BOA Revised Agenda 1-23-19

CITY OF DOVER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 9:00 AM City Hall, Council Chambers 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES of December 19, 2018 Meeting COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS 1. Reminder: The next Board of Adjustment regular meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2019 at 9:00am in the City Council Chambers. 2. Information from Planning Staff regarding elections and appointments for Board leadership OLD BUSINESS Applicant #V-18-08 360 Nottingham Court. Claude and Gwen Pritchett have requested an area variance from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4 §4.41 pertaining to the minimum rear yard setback requirement in the R-8 (One Family Residence) Zone. Specifically, the minimum rear yard setback requirement for the R-8 zone is 30 ft, and the applicant proposes to reduce the setback to 28 ft. Subject property is zoned R-8 (One Family Residence Zone). Tax Parcel is ED-05-085.12-04-26.00-000. The owners of record are Claude and Gwen Pritchett. This application was originally submitted for the November 21, 2018 meeting of the Board of Adjustment with a requested rear yard setback of 26.4 ft. The applicant requested in writing on January 7, 2019 that the withdrawal they submitted on January 2, 2019 be disregarded and the case be heard. NEW BUSINESS Applicant #V-18-11 127, 129, 133 and 135 Roosevelt Avenue. David Miller on behalf of Miller Investments LLC has requested variances from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4 §4.3; Article 5 §1.13; and Article 6 §5.3. Specifically, the applicant seeks to exceed the maximum 60% lot coverage of RG-2 (General Residence Zone) and permit construction on 65.4% of the lot area. The applicant also seeks to permit construction of accessory buildings totaling 38% of the side and rear yard areas, where the maximum allowed accessory building area for these yards is 30%. Finally, the applicant seeks to allow parking of vehicles within 15 feet of a wall belonging to a multiple dwelling. Subject property is zoned RG-2 (General Residence Zone). Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.18-02- 71.00-000, ED-05-077.18-02-72.00-000, and ED05-077.18-02-73.00-000. The owner of record is Miller Investments LLC. This application was originally submitted for the December 19, 2018 meeting of the Board of Adjustment. Two of the requested variances have been reduced; the original requested maximum lot coverage was 76.7%, and the original requested maximum accessory building area for the side and rear yards was 56.1%. ADJOURN 29 Del. C. § 10004(e)(2) THE AGENDA ITEMS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.