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Planning Case No.484-97 5377 Quincy Street September 18, 1996 • Page 2 g. The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. The Board of Adjustment and Appeals may impose such restrictions and conditions upon the premises benefited by a variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this Title or to reduce or minimize the effect of . such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood and to better carry out the intent of the variance. Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Building Plan Hardship Statement Encroachment Map Background: The applicant is requesting a 4 foot variance to the front yard setback to build a covered entryway on the house currently under construction at 5377 Quincy Street. The property is located in an • established neighborhood consisting of older, single family homes. This lot was created in 1989 as a result of a minor subdivision of 2186 Bronson Street. The property, though conforming to the dimensional requirements for buildable lots, is irregularly shaped in that the parcel is wider than it is deep. With the 30-foot front and rear setbacks, the maximum depth for a home on this lot could be 24 feet. The applicant is utilizing all of this 24 feet and requests an additional 4 feet for the covered entryway. John Hall, the applicant's Associate Construction Manager, has submitted a hardship statement regarding its request. Mr. Hall has stated that the hardship in this caseis that the front and rear setbacks do not allow for any latitude with regards to building location. The types of homes built by the applicant all include covered entryways to provide protection to the residents and guests from the weather. Analysis: The lot in question is irregularly shaped because of the 1989 minor subdivision and does present practical difficulties in locating a house on the lot. The applicant has already begun construction of the home which eliminates the possibility of shifting its location. The covered entryway, if approved, would encroach four feet into the setback. Staff has examined front setbacks on Quincy Street from Bronson Drive south to County Road 1-12 and found that four out of the six homes on the west side of Quincy within this two block range encroach into the 30 foot front • setback. A map has been attached that illustrates this situation.