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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes August 17, 2016 Page 4 of 10 Criteria 17.48.110 B.4 That such unnecessary hardship has not been created by the applicant. Staff — House was built in 1952 and lot was subdivided in 1982 - Criterion is met. Criteria 17.48.110 B.5 That the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood or district in which the property is located, nor substantially or permanently impair the appropriate use or development of adjacent property. Staff — Proposed addition is small and would not impact adjacent properties - Criterion is met. Criteria 17.48.110 B.6 That the variance, if granted, is the minimum variance that will afford relief and is the least modification possible of the provisions of Title 17 of the Louisville M cipal Code that is in question. Staff — Would only allow requested encroachment - Crit is met. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends Board of Adjustments move to approve 940 Caledonia St — Variance #16 -022 -VA, a variance from Section 17.12.050 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) for relief from front and rear setback and maximum floor area requirements to allow additions to the existing house. Board Questions of Staff: Campbell asks when zoning was adopted in the City of Louisville. Robinson says I don't know when the initial zoning code was adopted. The zoning was overhauled in 1976. The Old Town Overlay was adopted in the late 1980s. Malmquist says I think initial zoning hap ened around 1987. Applicant Presentation: Gary Doty, 940 Caledonia Street, Louisvill We tried to keep the addition pretty modest.en we first sfd, I knew the lot was pretty small. We tried to make the site plan as acceptable as we could. I have a structural engineer coming in based on the findings of this Board to go over everything else. Board Questions of Applicant: Malmquist asks if this is a scrape off ana new house or is it a modification of the existing structure. Doty says it is a modification. Malmquist says you are going from 722 SF to 1666 SF? Doty says three people currently live in the house and my daughter is coming to CO to do an internship. It is pretty tight. Meseck asks if there is a functional basement. Doty says it is all crawl space. There is a structure on the lot that will come down which is part of the second story. The variance request for the 67 SF is for storage in the attic area. Meseck asks how many bathrooms and bedrooms the new structure will be. Doty says the new structure will be two bathrooms, three bedrooms, and a study upstairs. Campbell asks when did you buy the property. Doty says I bought the property three years ago from Wade Payne. I had been renting it for several years before that. I love Louisville so I bought it. Ewy says I notice on your site plan that you are removing structures from the property in order to better comply with the floor area ratio requirements. You have a garage there. Doty says that is the structure that has to come down. It is a good thing because the concrete is breaking up. Meseck asks if the new design will have a garage or carport? Doty says it has off street parking. Public Comment In Favor: None.