ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Heidi Shuff, Chair Daphne Bear, Vice Chair Bob Long Ralph Shields Cody Snowdon Butch Stockover Karen Szelei-Jackson Council Liaison: Bob Overbeck Staff Liaison: Noah Beals LOCATION: City Council Chambers 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12, 2017 8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Items Not on the Agenda) APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING APPEALS FOR VARIANCE TO THE LAND USE CODE 1. APPEAL ZBA160038 Address: 113 S. Whitcomb Street Petitioner/Owners: Catherine & Dylan Rogers Zoning District: N-C-M Code Section: 4.8(D)(2) Project Description The variance request is to increase the allowable floor area for the lot an additional 774 square feet; the maximum floor area is 2,500 square feet. This request also increases allowable floor area in the rear half of the lot to 2,377 square feet; the maximum allowed is 990 square feet. The existing floor area in the rear half of the lot is 1,695 square feet. The variance request also includes a 1.58 feet encroachment into the required 15 feet rear-yard setback. This encroachment aligns with the existing building. 2. APPEAL ZBA160041 Address: 263 Osiander Street Petitioner/Owner: Daron Hays Zoning District: C-C-N (Community Commercial North College District) Code Section: 3.5.2(E)(3) Project Description The variance would allow an alley accessed garage/carriage house to continue to be built upon a foundation that was installed 1 foot into the required 8 foot rear yard setback.
Zoning Board of Appeals Page 2 January 12, 2017 This request was formerly known, and was approved, as Appeal 2791 and Appeal ZBA140035. Additionally, the request includes the encroachment of the second floor to cantilever 3 feet into the required 8 foot rear-yard setback. 3. APPEAL ZBA160042 Address: 1121 Akin Avenue Petitioner/Owner: Travis Schmidt Zoning District: N-C-L Code Section: 4.7(D)(2)(a)2. and 4.7(D)(3) Project Description The variance request is to allow an increase of 506 square feet of allowable floor area to the lot; the maximum allowed is 2,450 square feet. The existing structure is 48 square feet over the allowable maximum floor area. Additionally, the allowable rear floor area would increase 38 square feet; the allowable floor area in the rear half of the lot is 750 square feet. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT
Written Statement: November 8 th 2016 RE: 113 S. Whitcomb St. Fort Collins, CO 80521 Addition Dear Members of the Zoning Board of Appeal, We are writing to seek a variance from the floor area ratio for our single family home at 113 S. Whitcomb St. Fort Collins CO 80521. Our lot falls in the NCM zoning area and that for lots between 6,000 and 10,000 sqft. (and mine is 6,000) that we would be allotted 2,485.75 square footage. We are respectfully requesting to increase our square footage on the main floor by approximately 216 sqft. and the square footage on the top floor by approximately 480 sqft (see enclosed plans.) ** Literally the new design (see attached) would only add onto the existing footprint around 128 sqft. in front of the garage, but still staying behind the front of the home - approximately 7-10feet in length out from the garage on the driveway and 16 wide. We have been in our home since 2005, and have grown to be well woven in the fabric of the community and surrounding neighborhood. We are a growing our family and day to day experience a extreme lack of storage in this home (i.e. no coat closet) with our situation on Whitcomb - the current floor plan and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms are no longer functional for our needs. We are looking to increase the size of our current property to solve many issues that it presents us with day to day: Currently we have very little useable backyard space, our lot is very shallow, as our home was built toward the back of our lot and an approval of the request would alleviate the use for future potential owners to need additional storage structures in the small back yard space (we currently have a shed that takes up some of this small 13ft space) and would allow the property to be more functional, more desirable/and functional for a family and for future potential owners. We need another bedroom/bathroom and more storage, currently our property has a small shed out in the 13 backyard space behind our back patio door. An enlarged garage with some minimal storage underneath, another upstairs bedroom/bath and connecting hallway/mudroom would be an effective solution to our dilemma. These plans have been drafted by John Dengler, local here in our city and were fully approved by the Landmark Preservation Council, a significant component of this approval was noted in reference to the physical condition or circumstance on the lot shape that our current home was constructed. Roughly 13 between the back side of the house and the fence and less with our older shed. See attached. Our subject lot is more unique in that it s very shallow lot - and naturally the shape of the lot is beyond our control. With the context to the rest of the neighborhood it s a challenging shape verses having any depth to it. The original structure has a considerable front and side yard, with barely any rear yard. Again being smaller and more shallow in comparison and context of other lots in the neighborhood - this
proposed improvement would allow us to be able utilize the already small yard by allowing us to remove the shed. Boarding an alleyway on the south side of the property, this limits any growth on the south portion. We have already alleviated any storm water concerns with that department as well. At the time this home was originally built room designs and layout were functional for another era and current lifestyles needs of the typical buyer today make some Old Town properties considerably challenging. Where the current front property pins are located they are actually -inset from sidewalk (see survey) as the subject home was originally built toward the back of the lot. As the property pins do not go to the sidewalk, the lot visually appears to be one size, but the actually FAR is calculated less, as it s from the front pins, that are not the true corners of where the lot meets the sidewalk. The lot would be larger if they were to the sidewalk so the current FAR is not being calculated not from the visual lot but from pins. The referenced addition will utilize all of the same finished siding materials as the existing home. The older/current garage footprint will be basically kept the same with the exception of it extending out the garage to the east by roughly 7 to 8 for a total of 28sqft. but still behind from the existing home and front porch. Reducing the effect of a garage at the front of the home, **and allowing the existing large Blue Spruce tree to remain**. The new garage remains at the same setback from the neighbors on the right or north side as the existing garage. The new addition would enhance curb appeal, and help strengthen property values throughout the community. The new improvement would allow the current floor plan to be much more functional to a growing family s needs & current market conditions/lack of homes make it not as feasible for moving. We have included letters signed by neighbors all around in front, behind, to the sides and across the street and all along our block- stating clear support of what we are doing with the addition, square footage and the variance request on the FAR. Our current home is approximately 1,250 sqft. on the main floor and with our single car garage is 1,580 sqft. would are looking to increase this main area to 1,832 square feet, including a single car garage (so the new portion would just adding in a connection hallway, allowing for a washer/dryer area and stairs for storage underneath the basement.) On the top floor we would be adding a connection hallway and Bedroom and Bath at 480 sqft. for 1,442 sqft. Total finished would be approximately 2,916 sqft +our single garage (358 sqft.) With regard to the footprint of the home it would only affect it by a minimal amount of square footage on the driveway with a garage extension out length wise by a little over 7 and everything else we have carefully had drawn to keep it within the current footprint.