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Home My WebLink AboutRes2001-008 Sponsored by: Staff CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2001-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMIS- SION, GRANTING A VARIANCE FROM SEWARD CITY CODE 15.10.220 DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW A HOUSE ADDITION WITHIN THE SOUTH SIDE SETBACK, AND AN ENTRY STAIRWAY WITHIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK ON LOT 18 AND THE EAST 60 FEET OF LOT 19, BLOCK 12, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF SEWARD, LOCATED AT 203 SECOND AVENUE WHEREAS, Denise M. Hawks has applied to the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission for a variance from Seward City Code 15.10.220 Development Requirements, to allow a house addition within the five foot side yard setback on Lot 18 and the East 60 feet of Lot 19, Block 12, Original Townsite of Seward, located at 203 Second Avenue; and WHEREAS, a November 9, 2000 as-built survey by Cline and Associates documents that the southeast comer ofthe house is 4.5 feet from the south property line, and the existing buildings cover 54% of the 4,800 square foot parcel; and WHEREAS, the two existing structures on the property are defined as nonconforming because they legally existed on the property prior to the adoption of the first Zoning Code in 1956, and the structures fail to meet the current required setbacks and exceed the allowed lot coverage of 35%; and WHEREAS, according to the Seward Zoning Code, nonconforming structures are allowed to remain, provided that they are not enlarged or altered in a way which increases their nonconfor- mity; and WHEREAS, the proposed house addition within the required five foot side yard setback would increase the nonconformity of the structure, and increase the lot coverage nonconformity; and WHEREAS, on May 2, 200 I, the Planning and Zoning Commission held the required public hearing on the variance application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission that: Section 1. 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Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land or structures involved and which are not applicable to other lands and structures in the same district. Finding: According to Kenai Peninsula Borough records, the house was built in 1930 prior to the adoption of the first local zoning code in 1956. Therefore it is a nonconforming structure. The lot is also nonconforming because it does not meet the current minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet. In reviewing previous variance applications, the Commission has determined that nonconforming structures on nonconforming lots constitutes a special condition and circumstance of the land and structures. 3. The special conditions and circumstances were not caused by actions of the applicant Finding: The fact that the structures and parcel are nonconforming was not caused by the applicant. 4. Financial hardship or inconvenience shall not be a reason for granting a variance. Finding: The applicant's request is not based on financial hardship or inconvenience. 5. Other nonconforming land uses or structures within the district were considered as grounds for granting the requested variance. Finding: This condition has been met because no other nonconforming land uses or structures within the district were considered in this variance request review. 6. The requested variance is the minimum variance necessary to permit the reasonable use of the property. Finding: The strict interpretation of the Zoning Code does not allow the proposed house addition. There appears to be a reasonable use ofthe property without the requested variance because the property is already developed with a single-family home, however, the proposed addition will enhance the nonconforming structure both structurally and aesthetically. The applicants proposal to remove the eastern IS feet of the Quonset hut to mitigate increasing the lot coverage nonconformity was outweighed by the historic value of the World War II Quonset hut. 7. The requested variance will not permit a land use in a district where the use is prohibited. 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