Board of Zoning Appeals Zoning

MEMBERS PRESENT: LEONARD KRAWCHECK, WALTER SMALLS, MARGARET SMITH, SAM ALTMAN, JOHN LESTER STAFF PRESENT: PENNYE ASHBY, ANA HARP, VANESSA ELLINGTON AGENDA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS-ZONING SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 5:15 28 P.M. 2 GEORGE STREET 7:50 P.M. A. Deferred application from previously advertised BZA-Z agendas. For information call 724-3781. 1. 204 CONGRESS ST. (HAMPTON PARK TERRACE) APP. NO. 169-20-A1 (460-03-03-091) Request special exception under Sec. 54-110 to allow a horizontal (laundry room/ porch) expansion and vertical extension (enclosed balcony/bedroom expansion) that extends a non-conforming 6.7-ft. rear setback (25-ft. required). Request variance from Sec. 54-301 to allow a hvac platform to not meet the required 70-ft. front setback and not meet the required 25-ft. side street setback. Zoned DR-1F. Owners/Applicants-Robert & Elizabeth Chase, Dargan Realty Assoc., LLC APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with condition: move eaves back six inches and french drain and gutters to satisfaction of Zoning Administrator. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: W.Smalls VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 B. New Applications: 1. 289-291 KING ST. (457-04-04-105, 309-320) APP. NO. 169-20-B1 Request reconsideration of the Board’s decision on August 2, 2016. Request special exception under Sec. 54-220 to allow an 11-unit accommodations use in a GB-A (General Business-Accommodations) zone district. Request variance from Sec. 54-317 to allow an 11-unit accommodations use without required off-street parking spaces (8 spaces required). Zoned GB-A. Owner-King & Society Real Estate/Applicant-Neil Stevenson Architects APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Disapproval. MADE BY: M.Smith SECOND: S.Altman VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 2. 74, 76 AND 78 HANOVER ST. (EASTSIDE) APP. NO. 169-20-B2 (459-05-04-191,190 AND 108) Request reconsideration of the Board’s decision on August 16, 2016. Request special exception under Sec. 54-501 to allow construction of 3 attached dwelling units on lots of insufficient size (Lot area 648sf (Lot 74), Lot area 653sf (Lot 76), Lot area 658sf (Lot 78); 1,500sf required for each lot). Request variance from Sec. 54-353 to allow construction of 3 attached dwelling units with a 3-ft. rear setback (16-ft. required). Request variance from Sec. 54-353 to allow attached dwelling units on 74 and 78 Hanover St. with a 3-ft. side setback (6-ft. required). BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS-ZONING/SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 2 Request variance from Sec. 54-353 to allow 3 attached dwelling units that exceed the 50% lot occupancy limit. Zoned DR-2F. Owners-Carl Shaw, Lucas Morrison, Charlie Letts/Applicants-Lucas Morrison, Charlie Letts APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferred. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 3. 80 SOCIETY ST. (UNIT A) (457-04-04-193) APP. NO. 169-20-B3 Request special exception under Sec. 54-220 to allow a 1-unit accommodations use in a GB-A (General Business-Accommodations) zone district. Request variance from Sec. 54-317 to allow a 1-unit accommodations use without required parking spaces (2 spaces required). Zoned GB-A. Owners-Theresa Sanders, Russell Waldon, Keith Sanders/Applicant-Inglese & Assoc., LLC APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Disapproval. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: J.Lester VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 4. 54 NUNAN ST. (WESTSIDE) (460-07-01-024) APP. NO. 169-20-B4 Request special exception under Sec. 54-110 to allow a horizontal expansion and vertical extension (2-story addition) that extends the non-conforming 1.7-ft. east side setback, 5.4-ft. west side setback and 7.1-ft. total side setback (3-ft., 7- ft. and 10-ft. required). Request variance from Sec. 54-301 to allow a 2-story addition with a 70% lot occupancy (50% lot occupancy limit; existing lot occupancy is 53%). Zoned DR-2F. Owner/Applicant-Ian Mills APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferred to meet with Preservation Society to address design concerns. MADE BY: M.Smith SECOND: S.Altman VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 5. 130 GROVE ST. (WAGENER TERRACE) APP. NO. 169-20-B5 (463-15-01-053) Request variance from Sec. 54-301 to allow a subdivision of a lot to create 2 lots, each lot having a lot area of 5,985sf; 6,000sf required). BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—ZONING/SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 3 Request variance from Sec 54-301 to allow each lot with a 3-ft. east side setback and a 12-ft. total side setback (9-ft. and 18-ft. required). Request variance from Sec.54-824 to allow a subdivision with each lot not having the required 50-ft. lot frontage. Zoned SR-2. Owner-130 Grove, LLC/Applicant-Kevan Hoertdoerfer APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: W.Smalls SECOND: M.Smith VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 6. 