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Memo to Board of Adjustments March 26,2002 Page 2 Existing Conditions The subject property is located just south of 197th Avenue on the east side of Tyler Street. It is an approximately 2.5-acre L-shaped parcel with the smaller portion of the property fronting Tyler Street. The property has a small portion of flat area on the west end where the existing home is built. From this flat area,the property has wooded slopes that drop off steeply to the east. The major portion of the property,to the east, has little or no accessibility, as it is a great deal lower than the home site. Along the western edge of the property there is a nine foot tall retaining wall running parallel with Tyler Street. The front yard has some internal retaining walls to provide garden areas as well as an area for the drain field. There is an area of flat ground in front of the house for a shed, but for aesthetic reasons,this may not be the best location. It could also be located with the front portion of the shed at the retaining wall level with the front yard. The rear of the structure, basically cantilevering out over the slope, could be supported via some columns. (See alternative location sketch) Again this may not be the most aesthetically pleasing location. Overview The proposed shed will be a 12 x 16 foot prefabricated structure. It will be located in the southwest corner of the property nine feet from the retaining wall and 12 feet from the south(side)property line. The proposed location is to avoid the existing drain field as well • as several mature trees on the site. The shed height will be 10-11 feet and at the proposed location the peak will be roughly the same level as the road surface. It will not be highly visible from the road nor will it obstruct any sight lines from driveways. This location is probably the best in reducing aesthetic impacts to adjacent properties. Analysis In order to grant a variance from the literal interpretation of the ordinance,the following five conditions must be met: 1. Literal enforcement of the ordinance will cause undue hardship. 2. The hardship is caused by special conditions and circumstances,which are peculiar to the property and the structure involved and which are not characteristic of,or applicable to, other lands or structure in the same area. 3. The literal application of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the petitioner of rights enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this ordinance. 4. The special conditions and circumstances are not a consequence of the petitioner's own action or inaction. 410 S:\PLANNING\Case Files\V02-03 Willoughby\V02-03.DOC