Bill 65-16 Rezoning Petition 427 and 437 Corby Boulevard and 913 Lawrence St.

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Requested Variances. 1). From the required minimum 6 ft. side yard setback to 5 ft.; 2). For projects containing two or buildings; From the minimum required 6 ft. interior side yard to 2 ft.; Requested NNZO Variances, 1). From the requirement that the height and massing of new multi- family buildings shall be no more than twice the massing of the immediately abutting building, including buildings on the same lot to a maximum of seven times. 2). From the requirement that Mechanical equipment shall not be located along primary and secondary street frontages to being allowed but shall be screened from the street by fencing or landscaping. 3). From the requirement that Driveways shall be no more than twelve feet (12) wide at front property line to a maximum of 20 ft. Requested Variance information: The owners are in the process of developing the petition site to have a total of Nine (9) single - family attached townhomes. Six townhomes would face Corby Boulevard and three would face Lawrence Street. Access to the site would be off of existing public alleys which are located on the North and West sides of the site. Also shown is a single driveway with access onto Lawrence Street. This site also is located in the NNZO Overlay district neighborhood. The owner's representative meet with the Area Plan Commission staff to review the project and the process required for allowing the development to be approved as proposed. Based on that meeting it was determined that the best way to proceed with the project would be to request a rezoning of the property to the "MF1" Urban Corridor Multifamily zoning classification. This would allow for the proposed Townhomes. As part of the rezoning process a few variances would also be required for the project as shown. More specifically the owners are requesting: A Variance from the required minimum 6 ft. side yard setback to 5 ft. The MFl zoning requires a 6 foot setback along the project boundaries. The owners would like to add some architectural character to the townhomes, which is shown as having a bay type window on the side of the building fagade. Only a small portion of the building would encroach 1 foot into the setback. The owners do not believe this small encroachment for a window would have a negative impact on any surrounding property. The window location is oriented towards the existing public alleys. The second Variance request for projects containing two or buildings and the request is from the minimum required 6 ft. interior side yard to 2 ft. The two buildings along Corby Street are separated at the closest point by 4 foot. The requirement is for yards to be 6 ft. wide and they cannot overlap. The intent was to keep the yard areas along the perimeter of the project as large as possible. The owners do not believe approval of this request on an interior portion of the project site would have a detrimental effect on any adjacent property. The owners are also requesting Variances from certain sections of the NNZO. More specifically the following are being requested: From the requirement that the height and massing