81 SPRING ST. (CANNONBOROUGH/ APP. NO. 169-20-B6 ELLIOTBOROUGH) (460-08-03-062) Request variance from Sec. 54-301 to allow 3 dwelling units (triplex) with 900sf of lot area per dwelling unit (2,250sf required). Request special exception under Sec. 54-110 to allow a horizontal expansion and vertical extension (2-story addition that extends a non-conforming 1-ft. east side setback (3-ft. required). Request variance from Sec. 54-301 to allow 2-story addition with a 60% lot occupancy (50% lot occupancy limit). Request special exception under Sec. 54-511 to allow 3 dwelling units (triplex) with 2 off-street parking spaces (5 spaces required). Zoned LB. Owner/Applicant-JJR Development, LLC APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: J.Lester VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 7. 69 COOPER ST. (EAST SIDE) (459-05-04-061) APP. NO. 169-20-B7 Request special exception under Sec. 54-501 to allow construction of a single- family residence on a lot of insufficient size (Lot area 1,589sf; 2,500sf required). Zoned DR-2F. Owner-Jennifer LePage/Applicants-Brandon & Chris Markland APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: J.Lester SECOND: W.Smalls VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—ZONING/SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 4 8. 280 ASHLEY AVE. (WESTSIDE) (460-07-04-195) APP. NO. 169-20-B8 Request use variance from Sec. 54-203 to allow a restaurant use (first floor) with 750sf of inside patron use area and 200sf of outside patron use area; with days of operation Monday-Sunday and hours of operation 7am-11pm and with on- premises consumption of alcoholic beverages in a DR-2F (Diverse-Residential) zone district. Request variance from Sec. 54-317 to allow a restaurant use and existing single- family dwelling unit (second floor) with 2 off-street parking spaces (8 spaces required). Zoned DR-2F. Owner/Applicant-Jamar Washington APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: M.Smith VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 9. 176 CONCORD ST. (A PORTION OF 459-00-00-009) APP. NO. 169-20-B9 Request special exception under Sec. 54-220 to allow a 225-unit accommodations use in a LI-A (Light Industrial-Accommodations) zone district. Owner-SC State Ports Authority/Applicant-Leucadia Coast Properties, LLC APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: J.Lester VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 10. 72 WARREN ST. (RADCLIFFEBOROUGH) APP. NO. 169-20-B10 (460-16-01-040) Request special exception under Sec. 54-110 to allow a vertical extension (bedrooms) to a non-conforming building footprint that does not meet the required 3-ft. east side setback). Zoned DR-1. Owner-Alphonzo Parker/Applicant-Frank Stevens APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: W.Smalls SECOND: J.Lester VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—ZONING/SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 PAGE 5 11. 47 COOPER ST. (EASTSIDE) (459-06-01-024) APP. NO. 169-20-B11 Request use variance from Sec. 54-203 to allow a restaurant use in an existing grocery store with 385sf of inside patron use area, with days of operation Monday-Sunday and with hours of operation 10am-2am with on-premises consumption of beer and wine in a DR-2F (Diverse-Residential) zone district. Request variance from Sec. 54-317 to allow 385sf of inside patron use area without required 3 off-street parking spaces. Zoned DR-2F. Owner-George E. Powell/Applicant-Art Maybank APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: W.Smalls SECOND: J.Lester VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 12. 881 ASHLEY AVE. (WAGENER TERRACE) APP. NO. 169-20-B12 (463-11-03-037) Request special exception under Sec. 54-110 to allow a non-conforming building footprint to be extended vertically by raising a 1 ½ story building that does not meet the required 9-ft. north side setback. Zoned SR-2. Owner-USA Regrowth Fund, LLC/Applicant-CSC Home Builders APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: J.Lester SECOND: M.Smith VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 13. 2109 VIRGINIA OAK CT. (PIERPONT POINT) APP. NO. 169-20-B13 (353-03-00-041) Request variance (after-the-fact) from Sec. 54-301 to allow a spiral stair addition that encroaches into the required 10-ft. buffer setback from the critical line. Zoned SR-1. Owner-Sharon Macon/Applicant-C.W. Dietrich APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: S.Altman SECOND: W.Smalls VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 For more information, contact the Zoning and Codes Division Office at 724-3781. 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