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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes May 20, 2020 Page 6 of 9 structure too close to a neighbor such as foundation issues. She supports having the garage entrance from Pine Street. Cooper asks Lowman that with the building so close to the property line, would a drainage issue be a concern to you since this property has had this problem in the past. Lowman says she is not sure about underground draining issues, but water does come from her alley and rush into her backyard frequently. It has not been a significant problem though. Ritchie mentions that the applicant could discuss in more detail the method of construction and how they propose to combat these kinds of issues such as the impact to neighbors. Lowman ends by asking the board to consider a continuance of this application so the neighbors can work more with the applicants. Anne Weise, 728 Grant Ave Weise says she appreciates that the applicant is going through the historic preservation process but agrees that the scale of the addition is too big. She then asks if there is a requirement for two cars needing to be parked across the street. Ritchie says under the zoning code, any new builds are required to offer two off-street parking spaces. Weise asks if this could be waived by the board. Ritchie says if the applicant requested that waiver, it would an available variance request. Summary and request by Staff and Applicant: Barsch says that the hardship on the lot is the position of the church and its footprint. In speaking to general new builds, the applicants feel it is comparable to what a regular new build would be on any lot. Given the hardship of preserving the church though, it is limiting to the design. He reiterates that they will be providing a sewer and drainage plan. They are also open to changing the garage design and believe that entering and exiting onto Pine Street is the applicant's ideal scenario. Ritchie says that staff can continue the conversation of the driveway but she is not confident that staff's decision will change on that topic. If there is a continuance on the application though, staff is open to addressing this subject again. Cooper asks how high the ceiling height is in the basement. Barsch says that currently the basement's ceiling height is approximately 84 inches.