Board of Zoning Adjustment
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Meeting Date : August 3rd 2020
Case: Agenda #12. #6342. BOA-001337-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Metcalfe & Company (Brian Metcalfe, Agent).
200 North Royal Street.
(Block bounded by North Royal Street, State Street, North Water Street and St. Anthony Street).
Building Material, Window Transparency and Fence Height Variances to allow a metal modular building with reduced window transparency, and a perimeter fence height of 10’ in a T-6 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District; the Zoning Ordinance prohibits metal exterior finishes on structures, requires a window transparency of at least 78%, and limits a perimeter fence height to a maximum of 8’ within a T-6 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District.
Council District 2.
Case: Agenda #11. #6341. BOA-001336-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Furr Street Partners, LLC.
108 and 110 Furr Street.
(East side of Furr Street, 185’± North of Old Shell Road).
Parking and Maneuvering Surface Variance to allow aggregate surfacing in a B-3, Community Business District; the Zoning Ordinance requires parking and maneuvering surfaces to be paved with concrete, asphalt, asphaltic concrete, or an approved alternative paving surface in a B-3, Community Business District.
Council District 1.
Case: Agenda #10. #6340. BOA-001335-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Clark Geer Latham & Associates.
146 Hyland Avenue.
(Southeast corner of Spring Hill Avenue and Hyland Avenue).
Use Variance to allow off-site parking for a church in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires all parking to be on-site for a church in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District.
Council District 1.
Case: Agenda #09. #6339/5800. BOA-001334-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Africatown Community Development Corporation.
400 Africatown Boulevard.
(Northwest corner of Bay Bridge Road and Paper Mill Road, extending to Paper Mill Road Extension Northwest corner of Bay Bridge Road and Paper Mill Road, extending to Paper Mill Road Extension).
Use, Parking, Parking Surface, Buffering, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Setback and Signage Variances to allow a market in a split-zoned B-2, Neighborhood Business District and R-2, Two-Family Residential District with substandard parking, substandard parking surface, no residential buffering, no landscaping or tree plantings, reduced structure setbacks, and noncompliant signage; the Zoning Ordinance requires a B-3, Community Business District for a seasonal market, with compliant parking, parking surfacing, residential buffer, landscaping and tree plantings, with compliant structure setbacks and compliant signage.
Council District 2.
Case: Agenda #08. #6338. BOA-001333-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Cherry McNab Architects (Joe De Le Ree, Agent).
664 South University Boulevard.
(Northwest corner of South University Boulevard and Ahepa Lane [private street]).
Residential Buffer Variance to allow a dumpster within 10’ from residentially-zoned property in a B-3, Community Business District; the Zoning Ordinance requires dumpsters be a minimum 10’ from residentially-zoned property for in a B-3, Community Business District.
Council District 4.
Case: Agenda #07. #6337. BOA-001332-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Shawn Conklan.
4287 Horloesther Court.
(Southwest corner of Old Shell Road and Horloesther Court).
Front Yard and Side Street Side Yard Setback Variances to allow an 8’ high privacy fence within 25’ of the front yard and side street side yard setbacks in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires fences 3’ high or taller to be setback at least 25’ from the front yard and side street property lines in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District.
Council District 5.
Case: Agenda #06. #6336/6162. BOA-001331-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
David M. Shumer (Barton & Shumer Engineering, LLC).
921 Dauphin Street & 926 Conti Street.
(North side of Conti Street, 230’± East of Common Street, extending to the South side of Dauphin Street, 285’± East of Common Street).
Parking and Access/Maneuvering Surface Variances to allow a parking lot with an aggregate surface on a commercial site in an LB-2, Limited Neighborhood Business District; the Zoning Ordinance requires parking and access/maneuvering surfaces to be paved with concrete, asphalt, asphaltic concrete, or an approved alternative paving surface in an LB-2, Limited Neighborhood Business District.
Council District 2.
Case: Agenda #05. #6335/6243/5603. BOA-001318-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
The Fernbank Apartments, LLC.
1400 Church Street.
(Northwest corner of Church Street and Everett Street).
Use Variance to allow an apartment building in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow an apartment building in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District.
Council District 2.
Case: Agenda #04. #6334/5431. BOA-001312-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Wrico Signs (Downtown Police Precinct).
55 North Water Street.
(West side of North Water Street, extending from St. Francis Street to St. Michael Street).
Sign Variance to allow two (2) individual storefront signs exceeding the height limit, two (2) wall plaque signs exceeding the size allowance, and one (1) projecting sign in a T-6 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District; the Zoning Ordinance allows one (1) individual storefront sign per business not exceeding 2’ in height, one (1) wall plaque sign per business not exceeding eight (8) square feet, and does not allow projecting signs in a T-6 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District.
Council District 2.
Case: Agenda #03. #6333. BOA-001308-2020.
Case Type: Public Hearings
Rowe Surveying & Engineering, Inc. (Eric Jackson, Agent).
4580 Shipyard Road.
(West side of Shipyard Road, 730’± South of Crown Drive).
Surfacing Variance to allow aggregate surfacing for a truck parking and maneuvering area on a commercial site in a B-5, Office/Distribution District; the Zoning Ordinance requires parking and maneuvering surfaces to be paved with concrete, asphalt, asphaltic concrete, or an approved alternative paving surface in a B-5, Office/Distribution District.
Council District 4.
Case: Agenda #02. #6218. BOA-000710-2018.
Case Type: Extensions
Springhill Village, LLC.
4350, 4354, 4356, 4358, 4360, 4362, 4364 and 4366 Old Shell Road.
(North side of Old Shell Road, 390’± West of Dilston Lane extending to the East side of North McGregor Avenue, 480’± North of Old Shell Road).
Reduced Building Frontage, Increased Access Drive Width and Sign Variances to allow a 41%+ building frontage along Old Shell Road, and a 46%+ building frontage along McGregor Avenue North; to allow a two-way access drive width of 38.88’+; and to allow two pylon signs to remain on site in a Village Center Sub-district of a Traditional Center District overlay; the Zoning Ordinance requires an 80% building frontage, allows a maximum two-way drive width of 30’, and does not allow freestanding signs in a Village Center Sub-district of a Traditional Center District overlay.
Council District 7.
Case: Agenda #01. #6322. BOA-001250-2020.
Case Type: Holdovers
G. Allen Garstecki, Jr. and Kara M. Garstecki.
206 Carmel Drive East.
(East side of Carmel Drive East, 170’± North of the intersection of Carmel Drive East and Bexley Lane).
Setback Variance to allow construction of a covered patio within the required rear yard setback in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires an 8’ rear yard setback for structures in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District.
Council District 7.
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