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

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Staff Report 4. Conservation of Property Values: 4/6/2017 With proper buffering, screening, and site design, adjacent property values should not be adversely affected. 5. Responsible Development And Growth: It is responsible development and growth to allow for the redevelopment of the site for medium density residential supported by the pedestrian connection with Notre Dame. Combined Public Hearing This is a combined public hearing procedure, which includes a rezoning and 6 variances from the development standards. The Commission will forward the rezoning to the Council with or without a recommendation and either approve or deny the variances. The petitioner is seeking the following variance(s): 1) from the requirement that the height and massing shall be no more than twice the height and massing of the immediately abutting building to nine times the massing 2) from the requirement that all front doors and mailboxes be oriented toward and visible from the primary street to allow for a stand -alone mailbox for all units 3) from the maximum driveway width of 12' at the front property line to a width of 20' 4) from the maximum allowed height for a decorative fence of 3' along front and side property lines that face a primary street and 5' along the side and rear property lines to allow a maximum 6' high solid decorative vinyl or wood fence, except within the 10' front yard as shown 5) from the required maximum building setback of 10' to 25'; 6) to be allowed to have a covered porch and balcony to encroach into the required 6' interior yard around buildings and be allowed to be as close as 5' to a front property line as shown State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. The standards and their justifications are as follows: (1) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; The proposed development variances have no impact on the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. (2) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner; With proper buffering and site design, the use and value of adjacent properties should not be impacted. The additional setbacks along Twyckenham and the variations in the front fagade will allow the property to better integrate in to the neighborhood and minimize the impact on use and value of adjacent properties. (3) The strict application of the terms of this Chapter would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property APC # 2810 -16 Page 3 of 4