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CITY OF LOUISVILLE <br />BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />September 21, 2016 <br />APPLICANT: Gary Doty, 940 Caledonia Street <br />OWNER: Same <br />STAFF PLANNER: Scott Robinson, Planner II <br />LOCATION: 940 Caledonia Street, Lot 2, Payne Subdivision <br />ZONING: Residential Medium (RM) — Old Town Overlay <br />REQUEST: Case #16 -022 -VA — Request for a variance from Section <br />17.12.050 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) for relief from <br />front and rear setback and maximum floor area requirements to <br />allow additions to the existing house. Continued from August <br />17, 2016 <br />September 21, 2016 Update: <br />The Board of Adjustment held a public hearing on this request at the August 17, 2016 <br />meeting. After evidence and testimony was presented, a motion was made and seconded <br />to approve the variance request. The motion failed, with a vote of 3-1, not achieving the <br />required 4-0 vote for approval. The Board then approved a motion to continue the public <br />hearing to the September 21, 2016 meeting to reconsider the matter. At this meeting, <br />additional evidence and testimony may be entered into the record, and Board members <br />absent from the August meeting may vote on the request if they have reviewed the record <br />and determined they have adequate information to reach a decision. The staff report from <br />the August 17 meeting follows below. <br />SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: <br />The applicant, Gary Doty, requests variances to allow for additions to the front, rear, and <br />second story of the existing home at 940 Caledonia Street. The proposed addition would <br />have a front setback of approximately 14.5 feet and a rear setback of approximately 20 <br />feet. The proposed addition would also exceed the allowed maximum floor area by 67 <br />square feet. The house is zoned Residential Medium (RM) and is subject to the Old Town <br />Overlay Zone District standards. <br />1 <br />