Board of Adjustment Agenda and Packet 2009 07 15

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT STAFF REPORT July 15, 2009 APPLICANT: Bruce and Karen Smith, 888 S. Palisade Ct., Louisville, CO 80027 OWNER: Same as above STAFF PLANNER: Gavin McMillan, Planner II LOCATION: 888 S. Palisade Ct., Lot 17, Block 4, Cherrywood Subdivision ZONING: Planned Community Residential (P-R) under the Cherrywood Subdivision Planned Unit Development. REQUEST: Case #09-007-VA - Approval of a variance to allow for an addition to the rear of the house. The variance is described as follows: 1. Variance from the Cherrywood Subdivision Planned Unit Development to reduce the minimum rear yard setback requirement in two separate locations; a To reduce the rear setback requirement from 15 feet to 9 feet adjacent to the two story covered deck. b. To reduce the rear setback requirement from 15 feet to 11 feet adjacent to the one story covered deck. BACKGROUND: The applicants, Bruce and Karen Smith, are requesting a variance to reduce the minimum rear yard setback for their property located at 888 S. Palisade Court. The subject property is Lot 17 of the Cherrywood Subdivision and is located on the northeast corner of West Chestnut Circle and South Palisade Court. The property contains a two story single family home with an attached garage and a two story playhouse structure located in the northeast corner of the property. According to the Boulder County Assessor, the single family home is 2,016 square feet and the garage is 630 square feet. The property is.a corner lot and is accessed from the west off of South Palisade Court. The subject property is zoned Planned Community Residential (P-R) and is part of the Cherrywood Subdivision Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Cherrywood Subdivision PUD was adopted by Resolution No. 29 on May 20, 1986 in accordance with Sec. 17.28 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC). The PUD established setback requirements for the Cherrywood Subdivision which are outlined in the following table. { 1