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March 18,
2003
7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
02-57
A request by Allen
and Laurie Keeling, Section 1, 7752 Price Drive, for a 20- foot side
yard variance with a 10- foot setback and a size variance to construct
an accessory structure.
03-02
A request by Albert Sharp, Section 22, 4036 Clifford, for a 9-foot
side yard variance with a 1-foot setback, a 30- foot rear yard variance
with a 10- foot setback and a 4- foot waterfront variance with a 84-
foot setback to construct a new home.
03-07
A request by Dennis Cuffe, Section 3, Vacant lot Lakeside Drive,
(located on the south side of Lakeside Drive) for a 10-foot front yard
variance with a 25- foot setback and a 27- foot rear yard variance with
a 13- foot setback to construct a new home.
03-10
A request by McDonalds Corporation, Section 5, 3781 E. Grand
River, for a variance to the required number of parking spaces to
construct a 120-foot addition.
03-11
A request by Mark Lasagna, Section 14, 6854 Mahinske Dr., for a 6-
foot side yard variance with a 4- foot setback to construct an addition.
03-13
A request by James Koerschen, Section 11, 1764 Hughes Road, is for
a rear and side yard variance to construct an addition.
MINUTES
Chairman Staley called a regular meeting of the Zoning
Board of Appeals to order at 7:00 p.m. at the Genoa Township Hall. The
Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The following board members were
present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Rick
Staley, Barbara Figurski, Jean Ledford and Chris Hensick. Also present
were Township Zoning Administrator Adam VanTassell and approximately 30
persons in the audience.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Figurski, to approve the Agenda as
presented. The motion carried unanimously.
A call to the public was made with no response.
02-57
A request by Allen and Laurie Keeling, Section 1, 7752 Price
Drive, for a 20- foot side yard variance with a 10-foot setback and a
size variance to the 900 sq. ft. maximum requirement to construct an
accessory structure.
A call to the public was made with no response. Moved by Ledford,
supported by Hensick, to deny the request since no practical difficulty
or hardship was presented by the petitioner specifically related to the
land. The motion carried unanimously.
03-02
A request by Albert Sharp, Section 22, 3653 Crest Hill for a
39 variance with a 1 setback to construct a new home.
A call to the public was made with the following response: Robert
Zdziebko - The neighborhood can petition the Genoa Township Board to
have the road vacated. Paul Stupak I live on lot 5 and have been a
resident for about 50 years. Bringing the house farther from the lake
would not cause removal of the existing trees. The house in this
location would not obstruct the view. Gary McCririe Mr. Sharp called
me about six months ago concerning the vacation or abandonment of Crest
Hill Drive. The township board could take action if the road was public.
Since it is a private road it would need circuit court action to be
abandoned. Zdziebko If the road were abandoned, the house could be
built even closer to Grover.
Staley To approve a 39 variance there needs to be a practical
difficulty associated with the land. In my estimation, a private road
that has never been used as a roadway in at least 25 years and has been
used consistently to access this parcel for at least that many years is
reason enough. Builder (Anthony) If the house were moved down the hill
it would be in the flood plain. Hensick Any action that we take should
be after circuit court action to modify the plat and any approval
granted should be conditioned upon a presentation of the vacation of
Crest Hill and the future combination of lot 41 with lot 8. The
petitioner was advised that a full board was not present and any
approval would need a positive response by at least three members. After
further discussion Mr. Sharp asked that his request be tabled to the
next regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Moved by Hensick, supported by Ledford, to table the petitioners
request until the April 22nd meeting of the Zoning Board. The motion
carried unanimously.
03-07
A request by Dennis Cuffe, Section 3, (vacant land, located on
the south side of Lakeside Drive) for a 10-foot front yard variance with
a 25-foot setback and a 27-foot rear yard variance with a 13-foot
setback to construct a new home.
A call to the public was made with the following response: Greg Krench
This petitioner does excellent work and I have no objection. Moved by
Ledford, supported by Hensick, to approve a 7 waterside (front)
variance and a 27 rear (road) variance contingent upon removal of the
existing shed and that the new construction be guttered in an effort to
retain all water on the existing parcel. The practical difficulty is the
narrowness of the existing lot. The motion carried unanimously.
03-10
A request by McDonalds Corporation, Section 5, 3781 E. Grand
River, for a variance to the required number of parking spaces to
construct a 120-square foot addition.
A call to the public was made with no response. Moved by Hensick,
supported by Ledford, to approve a variance to permit 4 fewer parking
spaces to allow the expansion pursuant to the plans submitted. The
practical difficulty is that the manner of calculation for parking
spaces has shifted to square footage and away from seating capacity.
Note: The petitioner has reduced the number of seats by 13 even though
the square footage of the building has been increased. The motion
carried unanimously.
03-11
A request by Mark Lasagna, Section 14, 6854 Mahinske Dr., for a
6-foot side yard variance with a 4-foot setback to construct an
addition.
A call to the public was made with no response. Letters were received
from Barbara Lewis and Kim and Penny Jones supporting the variance.
Moved by Hensick, supported by Ledford, to approve a 6 side yard
variance to allow the expansion of an existing nonconforming structure.
The addition will measure 20 x 13 on the waterfront side. Further,
this action is contingent upon the home being guttered in an effort to
retain all water on the parcel. The practical difficulty is the present
location of the nonconforming structure on the parcel. The motion
carried unanimously.
03-13
A request by James Koerschen, Section 11, 1764 Hughes Road, for
a rear and side yard variance to construct an addition.
A call to the public was made with no response. The board expressed
concern with the actual location of the lot lines of this parcel and
that a variance regarding the maximum coverage of the lot may also be
necessary. The petitioner was asked to stake the property lines in
relation to the proposal submitted. Moved by Hensick, supported by
Ledford, to table the request until such time as the lot lines can be
staked and a copy of the survey provided to the board. The motion
carried unanimously.
Administrative Business:
Moved by Figurski, supported by Ledford, to approve the Minutes of the
03-18-03 regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals as submitted.
The motion carried unanimously.
The regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was adjourned at 9:10
p.m.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk
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