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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA200500003 Review Comments 2005-07-12 (2) STAFF PERSON: John Shepherd PUBLIC HEARING: July 12, 2005 STAFF REPORT VA-2005-003 OWNER/APPLICANT: William and Deanna McIntire TAX MAP/PARCEL: 29/6 ZONING: Rural Areas- RA ACREAGE: 1 .864 LOCATION: 3976 Millington Road TECHNICAL REQUEST AND EXPLANATION: The applicant requests a variance from Section 10.4 which requires a minimum 75 foot set back from a public road right of way in the RA district. The applicant requests a variance of 59 feet to allow the construction of a 6 foot x 8 foot porch on an existing dwelling that is 16 feet from the right of way of Millington road. RELEVANT HISTORY: Real Estate records show the dwelling was constructed in 1918 and that it was remodeled in 1986 and 1987. APPLICANT'S DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: "I request a permit to construct a covered front porch on the house located at 3976 Millington Road. The porch would be 8 feet wide and extend towards Millington Road a distance of 6 feet." PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFYING CONDITIONS: The right of way of this section of Millington Road is 50 feet wide. The dwelling is located 40 feet from the edge of the pavement. The proposed porch would be located 34 feet from the edge of pavement. The dwelling is nonconforming with respect to the 75 foot front setback and the lot is nonconforming to the 2 acre minimum lot size. This parcel is improved by a dwelling and three outbuildings. Based on these improvements, staff finds that the applicants enjoy a reasonable use of their property. Staff cannot find that the addition of a porch is necessary for the owners to enjoy a reasonable use of the property. Therefore, staff finds that the strict criteria for a finding of hardship have not been met. However, there are other factors the Board may choose to consider. The front door of the house is not protected from the weather. The bottom of the door, the threshold and the trim show damage from water. It is possible that additional I:IDEPT BCZS12005 staff reports\VA-2005-003 McIntire.doc 2 damage has occurred to the framing in this area. The proposed porch would protect this vulnerable part of the structure. APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION AND STAFF COMMENT: A review of the variance criteria provided by the applicant and comments by staff follows: (Staff comments are written in italics and follow the applicant's.) Hardship The applicant comments: "The granting of this variance would ease a hardship in the context of maintaining the integrity of this historic structure built in 1917. The front door of this house is unprotected from weather, as damage can be seen on the bottom of the door, threshold and trim." It is staff opinion that since the owner has reasonable use of the property this request does not meet the standard for a finding of hardship. Staff agrees that the structure would benefit from a porch that protected the area around the door. 1. The applicant has not provided evidence that the strict application of the ordinance would produce undue hardship. Uniqueness of Hardship The applicant did not address this factor. Staff notes that since there is no finding of hardship, there can be no finding that the hardship is unique. 2. The applicant has not provided evidence that such hardship is not shared generally by other properties in the same zoning district and the same vicinity. Impact on Character of the Area The applicant offers, "I do not believe that the granting of this variance will be of detriment to adjacent property. On the contrary, a porch would be in keeping with the farmhouse architecture, and would facilitate the preservation of one of the few remaining World War I era houses in Free Union. Staff opinion agrees with the applicants'assessment of this factor. Staff further notes that the porch will have little impact on the character of the area because it is behind a solid wooden fence that is located close to the front property line. I.IDEP71BCZS12005 staff reports\VA-2005-003 McIntire.doc 3 3. The applicant has provided evidence that the authorization of such variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property and that the granting of the variance will not change the character of the district. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Since only one of the three criteria for a variance has been met, staff can not recommend approval of the request. Should the Board find cause to approve it, staff recommends the following condition: 1 . This variance is approved for a reduction of the front setback from 75 feet to 16 feet for the 6' X 8' porch described in this application. 1.:1DEPTIBCZS12005 staff reports\VA-2005-003 Mclntire.doc 0 SO 100 200 SCALE IN FEET 991 I SU IRVEYEO CERTWY THAT ON D THE PROPERTY sHowN ON 1THIS PLAT AND THE TITLE LINES AND WALLS OF • • 5 68 O7 08" E THE BUILDING ARE SHOWN HEREON. RECORD uERIJWd 807' THIS PROPERTY LIES IN ZONE C AND DOES NOT LIE IN AREA DESIGNATED AS ZONE A IMP 28--34A (100 YEAR FLOOD HAZARD) AS SHOWN ON N/F MERIWE fHER C. WARD, ET. AL t i EDERAL FLOOD RATE MAPS, EFFECTIVE DATE: D.8. 804 P. 363 f` DEC. 16, 1980. W.B_ 56 P. 247 •9 4 is + 5b / rF ` SUTILMES HOWN AND EASEMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE y IMP 29-5C CHARLES W AND BLANCHE A. TRACKER . XIST. 3/ j 0.8. 617 P. 502 THIS PLAT WAS PREPARED FOR: VP g,�% /25' 25' \ �, 0.8. 617 P. 504 PLAT WHITE McK. WALLENBORN. 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