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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2006-02-07RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Board of Adjustment February 7, 2006, 8:00 a.m. Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall Board: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Chair Al Sager; Members Cliff Dill, Chuck Levine, John Lynch, and Wayne Newsom; Alternate Member Jeff Barker Members Dill, Levine, Lynch, and Sager Director Joseph, Planner Chilcott, Planner Shirk, Recording Secretary Roederer Member Newsom, Alternate Member Barker Chair Sager called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. The following minutes reflect the order of the agenda and not necessarily the chronological sequence. 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS It was moved and seconded (Levine/Lynch) to appoint Member Dill as Chair. There being no further nominations. Cliff Dill was elected Chair by acclamation; Member Dill took over the meeting as Chair. it was moved and seconded (Sager/Lynch) to appoint Member Levine as Vice- Chair. There being no further nominations. Chuck Levine was elected Vice-Chair by acclamation. CONSENT AGENDA a. The minutes of the January 10, 2006 meeting. b. Lot 11, Block 1, Fall River Estates, 1341 David Drive — Staff request to continue item to March 7, 2006 meeting. The consent agenda was accepted as presented. 3. LOT 2. BLOCK 3. WINDCLIFF ESTATES. 5th FILING. 3101 Eiger Trail. Applicant: Darling Enterprise. Inc. — Variance request from Estes Valley Development Code Section 4.3. Table 4-2. to allow portions of a residence to be built 11 feet from the Eiaer Trail property line and 17 feet from the St. Moritz Trail property line in lieu of the 25-foot front-vard setbacks required by the Estes Valley Development Code fEVDC) in the E-1-Estate zoning district Planner Shirk reviewed the staff report. He stated this property is zoned E-^-Estate and is bounded by St. Moritz Trail on the southern (downhill) side and by Eiger Trail on the eastern (uphill) side. The lot immediately to the north is an open-space lot, and the lot to the south is currently undeveloped. Because the property is bounded by roads on two sides, the applicant is requesting a variance from the EVDC for two “front-yard” setbacks to allow a seventeen-foot setback from St. Moritz Trail and an eleven-foot setback from Eiger Trail. The lot was originally platted in the 1970s; the applicant wishes to build a new detached single-family residence. The E-^—Estate zoning district provides for a one- acre minimum lot size, but this lot is legally nonconforming and only 14 acre in size. Due to the lot’s shape, if the twenty-five-foot setback requirements and minimum building-width requirements were adhered to, the remaining buildable area would provide a small, square footprint of 600 square feet; the resulting home would not be in character with the neighborhood. Planner Shirk stated the proposed single-family residence is similar in nature to that of surrounding residences, and if the variance is RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2 February 7, 2006 granted, the essential character of the neighborhood would not change. The applicant has designed the house to minimize the requested variance and will locate the proposed residence closer to and below the level of Eiger Trail, which will minimize its visual impact. Planner Shirk noted the proposed driveway is short and steep. In addition to giving consideration to raising the elevation of the garage, the applicant has been working with the homeowners’ association on a proposal to lower the roadbed, the combination of the two changes would result in a more level driveway. This request has been submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to neighboring property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. A letter of support from the Windcliff Property Owners Association Architectural Control Committee was received by Planning staff. A letter from neighboring property owner, Harlow Sprouse of 1561 St. Moritz Trail, stating he had no objection to the variance request, was given to the Board Members by the applicant. Public Comment: , . _ , The applicant, Don Darling, was present. Discussion followed among the Board, staff, and the applicant regarding the slope of the proposed driveway, the possibilrty of raising the elevation of the garage by no more than three feet, and the proposal to lower the adjacent roadbed by an amount to be placement of the water line. There was also discussion about handicapped accessibility to the house, although said accessibility is not required. John Hiatt, Chairman of Windcliff Property Owners’ Association Architectural Control Committee, confirmed the Committee’s support of thfhaP.pl,cant an^hfd He noted Mr. Darling had done good job of fitting the house on the lot and ha worked closely with the Architectural Control Committee. Member Sager requested that Planner Shirk clarify the need for two front-y®rd setback variances. Planner Shirk stated that the Estftey°ey® ® riPfinition of a front-yard setback is any setback from a street. The lotin Quest'®n bounded by two streets and the proposed residence will encroach into the setback •airtnn hnth <;trppts therefore two front-yard setback variances must be requested. Sber SaSfdl;™^ proposed residence has both a front and a rear. Member Levine stated the proposed residence is very much i" character with the neighborhood, and the applicant had done good job in designing it as such. It was moved and seconded (Levine/Sager) to fPPr%e;hoer™r'®anifa’edqaU®rSon,0- allow a front-yard setback of seventeen feet a ong StuMoriU Tm.l at.^f a fronot condi^s recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent. CONDITIONS: 1 Compliance with the approved site plan. verify the foundation location and height was set in accordance wiin approved site plan. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 3 February 7, 2006 4. REPORTS Planner Chilcott reported on the variances granted for the Whyard commercial building/residence at 189 & 191 East Riverside Drive, which were approved December 6, 2005. One condition of approval was compliance with the submitted plans. Mr. Whyard has since applied for a building permit and some changes have been made to the plans. A variance was approved to allow an addition to be built up to the property line; the proposed addition is now located two feet from the property line. Mr. Whyard had also proposed to build a second floor on the addition and move his residence into the new addition. He now proposes to build the second-floor portion of the addition at a later date and keep his residence in its current location. Planning staff has no concerns about the second-story portion of the addition being built at a later date. The proposed dumpster and storage locations have been changed. Planner Chilcott noted Mr. Whyard had done a good job of screening the dumpster in its current location. Other minor changes include the material on the exterior of the addition and the location of windows. There being no further business, Chair Dill adjourned the meeting at 8:30 a.m. ie^oederer, Recording Secretary