Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2022 02 16

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SUMMARY: The applicant requests approval of a variance from the Old Town Overlay front setback of 20' 0" to allow construction of 96 square foot addition with a front setback of approximately 13' 10" (see Attachment 2 for application materials). BACKGROUND: The property is located on a corner lot at the intersection of McKinley Avenue and Pine Street in the Old Town Overlay of the Residential Low Density Zone district and also in the Louisville Heights Subdivision, which the City approved in 1904. The one story home was built in 1907. As with many structures and lots in the Old Town Overlay, the property has nonconforming setbacks. The structure was built with its front elevation facing south, toward Pine Street. The Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) defines front lot line in Section 17.08.295: Front lot line means the property line dividing a lot from the right-of-way of the street. For a corner lot, the shortest street right-of-way line shall be considered as the front line. Therefore, the front lot line is considered the elevation along McKinley Avenue and the existing one-story house is setback 12' 6". The following is a summary of the development standards for properties with R-L Zoning in the Old Town Overlay: Minimum Lot Area: 7,000 sq. ft. Minimum Lot Width: 70 feet Maximum Height: 27' Principal Structure/20' Accessory Structure In the Old Town Overlay, the maximum lot coverage and maximum floor area ratio are contingent upon the size of the lot itself. The subject property has a lot size of approximately 7,843 square feet. For a lot of this size, the maximums are as follows: Maximum Lot Coverage: 2,450 square feet or 30%, whichever is greater Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 2,799 square feet for 35%, whichever is greater In the Old Town Overlay, the setbacks are contingent upon the width of the lot itself. The subject property has a lot width of approximately 62.5 feet. Therefore, the setbacks are as follows: Front Yard Setback: Min. 20' (unless reduced per 17.16.080)/Max. 25' Street Side Yard Setback: 15' Principal Structure/15' Accessory Structure Interior Side Yard Setback: 7' Principal Structure/3' Accessory Structure Rear Yard Setback: 25' Principal Structure/Accessory Structure dependent upon notes in Section 17.12.050(L)2. In addition to the above standards, Section 17.12.050(K) outlines exceptions to front yard and side yard setbacks depending on adjacent property development. In this case, the property to the north has a front setback of approximately 19', which does not qualify this proposal for the front setback exception. Additionally, while the LMC has provisions for 2