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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Zoning Appeals Minutes BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES PAGE NINE JUNE, 3~ 1987 MEETING Mr. McGee stated he would like to move that we ~nterpret this as an alley. Mr. Lamine stated he would_ ratht;r s~etl1is varifin<;e granted and base the hardship on the fact that we interpret this as an alley instead of a road. Motion by McGee to move approval of a variance to construct a detached garage with a 2~ ft. front yard setback from Siewert Trail. Seconded by Neu. Motion carried 4-0. Regarding the findings of fact Mr. McGee stated that when interpreted as being an alley the Code does permit garages built within 2~ ft. of the alley. Ms. Hintz stated that this is simply replacing a garage that had existed and which predated the Ordinance and he would not be able to have a garage anywhere else. At this time ,discussion ensued relative to Item VI, St. Josaphat Church. Members of the Board had no objection to Mr. Nitkowski hearing the matter even though he is a member of the church as long as he felt he could be objective. He stated he felt he could be. G 1333 WALNUT STREET Mr. Lamine explained the applicant is requesting a variance to construct a IS' x 30' addition to a detached garage resulting in an 1170 sq. ft. accessory structure; whereas the Ordinance requires that detached garages not exceed 800 sq. ft. Mr. Alois Grill, agent for the church, stated that they have a double garage but they also have a minister, secretary and visitors using the garage. They would like more space to accommodate visitors and also for storage for a snowblower and lawn mower. We have 10 ft. of fawn and 5 ft. of pavement and we would not be using any of our parking space. Ms. Hintz stated this is a special set of circumstances because this is not just a residence. It is used for the business,of a church~ school and rectory. Mr. McGee said that some limitation should be ~et but this does not stretch the limitation. Mr. Lamine stated tha~ we are dealing with 12 lots. If they had a residential structure on. each lot theY could have 800 sq. ft. on each lot. Mr. Russ Thompson, 3484 Winneconne Road, also appeared to represent the church with Mr. Grill, as president and treasurer. Motion by Hintz to move approval of a variance to construct a 15'x30' addition to a detached garage resulting in an 1170 sq. ft. accessory structure. Seconded by Neu. Motion carried 4-0.