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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM II <br />SUBJECT: UPDATE/DISCUSSION – BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (BOA) <br /> <br />DATE: JULY 9, 2013 <br /> <br />PRESENTED BY: GAVIN MCMILLAN, AICP, PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY <br />DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />The Board of Adjustment (BOA) is a six member quasi-judicial board that hears and <br />decides requests for variances from the City’s zoning ordinance. The BOA also hears <br />and decides floodplain development permits and appeals of administrative zoning and <br />floodplain decisions. <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBERS: <br />The current board members are: Chris Fuller, Chair; Leslie Ewy, Vice-chair; Erik Jasiak, <br />James Stuart, Christine Niska, and Carl Borrmann. Jacquelyn Geiger serves as the <br />associate or alternate member. There are not any vacancies on the Board of <br />Adjustment. <br /> <br />2012 SUMMARY: <br />2012 was a relatively light year for the BOA as they heard only three variance requests. <br />The board has already heard seven cases in 2013. Two of the 2012 cases included <br />residential expansions that exceeded the maximum lot coverage permitted, and the <br />third case dealt with structures which did not meet the building separation requirement. <br />All of the cases heard by the Board of Adjustment in 2012 were approved. The table <br />below provides a brief summary of each requested variance. <br /> <br />Address Request Chapter of <br />LMC/PUD <br />Old Town <br />Overlay? <br />Outcome <br />633 Jefferson <br />Ave. <br />Building Separation 17.16.030 No Approved <br />832 Owl <br />Drive <br />Exceed maximum <br />lot coverage <br />17.12.040 No Approved <br />456 W. <br />Sycamore Ct. <br />Exceed maximum <br />lot coverage <br />17.12.040 No Approved <br /> <br />SUMMARY NARRATIVE: <br />A description of each case, including the date heard and final outcome follows: <br /> <br />May 16, 2012 <br />633 Jefferson Ave. - Case #12-012-VA: Approval of a variance from Section 17.16.030 <br />of the Louisville Municipal Code to allow a 7’10” separation between an accessory <br />structure and a principal structure where a 10 foot separation is required. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: Approval <br />BOA Decision: Approved <br />2