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Ordinance - Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Zoning Change from PR to PD, Planned Development for a Single-Family Residence with an Accessory Dwelling on Approximately 1.02 Acres Located at 1505 Long and Winding Road; Dr. Jason and April Lowry (ZC#19-019)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on November 18, 2019, and voted 6-0 (Knight absent) to recommend approval
Description/History
The property owners are requesting a zoning change from PR to PD to allow an existing barn on their lot to be converted into a detached accessory dwelling. The existing barn will not meet all of the standards for an accessory dwelling under Section 7800.B.35 of the Zoning Ordinance (see attached). Section 7800.B.35 allows an accessory dwelling (guest house) to be constructed on a residential lot with the main residential building. The barn was already on the property before the development of the Strawberry Fields subdivision.
Development Plan and Regulations
· The base zoning for the PD is SF-12/22. The main house complies with the area, height and setback standards for SF-12/22 zoning.
· Use of the accessory dwelling will be limited to temporary guest and family members for not more than 90 consecutive days.
· The accessory dwelling will not be rented as an apartment or used as a separate domicile.
Deviations
The applicant is requesting the following deviations from Section 7800.B.35 as part of this PD:
· Section 7800.B.35.a: Accessory dwellings shall be built at the same time as the main residential building.
Prior to the development of Strawberry Fields, the property was used for agricultural purposes and included the existing barn. When Strawberry Fields was platted, the barn was included on the applicant’s lot. Because the house was constructed after the barn, a deviation is requested to this provision.
· Section 780...
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