Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2017 03 15

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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes February 15, 2017 Page 6 of 10 Ritchie replies that Staff and the applicant met with Public Works, and that Public Works was okay with conceptually narrowing the driveway. Applicant Presentation: Barry Binns, Binns Design Services, 1221 Cedar St, Broomfield, CO. Binns stated he is the co-owner of Binns Design Services and representing the applicant. The applicant had a previous engagement and could not attend. The applicant does not live at the proposed property. The property is a rental. The applicant wants to down size and make the rental, which is the proposed property, their permanent home. Applicant wants to enlarge the home and make it one -level living. The applicant is proposing a detached garage but putting it further into the backyard and making the driveway as straight as possible. After the applicant met with Public Works, Public Works gave the suggestion to make the driveway narrower from Longs Peak Drive so that no cars would be blocked heading westbound on South Boulder Road. The applicant decided to make the driveway 11 feet wide, and then the driveway would gradually become the same width as the garage door as it progressed to the eastern side of the property. Binns believes that the applicant's driving skills will diminish as the applicant gets older, leading to possible damage to vehicles and to themselves. For these reasons, the applicant is proposing the three feet to keep the southernmost portion of the driveway directly in line with the southernmost portion of the 16 foot garage door. The applicant's biggest concern is keeping the driveway straight alongside the house. Binns says if the garage shifts two or three more feet, it will be blocked partially by the home and for that reason, the applicant would like to keep three feet on the setback. Commission Questions of Applicant: Stuart asks if Binns is happy with the narrow driveway that expands to the door, leaving it three feet from the property line. Binns explains that the applicant originally had it 16 feet all the way to Longs Peak Drive, but the applicant understands Public Works concern over the original plan. So the applicant is happy with the narrow driveway. Campbell asks about the distance from the back setback line to the house. Binns says it is 17 feet, as proposed by the back of the garage, another 26 feet for the depth of the garage, plus another 8 feet. This is totaling 51 feet from the back rear east property line to the back of the proposed addition, which is ten feet off the existing house. Campbell asks if the applicant considered rotating the garage 90 degrees. Campbell asks why the garage can't be shifted to the south side in the backyard. Binns says if they did that, they'd have to egress off of South Boulder Road. Binns says that wasn't a consideration the applicant had thought of. Stuart reminds the board that they can't re -design the applicant's proposed plan during the meeting. Williams asks if we normally get a condition. Stuart replies that sometimes we put a condition on.