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CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION
ORIGINAL
I, Ann Lazzeri, Secretary to the City of Wheat Ridge Board of Adjustment, do hereby certify that
the following Resolution was duly adopted in the City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson,
State of Colorado, on the 27th day of January. 2005.
CASE NO: WA-04-17
APPLICANT'S NAME: Republic Garages
LOCATION: 3010 Saulsbury
WHEREAS, the applicant was denied permission by an administrative officer; and
WHEREAS, Board of Adjustment Application Case No. W A-04-17 is an appeal to this Board
from the decision of an administrative officer; and
WHEREAS, the property has been posted the fifteen days required by law, and in recognition
that there were no protests registered against it; and
WHEREAS, the relief applied for MAY be granted without detriment to the public welfare and
without substantially impairing the intent and purpose of the regulations governing the City of
Wheat Ridge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Board of Adjustment Application Case No.
W A-04-17 be, and hereby is, APPROVED.
TYPE OF VARIANCE: A 12 foot side yard setback variance from the 30 foot side yard
setback requirement when adjacent to a public street resulting in an 18 foot side yard setback for
property zoned Residential-Two.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
I. The garage, as proposed and with conditions to follow, would be an improvement and
betterment to the neighborhood.
2. The variance would not cause an alteration to the essential character of the neighborhood
nor affect air and light to adjacent properties.
3.
The setbacks required on a comer lot significantly reduce the allowable buildable area of
the lot and therefore create a hardship.
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4. A petition was submitted signed by nine neighbors who were in favor of the variance as
requested with the garage door facing West 30th Avenue.
5. Alternative locations arguably would have a negative impact upon the property.
Board of Adjustment
Resolution No. W A-04-17
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6. The requested 18 foot setback from 30th A venue appears to be more like 24 feet because
of the six feet between the lot line and the pavement.
7. The variance would address safety issues described by the applicant and an adjacent
neighbor by locating the driveway from 30th Avenue as opposed to the alternative of
locating the driveway on the comer of 30th and Saulsbury.
WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
I. There will be a brick face on the garage and a hip and gable roof to match the house.
2. The board fence will be moved back to be in line with the new garage face from the
eastern property line and board fence removed from west ofthe garage and replaced with
split rail as described by the applicant.
VOTE:
YES:
NO:
ABSENT:
ABBOTT, BELL, HOVLAND, HOWARD
DRDA
BLAIR
DISPOSITION: A 12 foot side yard setback variance from the 30 foot side yard setback
requirement when adjacentto a public street resulting in an 18 foot side yard setback for property
zoned Residential-Two was APPROVED.
ADOPTED and made effective this 27th day of Januarv. 2005.
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