04-17 Zoning- Amending the Zoning Ordinance at 1248 and 1258 N. Twyckenham Drive

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r i 4). To be allowed to have a covered porch and balcony to encroach into the required 6 ft. interior yard around buildings up to 6 ft. as shown. This request is allow for covered porches or balconies to be located in the interior yards around buildings up to the 6 ft. width of the yard area. A 6 ft. width for a porch or balcony is a reasonable width. The ordinance allows a maximum encroachment of 5 ft. which would tend to be too narrow for use and placement of chairs. This request would still keep the location of the front covered porch or balcony no closer to the front property line than the required 10 ft. Building Setback Line. This request would also allow for the same type of structures to be located along the rear fagade of the shown buildings. The Petitioners do not believe approval of this request will have a detrimental effect on any surrounding properties. 5). From the maximum allowed height for a decorative fence of 3 feet along front and side property lines that face a primary street and 5 feet along the side and rear property lines to allow a maximum of a 6 feet high solid decorative vinyl or wood fence, except within the 10 ft. front yard as shown. This request from the NNZO design guidelines is due to the fact that there is a conflict between the City zoning ordinances and the development standards in the NNZO Overlay district. The zoning ordinance allows 6 ft. high fences, but the NNZO limits the height to 5 ft. The Petitioners would like to have 6 ft. high screening fencing, which is the standard fence height in residential neighborhoods. The proposed fencing would be a decorative type fence made out of vinyl or wood and placed as shown along the north, east and south property lines. The one foot of additional height will provide a little more screening between the proposed Townhomes and the existing single family homes to the East and South of the project site. The Petitioners do not believe approval of this request will adversely affect any surrounding property. 6). To be allowed to place a enclosed dumpster in the 25 ft. rear yard setback to a point no closer than 7 ft. from the east property line as shown. The placement of the dumpster was done to make it as accessible as possible and to still not be visible from the street. The dumpster will be in an enclosure and will also be screened on three sides by evergreens. The Petitioners do not believe approval of this request will have a detrimental effect on any surrounding properties. The owners would ask the Commission members to agree that the approval of the above requested Variances, will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community and the use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner; and, that the strict application of the terms of this Ordinance would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property. MAR •, r,.1 w n ,r, r.� � l "1