Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2016 03 16

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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes February 17, 2016 Page 6 of 12 Campbell asks if the City Attorney is present? Who is the City Attorney? Robinson says no, he is not present. His name is Sam Light. Email entered into the record: Ewy makes motion to enter email from Thomas Tessier, seconded by Stuart, passed by voice vote. Presentation from Applicant: Kathleen Thorne, KTH Design, 2141 Wagon Way, Louisville, CO 80027 Dani Larson, daughter -in -law, 10293 Robb Street, Westminster, C• 80021 Thorne speaks. Phil Larson wanted to be here this evening. H. er -in -law has had a heart attack and has undergone a massive surgery so he is sent. I do not have too much to add. I think Scott did a great job explaining what we ' n do. The house was built in 1984. It is a bi -level and the rear deck counts as lot coverage because it is elevated. Some of the other houses on this street probably have decks built into the setback because they are on grade. Adding the front porch is an aesthetic thing and it will enhance the neighborhood. The one cantilever on the south side that he wants to take off is a wood - burning fireplace. Deleting that cantilever is good for energy use he will add a more energy efficient gas fireplace. Questions from Board to Applicant: DeJong asks about the proposed re - ill it be w ank construction or Trex plank construction or a solid surface? Will it : •la truction open space between the boards? Thorne says it will be made of Trex and • lan. •. 1Tie deck does face open space so I don't think it will impact the neig here h- asking for a 9' depth, I think it is a reasonable requ ;or a mini' . deck t• a table and chairs for a family. Public Present in - • f A • .li Tom McAvenew, 22• Dr' O 027 I live at the side of the s ® , before at the corner. I am in favor of this and have no objections. I would like to add, when talking about lot coverage and lot sizes, my lot as a corner is only 7,000 sf. When I built my deck 25 years ago, I had to squeeze it in. I am within 2" of being within that 20'. It turned out that I am not compliant because of an error made by the City. We bought the house in January 1984. When the original owner got a permit from the City to put a fence in, they put it to the wrong point on the corner. There is an extra 27' of fence along Hoover and an extra 64' causing a triangle. I gained 160 square feet. If I take that property line as it should have been, then my deck is not in compliance. I have just executed a revocable license with the City with the City recognizing that it was an error. Even though there was a permit taken out, there was no record of any inspection being made. You can assume that if an inspection was made, someone would have notice the fence was built to the wrong point and you have to fix it. But it wasn't done so I have the use of an extra 800 square footage. Squeezing in houses in that area is a problem because those lots are small. Certainly, if this property were to back up to other houses, there would be an issue. But it does not, and I don't see that it encroaches on the lovely open space. We were the first residents to get the revocable license. This has been done for commercial properties in town because of errors made in surveying and other issues. We are glad we got the license. want to thank my Council Person, Ashley Stolzmann, for letting me know about it. Public Present in Opposition of Application: