HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes WA-98-34CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION
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 25th day of February, 1999.
CASE NO: WA-98-34
APPLICANT'S NAME: Ed Moreno
LOCATION: 4655 Swadley Street
Upon a motion by Board Member ABBOTT, seconded by Board Member ECHELMEYER, the
following resolution was stated:
WHEREAS, the applicant was denied permission by an administrative officer; and
WHEREAS, Board of Adjustment Application Case No. WA-98-34 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 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; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that, based upon all evidence presented and based upon the Board's
conclusions relative to the criteria given for this variance, the evidence and facts in this case do
support the granting of this request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Board of Adjustment Application Case No.
WA-99-04 be, and hereby is, APPROVED.
TYPE OF VARIANCE: A 450 square foot maximum building coverage variance to the 400
square foot maximum building coverage requirement, and a one-foot, nine-inch side yard setback
variance to the five-foot side yard setback requirement for a property zoned Residential-Two and
located at 4655 Swadley Street.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
In the surrounding neighborhood the properties contain around 20,000 square feet in lot
area and house various agricultural uses; therefore, the request for a hay shed is not
uncommon in this area. The property is 8,925 square feet in excess of the minimum
9,000 square foot lot area required for a single family dwelling located in the R-2 zone
district.
Board of Adjustment
Resolution No. WA-98-34
Page Two (2)
2. The property in question measures 75 feet in width and approximately 245 width in
depth. Due to the considerable depth of the property there is a large area of developable
space where a structure could be built without affecting any of the adjacent habitable
structures. The rear portion of many of these properties are used for horse farmaculture.
The neighbors in the same block on the same side of the street at 4625 and 4675 Swadley
submitted letters of support for these variances.
4. The structure is open on three sides and therefore does not affect the view plane to the
degree of a fully enclosed structure.
5. As the supporting poles and roof are in place, it would be considered generally
impractical to move the structure at this time by a distance of one foot and nine inches.
6. As the lot is only 75 feet wide, options for circulation within the lot are limited; therefore,
the need for the setback variance.
The nearest adjacent structure is a garage, fifty (plus or minus) feet away and this
structure would not be directly imperiled by the granting of this setback variance.
8. The immediate neighborhood has several similar appearing rear yards.
WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. The structure may not be enclosed on more than one side.
2. One existing shed, as indicated at this hearing, shall be removed thirty days following the
final inspection by the Building Department. The final inspection will be required to
occur within 60 days giving the applicant at most 90 days to remove the existing shed.
VOTE: Yes: ABBOTT, ECHELMEYER, HOVLAND, MAURO, THIESSEN
No: HOWARD
Absent: JUNKER, WALKER
DISPOSITION: A 450 square foot maximum building coverage variance from to the 400
square foot maximum building coverage requirement and a one-foot, nine-inch side yard setback
variance to the five-foot side yard setback requirement for a property zoned Residential-Two and
located at 4,655 Swadley Street was granted.
Board of Adjustment
Resolution No. 98-34
Page three (3)
ADOPTED anyd, made effective this 25th day of February, 1999.
O INDA MAURO, Chairman Ann Lazzeri, Secretary
Board of Adjustment Board of Adjustment