Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2017 03 15

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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes February 15, 2017 Page 5 of 10 Ritchie explains that the goal of setbacks is to provide a level of distance between the streets from the build environment. Zuccaro also explains the purpose of having setbacks is to provide a visual buffer and could lead to a better pedestrian environment. Williams says if there should be repaving or reconstruction of sidewalk, how would it impact the homeowner? Zuccaro says he doesn't anticipate the City getting any additional right-of-way for that expansion. He doesn't believe that whether it is a 3 or 7 foot setback it would harm any of those future plans. He believes that this setback provides a better visual appeal for the neighborhood. He recognizes that many sheds in the neighborhood don't confirm to these setbacks but he believes these were done without permits in the past. Williams asks if this area is going to change as far as more waikability for the sidewalks. Ritchie replies with saying when she looked at the South Boulder Road Small Area Plan, this area was not changed. The intent was to keep this area the same. Meseck says the ten foot number on the east side is meeting the rear of the yard. Ritchie says that the applicant could push it a little further to accommodate the movement into the driveway. Meseck asks what is on the east side of the property line. Ritchie says it is the backyard of the neighbor's home. The neighbor's backyard has a shed. Meseck asks about the ten foot mark because if the city gets to the point where we determine with some appropriate number to move the garage off the north property line, he would like to propose at some point that there is some additional relief on the east side so that they could potentially move that back. He is afraid of designing this in a way that is not going to be functional. Campbell comments that South Boulder Road could be improved by providing a bike lane. In that section of town, there is no bike lane so it creates a safety issue. Ritchie replies that there is a bike lane. Meseck states that there is a point where the bike lane disappears and then reappears, but he confirms that the bike lane exists at this location as well. DeJong asked if the fence that is shown on the drawing is the existing fence and will continue to be the same fence. Ritchie says that it is the existing fence. DeJong questions the driveway entrance that was allowed by Public Works, as far as moving it as far south as required.