval of the request for 7400 sq. ft. of living area. llr. tJagle explained that originally the request was for 1400 sq. ft and was later mended to request 1200 sq, f[. but [hat the LPA had re mmended the variance be granted for the on gi Hal request of 1400 sq. ft. of living ar Mr. Na 91e Stated that to grant the approval for 1200 sq. ft. of living ar ea for alt practical purposes, cons ti tutesa re ni ng. Mr. Nagle stated the Board bae previously granted number of va n the area due to the great number of homes in the ar a that re less than 18o0rsq .eft, of living ar and he stated that he basically supported the request for 1400 sq. ft. of living area. Nr. Lewis asked if there wa anyone present who wished to speak for or a9ai nst the request, Mr. Al anSLa ne, ]30 Bis tl ine Ave., stated he was against the request as he wa required to mild a home with 1600 sq. ft. of livi n9 ar a directly ac s the street from the lot in quexti on. Marie Pavone of Lyns Drive e stated rnat axl4oo sq. ft. Home wome not conform w; en me rest of the nomex do me street. Mr. Lambrai th, representative for Ms. Barber, stated that the request for 1400 sq. ft. of livf ng ar <on£orms to the integrity of the neighborhood in tle s ign and in intent. He std tede{hat use of contig uou5 propertt es Does not meet the Square footage of the exi xti ng zoning. Other lots, he further stated, do not meet the 1800 s.ft. requirement, which the applicant here, had no fnfl uence on. Ne stated Ooa rd of Ad,j us bnent -2- January 73, 1986 this request was not ~cgnfer any special privilege on the aDpl ica nt which has not been granted to others but to allow her the sa rights. He stated she only seeks fairness and consideration and that she would be placed in a position of being - forced to live beyond her financial m Mr. Lambrai th further stated that the subject property is the last lot on Bis tl ine. 'Ile further stated the lot is heavily wooded throughout the setback ar and the cleared ar n the center of the lot suits the design of the house andathat no a of the bigeoa ks or pines would have to be removed. He further stated tM1at the applicant will be the owner and resident of the hone. Mrs. Mary Fick, President of Superi nr Homes stated when she cp structed five homes ac s the street from subject lot, that she was denied the right to build smal lerrhomes, Or. Pearl asked how long the applicant owned Me lot. Mr. Lambs ith replied two and one half years. Mrs. SM1pna to stated that a year or so ago, the Board had 9ra ntetl a ce for a M1ome with 7500 sq, ft. of living a n this ar and she would suDportna va ce for 1500 sq, ft. of li vi nq ar a, but no less. Mra Lambrai th 's to ted that hgmesran within three blocks of the subject lot ranged from 1200 sq. Ft. to over 7800 sq. ft. but that hones immediately adjacent and i mmed is to area do not exceed 1500. Mrs Shona to asked if tM1e applicant would consider adding 100 feet of livi ny ar to the request. Mr. Lambrai th stated she had reacM1ed a ost thres hhol d. Mr, ea Lane stated the present zoning ordinance has been in effect for five years and the applicant should have been aware when she purchased the lot of the 1800 sq. ft. requirement and stated that if the ordinance is fair for one it should be fair for others. Ms. Ann Siocun, ]41 his tl ine stated she had to build an 1800 sq, ft. home ne year ago. Mr. Lambrai th stated that the variance procedure can be Dursued by anyone if they so choose. Mrs. Fick stated she did avail herself of the procedure and was denied. Motion by Or. Peari, seconded by Mrs. Shona to to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. M1iotion by Dr. Pearl to approve the va requested for 1400 sq. ft. of living an R1-A zonf ng district, not includi n9 the garage. Mr. Lewis passed the 9avel~and seconded the motion for the Ourpose of discussion. Or. Pearl stated he would like to know the ac tuai square footage of the M1omes in the Mr, flay le stated the county tax rolls would have the figures. Mr. Nagle stated ife the Board strictly applied the criteria fora va e to the request, the request should not be granted. However two points to considernare that this i e of the last lots on the block and it would be preferable to have the lot occupied and also the fact that the lot is larger than required and the treespn the property would provide a buffer. Mrs. Shama to stated she felt the Board should Grant the ce but permit a 1500 sq, ft. home (l ivi n9 area). She stated she a;d not thi nknit would impose a Great hardship do the applicant to request the additional 100 sq. fi. Pir. Lambrai th stated it would cost approximately $3,gg0 to add an additional 100 sq. ft. which would be a significant amount to Ms. Oa rber. Or. Pearl withdrew his motion and Mr. Lewis withdrew his second Lo aDProve the variance for 1400 sq. ft. of Iivi ng area. Motion by Or. Pearl to table the request and reschedule the Public Nearing for ]:30 P. N, on Thursday, January 23, 1986. Mr.'Lewi s~-passed the gavel and seconded the motion. Pir. Nagle stated the re on he supported the request for 1400 sq. ft. 'is due to the fact that the area an question has been considered ov pned and requests have been re mmended to the City Commission to re a it to aeR ~i tlistrf ct. Motion rriedcby a two to one vote with Mr. Lewis-and nOr. Pearl vp ti n9 aye and Mrs. Shama to voting nay. Board of Adjustment -3- January 73, 1986 5. Public Neari ng -Variance Request. pnpli can t: Pelie J. Lindquist. Owner: Keith Chance. Request Lo permit an ns uffic ent co Setback of .8' in lieu of the required 15' setback on a duplex dwelling underrcons trot tion. Zoning R-2. L«angn: se cgroer of Jessgp avenue ana Credp street. Mr. Lewis displayed proof of publication. Mr. Lewis asked if anyone Dresent would like to speak for or against the va hr. Lindquist stated he would like to speak far the va and said the rre en for the request was due to a misgnter- pretation of the zoning ordinance. Ne stated the boil di n9 is n the final Dha ses of construction, drywall in9, etc. Nrs. Shoma to stated if thei va s to be granted she felt it was ne sa ry to in re that the vi vai triang leca ti the co r s kept clear and sugges redo that no shrubbery be planted that would impair theme n of drivers tryi n9 to turn the co Mr. Nagle sugges red that the Board make that a condition of the approval. r11rr Nagle explained that there wa fl ict in Lhe zoning re9ul ati ons be been Sunmary sheet and the R-2 sectionsandc that Mr. Lindquist had misinterpreted the setback regulations and although he feels it s Ne applicant's duty to be sue of the proper setbacks, M1e stated sane of the fault did tie with the City in that a building permit was issued with the improper setback shown on the $vrvey. Motion by Dr. Pearl, seconded by Mrs. Shoma te, [o close the public hearing. Motion carried by a unanimous rail call vote. Motion by hrs. Shoma te, 5 conded by Dr. Pearl to grant the va regve sted with the coMiti on that the co er be left a clear as possible wi thnno additional trees r shrubbery to assure clear vision on the corner. Mo [i on carried by a unanimous ~oll call vote. 6, additional Discussion Items. Mr. Nagle introduced the Lf ty's new Building Official, fir. Buford Helms, to the Board of Adj us been t. ). Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M Geri Zambri Dep. City Clerk