STAFF REPORT
CASE NUMBER: PZ 21-026
APPLICANT: Jerod Bush
PETITION: Request to vary Sec. 6-23 of the UDC to allow a driveway that exceeds the Maximum Driveway Width.
LOCATION: 1422 Paddocks Way, within land lot 599 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: R20. ACRES: acres PIN: 19059900590
STAFF RECCOMMENDATION: Denial
BACKGROUND:
Mr. Bush was cited with a code enforcement warning for parking on street and on grass. He then constructed an extension to his existing driveway at his single-family residence without a permit. He was cited for code violations related to the driveway extension and subsequently applied for a driveway permit, which was denied on the grounds that it violated the maximum driveway width provisions of vary Sec. 6-23 of the UDC.
Figure 1. Applicant Submitted photo of expanded driveway.
Figure 2. Aerial of 1422 Paddocks Way prior to driveway expansion.
SURROUNDING AREA:
The subject address is located within the Paddocks West Subdivision and is surrounded by residential uses on all sides. To the north is R30 in the County, and R20 in the City on all other sides.
ANALYSIS:
Variance Requests are reviewed by criteria set forth in Article 14 of the Unified Development Code. The application was reviewed against the following criteria:
1. There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions or practical difficulties pertaining to the particular piece of property in question because of its size, shape or topography that are not applicable to other lands or structures in the same district.
No extraordinary and exceptional conditions exist.
2. A literal interpretation of the provisions of this development code would effectively deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties of the district in which the property is located.
A literal interpretation would NOT ...
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