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2. Required setbacks are greater than the width of the lot <br />• 3. There is an existing structure that is legally non-conforming; it is reasonable that <br />the existing setbacks be maintained. <br />Variance Requests: <br />A. Category 1: Variances that will regularize the existing conditions on the site: <br />a. Lot Width: 33.03 feet (lot is 56.97 feet wide; 90 feet required) <br />b. Side setback-east side: 25 feet (5 feet existing; 30 feet required when property <br />abuts an "R" district.) <br />c. Side setback-west side: 30 feet (0 feet existing; 30 feet required when property <br />abuts a street) <br />B. Category 2: Variances that are requested to create a viable new business: <br />a. Parking space requirement: 6 parking spaces (18 provided; 24 required) <br />b. Parking space size: 8.6' x 18' provided where 9' x 20' feet is required. (Note that <br />the spaces in the front lot are the fu1120 foot length and the single required <br />handicapped parking space is fully conforming with respect to length, width and <br />setback. <br />c. Landscaping/Lot coverage: 2400 square feet (758 square feet provided, where <br />3158 square feet are required) <br />d. Rear yard setback (to the parking lot): 8 feet (12 feet provided, 20 required). <br />Note that the structure does not encroach into the required 20 foot setback, only <br />the parking lot. <br />• Analysis• <br />a. That the granting of the variance(s) will not be detrimental to the public welfare. <br />1. Side setbacks and lot width: Staff finds that these variances will not be detrimental to the <br />public welfare as they recognize existing conditions on the property and no prior detriment <br />has been shown to exist. <br />2. Parking, rear setback and landscaping: Staff finds that these variances will minimize any <br />future detriment to the public welfare. The proposed plan seeks to establish an optimum <br />balance between the community's interest in keeping as much parking on site as possible and <br />the need to maintain appropriate greenspace. Additional landscaping provided in the public <br />right of way will provide additional buffers around the business on the west and south. <br />b. That the granting of the variance(s) will not substantially diminish or impair property <br />values or improvements in the area. <br />1. Side setbacks and lot width: Staff finds that these variances will not substantially diminish or <br />impair property values as they recognize existing conditions on the property and no prior <br />impact on values has been shown to exist <br />2. Parking, rear setback and landscaping: Staff cannot predict whether these variances will <br />• substantially diminish or impair property values. It is a fact that allowing the site to <br />deteriorate would have a negative effect on property values. Placing a different business in <br />~~ <br />