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Home My WebLink About4-12-23 John Moore Drive Staff ReportSTAFF REPORT BOARD OF APPEALS APRIL 12TH, 2023 ITEM I: 955; 975; 1005; 1015; 1025 1035; & 1045 JOHN MOORE DRIVE GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND Sarah & Adam Nelson-applicant/Various-owners, request a variance to permit rear yard fencing to exceed the maximum height standard in the SR-5 District: Description Code Section Reference Max Proposed Max Rear Yard Fence Height 30-192(F)(1)(a)(ii) 6’ 8’ The subject seven properties are zoned Single Family Residential-5 (SR-5) and being used for single-family residential purposes. They are rectangular in shape and located on the west side of John Moore Drive. Adjacent land uses include single-family residential in all directions. ANALYSIS In reviewing a variance request, the following questions should be addressed When considering an area variance, the question of whether unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty exists is best explained as "whether compliance with the strict letter of the restrictions governing area, set backs, frontage, height, bulk or density would unreasonably prevent the owner from using the property for a permitted purpose or would render conformity with such restrictions unnecessarily burdensome." Are there any unusual or unique physical limitations of the property which create a hardship? Will granting of a variance result in harm to the public interest? The subject properties were developed in 2008 and 2009 as part of the 2nd Addition to Pheasant Creek Farm Residential Subdivision. At that time the westerly adjacent ten acres was undeveloped farm land. That parcel has since been developed by Evergreen Retirement Community (ages 55+) as the Linden Oak Pocket Neighborhood in 2021. The retirement site contains 41 single family residential units, community center, and private road/access drive. The Evergreen Retirement development’s easternmost edge abuts the subject parcels rear yards and is nearly three to five feet higher in this vicinity according to the approved grading and drainage plan. Subsequently, the rear yards of the affected subject properties are now increasingly visible from the retirement community and the fence height variance is being requested for increased privacy (see attached photos). The properties possess unique physical circumstances and the hardship is being caused by a situation outside of the applicants’ control. Specifically, once the adjacent retirement development’s grading and drainage plan was approved the subject properties ability to obtain privacy while complying with zoning ordinance maximum fence height standards was compromised due to the significant grade change. While the development has installed evergreen trees in this location it will take time for them to 1 STAFF REPORT BOARD OF APPEALS ITEM I -2- APRIL 12TH, 2023 mature and create a solid buffer. If the variance request was denied and the properties could only install six-foot-high fencing along the west rear yard location this would be unnecessarily burdensome as the they would continue to be subject to the elevated improvements located to the west. Granting the variance will not create any harm to the public interest as the height and aesthetics will be uniformly applied to the west lot line of the subdivision. Finally, standard encroachment agreements between the city and each property owner will be necessary as the fencing will be located in a public drainage easement servicing the subdivision. RECOMMENDATION Based on the information provided within this report, approval of the variance is recommended with the following conditions: 1. The variance shall only apply to the west lot line. 2. Solid white vinyl or solid cedar fencing shall be used by all seven properties to create a uniform west border. 3. Prior to installation of fencing each property owner shall obtain an encroachment agreement from the Department of Public Works for placement within the drainage easement. 2 M 'A@ gr Oshkosh GUIDELINES USED BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A VARIANCE SHOULD BE GRANTED IN ADDITION, the courts have made it clear that a variance CANNOT be granted in the following situations: n p,n ffct h ar f h roy p. i ci ,dp,xp,f th rt IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS k B Ap 3:30 P M m 404 Hall,215Church ,k,x 0 po o 1:00 a The following must be submitted in order for your application to be accepted: J ppat o 7 A p p c ,o J y a. pp p a r pp n .A meeting notice and staff report will be sent to the applicant and/or owner prior to the scheduled meeting. a c n ,. c 236-5059. ls4 Arv2ooNooN YOUR APPLICATION IS DUE BY: YOUR VARIANCE HEARING DATE: dlll- Ar330r.M. 3 Please Type or Print in BLACK INK £, 'A gr Oshkosh CITY OF OSHKOSH APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE Return to: Department of Community Development 215 Church Ave. P.O. 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