29-25 Amending the Zoning Ordinance for Property Located at 1144 and 1148 Sorin Street

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Criteria for Decision Making Variance(s) -if applicable State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. Please address how the project meets the following criteria: (1) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, because: The approval of the front, rear, lot depth, height, units and building form (frontage) will not affect the health safety and welfare of the community. The building form of the cottage court with size, orientation and applicable development standards criteria fit the form of the existing neighborhood and does not negatively affect development patterns with any conflicts to the use of the orooertv. (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, because: The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected by front, rear, lot depth, height, units and building form variances. The layout fits what is considered good building form and allows for pedestrian access, open air, light to exist on this property and adjacent property to the west and south. The height is similar to existing buildings in the neighborhood and the setbacks needed are also similar to what exists in (3)The strict application of the terms of this Chapter would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property, because: The strict applications of the terms of this ordinance would result in practical difficulties if lot lengths were to be reorganized to fit lesser home on slightly bigger lots. Lot width is in excess and offsets whatever shortage in length; applying setbacks to each building is in excess when the cottage court form has predetermined layout to face homes to the interior, as it appears the building form is dismissed in place of standards for each lot; Building height reduction in (4) The variance granted is the minimum necessary, because: The variance granted is the minimum necessary to have a preferred layout of a cottage court form based housing development. Variances determined for the height, building form (frontage), placement and quantity are needed to fit the buildings on the lots. Layout and arrangement of structures is first approach to making the building form work and have a desired feel because of how the fronts of the structures are oriented. The design is purposefully and the (5)The variance does not correct a hardship caused by a former or current owner of the property, because: The variance does not correct a hardship as this is the preferred layout of the cottage court with interior facing buildings. This is planned by design and is also presented in this manner to give the most ideal function of these structures. No hardship is created as it is a planned community.