Agenda Item Title:
18VA007 - Variance to reduce a side yard setback abutting a street from 35 feet to 15 feet
Origination Group:
Planning Commission
Origination Meeting Date:
08/09/2018
Petitioner:
Gary Black
Staff Contact:
Fletcher Lacock, Current Planner III
Location:
830 Lemmon Avenue
Agenda Item Summary:
(Update August 2, 2018. All revised and/or added text is shown in bold.) This item was continued from the July 26, 2018 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting to allow the applicant to contact Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU) to determine if the gas line can be moved. Staff is also in contact with MDU. Staff will update the Zoning Board of Adjustment at the August 9, 2018 meeting. No other changes have been made to this report. The applicant has submitted a Variance request to reduce the minimum required side yard setback that abuts a street for an accessory structure from 35 feet to 15 feet as per Chapter 17.12.050 of the Rapid City Municipal Code. The applicant is proposing to construct a detached garage measuring 24 feet by 40 feet. The applicant demolished an existing detached garage and is proposing to construct a larger garage in the same footprint which had a 15 foot setback from the property line abutting Van Buren Street.
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Notes:
Staff recommends that a Variance be granted to allow a 20 foot side yard setback that abuts a streets in lieu of 35 feet.
Zoning Board of Adjustment continued to 7/26/2018 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting due to lack of quorum: 7/5/2018; Zoning Board of Adjustment continued to 8/9/2018 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting to allow applicant to review options: 7/26/2018; Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a Variance to reduce a side yard setback abutting a street from 35 feet to 15 feet: 8/9/2018