Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2014 07 16

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Image from Lois Drive The underlying RE Zone District allows a maximum lot coverage of 20 %. The RE zone district, however, does not match well with the Centennial Valley Filing 3 neighborhood. The minimum lot size allowed in the RE zone district is 12,000 square feet, while the majority of the lots in the Pine Street Park neighborhood are approximately 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. The applicant's lot is 6,630 square feet. The entire Centennial Valley Filing 3 subdivision, and indeed a sizeable portion of the City which is zoned RE, does not fit the current yard and bulk standards of the RE zone district. It appears a majority of the homes in the Pine Street Park Subdivision exceed the maximum allowed lot coverage in the RE zone district. A more appropriate zone district for this subdivision appears to be Residential Low Density (RL). The minimum lot size in RL districts is 7,000 square feet and the maximum lot coverage allowed is 30 %. There are no zone districts with a minimum lot size of less than 7,000 square feet. The areas of the City that do not fit the current RE zone may need to be rezoned at some point. A rezoning of this magnitude, however, will be very time - consuming and will require significant support from the public and City officials. At this point, the best option for the applicant is to seek a variance instead of a rezoning. REVIEW CRITERIA: The BOA has authority to hear and decide, grant or deny this application for a variance from Section 17.12.040 of the LMC by the powers granted the BOA in Section 17.48.110 3