Case To: Oxford Board of Adjustment From: Benjamin Requet, Senior Planner Date: October 10, Applicant: Owner: Request:

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1 Case 2117 To: Oxford Board of Adjustment From: Benjamin Requet, Senior Planner Date: October 10, 2016 Applicant: Owner: Request: Dr. and Mrs. Mickey King Same a) Three foot, six-inch (3-6 ) front yard setback variance b) Eight foot, six-inch (8-6 ) side yard variance Location: 914 South Lamar Boulevard (PPIN #8365) Zoning: (RE) Residential Estate Surrounding Zoning: North: (RE) Residential Estate Neighborhood Conservation District South: (RE) Residential Estate Neighborhood Conservation District East: (RE) Residential Estate Neighborhood Conservation District West: (RA) Single Family Residential Neighborhood Conservation District Planners Comments: The subject property is located at 914 South Lamar and is located in the South Lamar Historic District. The subject property is approximately +/- 13,000 Square feet and currently contains two structures. The primary structure on the site is a one-story ranch style house built in 1965; that is considered a non-contributing structure to the district. The second structure on the site is a one-story outbuilding that is a contributing structure to the district, built circa The applicant appeared before the City of Oxford Historic Preservation Commission and received approval to demolish the existing primary residence and to construct a new house that preserves, renovates and incorporates the historic outbuilding. A) Three Foot, Six-Inch (3 6 ) Front Yard Setback Variance The subject property has a zoning designation of (RE) Residential Estate which requires a front setback of forty feet (40 ), however, the property is located within the Conservation Overlay District and is subject to all the regulations of that district. In this case, Section (4) states that Front yard: New construction shall conform to the front yard setbacks established by the existing principal structures located on the adjacent lot. The applicant is requesting a three foot, six-inch (3 6 ) front yard setback variance to allow the proposed structure to be thirty-one feet, four

2 inches (31 4 ) from the property line. That would be closer than any other structure on the west side of South Lamar Boulevard. The applicant has provided a schematic of the buildings along both sides of South Lamar Boulevard that illustrates each building s relationship to the property line. As indicated on the provided schematic, the applicant s proposed distance from the property line is considerably closer than the adjacent property as required by the Section (4) in the Land Development Code. An additional factor that should be considered in this case is the scale of the building in relationship to the property, meaning, the taller a building is, the further away from the property line it should be. The two buildings with similar scale - height and bulk - to what is being proposed are located at 812 and 1106 South Lamar Boulevard. The home at 812 South Lamar Boulevard is approximately 31 7 from the property line while the home at 1106 is approximately from the property line. Because this request exceeds the average of those existing setbacks by 2 3 inches, the staff is unable to support the request. Recommendation: Staff recommends denial of the requested variance. B) Eight Foot, Six-Inch (8 6 ) Side Yard Setback Variance The historic outbuilding predates any city zoning regulations and the applicant is proposing to preserve this building by incorporating it into the new overall design. Currently, the building is situated within the required side yard setback and is classified as a non-conforming structure. Due to the historic nature of the outbuilding and that it existed prior to the zoning regulations, staff recommends approval of the variance to bring it into conformance. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested variance with the following condition and findings: 1. The variance requested is a minimum and granting of the variance would not confer privileges denied others in the same district or be contrary to the public interest; and 2. Variance is for the plan as submitted.

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9 KING RESIDENCE 914 SOUTH LAMAR BLVD..

10 KING RESIDENCE 914 SOUTH LAMAR BLVD..

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