Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2017 03 15

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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes February 15, 2017 Page 8 of 10 Public Comment: Christine Nicolaysen, 1608 Longs Peak Drive, Louisville, CO. Christine says she is two houses down from the applicant and has never met the homeowners. She thinks this would really help the street and the neighborhood. Because the homeowners already park there, she doesn't see the driveway being a problem for the neighborhood. The driveway would add charm to the small house. Her house got an added two -car garage that has a similar expansion towards the back of the house and it greatly benefited her house. She would love to see the homeowners get that benefit as well. She doesn't see a three or seven feet setback causing any harm to people walking down the street. Williams asks how she feels about the driveway being paved. Nicolaysen says she believes it would look much better because right now it is loose gravel. She doesn't think the gravel speaks to the rest of the neighborhood. DeJong asks if there are two cars parked side-to-side on the gravel area. Nicolaysen said that only refers to her neighbor. She is not sure if they can park two cars side by side. Summary and request by Staff and Applicant: Binns says that in regards to the gravel lot, it only accommodates one vehicle. Binns believes that all criteria have been met except the three foot setback. The applicant's would ask to be granted a variance on all three conditions the applicant has asked for. Williams asked Binns if the driveway was going to be concrete. Binns replies that it will be concrete. Ritchie stated that staff has nothing further to add and is recommending denial, but that a condition could be placed on an approval to minimize the setback encroachment. Closed Public Hearing and discussion by Commission: Stuart believes that the staff report was very informative. He agrees with all the conclusions Staff came to. He believes that three feet versus seven feet is not a big deal. He thinks that a straight driveway is necessary for this applicant since they are elderly. He approves the original proposal with a tapered driveway. Meseck agrees with Stuart. He has no issues with the square footage that was requested and that it should be approved. He had some concerns with the setback but the original design is the best one available. This design is going to be the most functional, and he would like to override the one criteria that Staff found. Williams believes that when a homeowner is interested in improving their home, she thinks it is a good thing for the neighborhood. She thinks this neighborhood needs it. She rides her bike almost every day by that corner. She thinks the concrete driveway, the addition of the house, the addition of the two -car detached garage is great for the neighborhood. She doesn't see that as a negative. She would like to approve this with the condition of narrowing the driveway. DeJong says he agrees with Staff's recommendations. He does not entirely agree with the criteria not being met in regards to the garage setback. He does not see the detached garage with a three foot setback being an issue. He does see the garage being moved further south an issue in regards to its usability. As far as the additions are concerned, he doesn't see that being