VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

JULY 15, 2008

AGENDA

7:00 P.M.

I. Audience for Visitors

II. Additions or Amendments to Agenda

III. Minutes

A. Regular Meeting – June 17, 2008

IV. Public Hearing

A. Variance application for relief of side setback of five feet for 12' x 21' addition garage at 14 Upland Road in the R-1 District, by Kevin Joyce, owner.

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

This meeting will be held in the conference room of the Essex Junction municipal building at 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., VT. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to the Village, 878-6950, to assure that Village meetings are accessible to all individuals regardless of disability.

This is the only notice you will receive from the Essex Junction Planning Department. For information on subsequent meetings on the above mentioned applications, please contact the Planning Department from 8 – 4:30 at 878-6950 or the website www.essexjunction.org.

Kevin Joyce seeks relief from the minimum side yard setback of 8’ in the R-1 District for a 12’x 21’ addition to the existing one car garage. The proposed two car garage would be approximately 26’ wide and be located 3’ from the side property line, which would require a variance of 5’. No other garage exists on the property.

1. The project site is located at 14 Upland Road in the R-1 District and has a lot size of 10,625 square feet

7. The applicant has requested a variance of 5’ from the minimum side yard setback of 8’ in the R-1 District

8. The applicant must demonstrate that the variance request meets criteria of Section 1703.C, which includes the following:

(1) That the hardship has not been created by the applicant. A financial hardship shall not be deemed material evidence of hardship.

(2) That there are unique physical characteristics including narrow, shallow, or irregular lots which do not allow the property to be used as intended within the District.

(3) That there are unique topographical features upon the lot which do not allow the property to be used as intended within the District.

(4) That physical and topographic conditions are unique to the particular parcel and are not the result of circumstances or conditions generally created by the provisions of this Code and there is no possibility for the property to be developed as intended without approval of a variance.

(5) That the relief granted would be the minimum variance necessary to enable the reasonable use of the property.

(6) That the variance, if authorized, will not alter the character of the surrounding neighborhood or impair the appropriate use or development of property, reduce access to renewable energy resources, nor be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.

For information on subsequent meetings on the above mentioned applications, please contact the Planning Department from 8 – 4:30 at 878-6950 or the website www.essexjunction.org.