4.2. BASR 03-26-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

REQUEST FOR VARIANCE I, Beth Willoughby. am requesting a variance from the ordinance regarding placement of storage buildings in relation to property lines for our residence at 19619 Tyler Street. am requesting to build a 12'x16' wooden shed a distance of 22 feet from the guardrail on Tyler Street and a distance of 12 feet from the south property line. The purpose of the shed is to house a hobby/pottery studio with an electric kiln,potter's wheel and shelving. "That literal enforcement of the ordinance would cause undue (unnecessary, unavoidable, extreme) hardship." Adhering to the limitations set forth in regard to setbacks from property lines would require: • Placement to the east of the house requiring construction on a steep slope or a location that is beyond a reasonable distance that someone with fibromyalgia would be able to carry pottery supplies • Fill material and access through a neighbor's property to dump, spread and pack it to prepare a foundation on the slope • The carrying of the building materials down a steep slope by hand, or access through a neighbor's property to deliver the materials. 411/ "That the hardship is caused by special conditions and circumstances which are peculiar to the land and the structure involved and which are not characteristic of or applicable to other lands or structures in the same district." The special conditions of our property (steep slope) and the placement of the house on our property make any other location inaccessible. The house fills the only area that provides access to the remainder of the property. Besides the steep slope on the back of the house, most of the area to the south is steep and wooded. The area to the north is restricted by the same setback requirement as well as a retaining wall, firewood storage, a dog kennel, the wellhead and boat-parking pad. The area we are requesting the variance for is nearly completely shielded from the view of the roadway by a guardrail and a 9-foot retaining wall and is more easily accessed from the house and driveway. "That the literal application of the provisions of the Ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of the Ordinance." Because there is no other location suitable to build this shed, I would be deprived of any location to set up a hobby/pottery shed. Many other properties in our neighborhood have sheds for various uses. They have no difficulty meeting the • normal requirements because their land is not as inaccessible.