Board of Adjustment Documents 1992

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resulting in a ten (10) foot setback rather than the required twenty-five (25) feet. The first component to the variance request was for a front yard setback variance of five (5) feet. Staff did locate a resolution which approved an amendment to the PUD which provides for a twenty (20) foot front setback and therefore narrows the scope of the variance request to the side yard to street setback. Von Eschen disagreed with the staff report in that the lot in question is unique. He stated that the lot is the smallest lot in the subdivision and it is located on a corner. Pendergrast: Lot 8 is smaller than lot 9. Von Eschen: Lot 9 is almost the smallest. No other lot has the same restrictions that Lot 9 has on it. The setbacks are causing significant hardship on this lot. It makes a unique situation for that subdivision. There could be a house built on there but the square footage allowed would make it out of character with the rest of the neighborhood. The restrictions would cause it to be very boxy and very straight up and down. Pendergrast: What is the allowable building size for Lot 7? Von Eschen: 4,428 square feet. We would have liked to build this house as a tri- level. Doesn't fit. Stairs are a consideration for this particular purchaser. We tried different ranch styles but it couldn't fit. We didn't create this situation. We are not the original subdividers. Other subdivisions have less side yard to street setback than what we are asking. (Von Eschen submitted drawing to the Board). Chairman Sears: Exhibit No. 2 is a diagram showing the proposed house located on the site in relation to the house directly to the west across the street and how it is located on its' site. Von Eschen: Couldn't put any other house on there that is in the subdivision currently. Chairman Sears: Exhibit No. 3 is a rendering of front elevation with the exception that what the applicant is proposing is the opposite of this. Von Eschen: Lot 8 and lot 9 on PUD... we want it to blend with older Louisville. Most of houses in this area are ranches. The older part of town has setbacks for side yards and front yards that are even less than what we've got here. Sears: Exhibit No. 4 is photographs of similar situations in the immediate area. Von Eschen: There is a narrow envelope due to the setbacks. We are providing housing at a very marketable price. We would like to keep the cost down to keep it marketable. A ranch on the corner can make a corner transition better than a 2