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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes February 19, 2020 Page 4 of 8 Brennan says that because the allowed floor area ratio is already roughly 2800 sq ft, 350 sq ft seems to be fairly sizable. It is only the addition that is related to that, not the deck or covered front porch. Given the fact that the property is already over the maximum floor area, staff viewed it as more significant because it further pushes that limit. Cooper asks if that includes the square footage that was already built in the garage. Brennan says that it includes the existing house, the enclosed space of garage, and the bonus room in the garage. It does not include the open-air breezeway. Leedy asks what is preventing any of the nonconformities from being grandfathered in. Brennan says the existing detached garage meets the setback requirements for an accessory structure but the setbacks for a principal structure are greater; therefore, the action of connecting the existing house to the existing detached garage creates a nonconformity because then the entire structure has to comply with the whole structure setback requirements. Applicant Presentation: Marty Beauchamp, Red Pencil Architecture Beauchamp recaps the homeowner’s history with the property and past remodeling projects with the property. He then proceeds to inform the board of the applicant’s proposed design and compares the house’s percentages with other Old Town houses. The average floor area for old town is 39% of the average lot size and the applicant is proposing 40.5%. The average lot coverage is 33% and the applicant is proposing 33.5%. Beauchamp reminds the board that the proposed design is not changing the garage or footprint of the home. It is just connecting the two. They believe their design is the most reasonable solution and have full support from their adjacent neighbors. Beauchamp mentions that the applicants originally wanted to landmark the house, but too much work had already been done to the property. He then mentions other options the applicants considered such as demoing the garage and moving the location or demoing the bonus room. Their last option was to sell the property. They considered these options, but did not feel they were the best for themselves or the property itself. James Crouch, Owner of 940 McKinley Ave Crouch overviews their design for the property and states his reasoning for this design. He reiterates that they looked and reviewed each option and found their design as the best fit for themselves and the property. Their design will look similar with other Old Town homes, which is important to them to keep that looking consistent over all. Board Questions of Applicant: Cooper asks Beauchamp to discuss how their design will be increasing the aesthetics of the property. 6