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Board of Zoning Appeals - .lanuary 18, 2007 <br />MR. FOZO: But now in your multi-family that is open space and that is different. But in those commercial <br />districts the lot coverage is for Uuildings only. <br />MR. SASSANO: Olcay. <br />MR. I-IOFFMAN: Arca Plan. <br />MR. NEMETH: Our department supports the Special Exception. We noted that about a third of the houses <br />are multi unit structures on the street allowing renters enter the neighborhood so it would fit with the <br />character. Our department is recommending a hvo year review of this because we have not had too many of <br />these cases come before the Board of Zoning Appeals and we thought that after two years it would be long <br />enough to measure the affects this would have on the neighborhood. Give an opportunity for the neighbors to <br />comment as well as we can look at some data if necessary for the Board like noise complaints with the police <br />records or if there ace code violations we can look at those if necessary. But we're tlu•owing out this idea just <br />as a way to measure the affects. <br />MR. SASSANO: Can [ aslc a question? Is your concern because...? I'm baffled Uy this whole thing. You set <br />up a Mixed Use district which says what we would love to see is a bunch of second floor apartments, okay. <br />But then you say if four people get together as a group because they share sort of common set of values, <br />they're four buddies and they rent an apartment, well then we're going to watch. But if I build a whole bunch <br />of apartments and I put a bunch of other peopled, then I'm llot gOlllg t0 watch. Okay, they don't even heed a <br />Special Exception. So it seems to me the only thing you could be evaluating is if you want students. But if <br />not students, who else? Now the way I interpreted this was a no brainer. A group residence requires a Special <br />Exception because there may be some group residences that have a whole different agenda. But this is, this is <br />right out of central casting. I don't lalow what you're thinking. So explain it to me. <br />MR. NEMETH: We're limited by the definitions as well of what constihttes a dwelling, a family and we <br />haven't had many cases before the BZA with renters. <br />MR. SASSANO: If this isn't what you want, if this isn't exactly what you want then what is? <br />MR. HOFFMAN: Well I think the stumbling block might be ... <br />MR. SASSANO: Yeah what is the stumbling block? <br />MR. I-IOFFMAN: The definition between multi fallllly and an apal'tnlellt COlllpleX Ol' I11Ultl family that looks <br />like a house versus this is a single family dwelling that four unrelated people living in and there is no <br />distinction of it being a multi family dwelling, there's no dividing walls to make it look like apartments. I <br />myself asked Don earlier today, "what does Bloomington for example do in situations like this"? Don <br />enlightened me, actually it was Jeff, sorry, that Bloomington has the very same ordinance. I was surprised that <br />111 a College COlllllltllllty that thel'e Isn't an advocacy for rented a house out to four unrelated people. And the <br />way the ordinance is written they can't. They can't have more than 2 unrelated. <br />MR. SASSANO: Well there's a reason. It perfunctory. There's a reason, group residence can mean a lot <br />more things than 4 college students. And all we're trying to do is make sure we're not in one of those <br />10 <br />