CASE NUMBER: PZ 22-013.
APPLICANT: Carla Hamby
VARIANCE REQUEST: To vary Table 2-2 of the UDC - rear setback of accessory structure within R-15 zoned districts - to reduce setback from 30' to 10'.
LOCATION: 2837 Spring Green Way, within land lot 600 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: R-15 ACRES: 0.46 ac PIN: 19060000090.
Staff Recommendation: DENIAL. Planning and Zoning Recommendation: APPROVAL.
BACKGROUND: Ms. Hamby is requesting to reduce the minimum required rear setback for an accessory structure from 30' to 10' to install a 20' x 24' concrete parking pad for a travel trailer in the back yard. She'd like to also like to have to option to build detached garage on the parking pad in the future.
Table 1. UDC Table 2-2. Dimensional Requirements for Residential Zoning Districts.
SETBACKS FOR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES LARGER THAN 144 SQUARE FEET IN FLOOR AREA
R-30
R-20
R-15
MDR
PUD-R
Front (feet)
45
35
35
35
?
Side (feet)
12
10
10
10
?
Rear (feet)
40
35
30
20
?
SURROUNDING AREA: Residential zoning prevails in the area. R-20 is adjacent to the north; R-15 prevails to the east and south; and county R-80 is adjacent to the east. The property is located at the end of a dead-end street. The side yard to the north as well as the back yard of the subject site is adjacent to neighboring back yards.
Figure 1 Site plan showing proposed 20' x 204' concrete parking pad
Figure 2. Picture of Back Yard
ANALYSIS:
The application was reviewed against the following criteria:
Any applicant requesting consideration of a variance to any provision of this development code shall provide a written justification that one or more of the following condition(s) exist. The governing body shall not approve a variance application unless it shall have adopted findings that one or more of the following conditions exist:
1. There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions o...
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