Zoning Board of Appeals Packet 06-14-2022

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                                               CITY OF MUSKEGON
                                            ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
                                               REGULAR MEETING


DATE OF MEETING:                           Tuesday, June 14, 2022
TIME OF MEETING:                           4:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING:                          Commission Chambers, First Floor, Muskegon City Hall


                                                               AGENDA
I.        Roll Call

II.       Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 11, 2022.

III.      Public Hearings

       A. Hearing; Case 2022-03: Request for a variance from Section 2319 of the zoning
          ordinance to allow 21 apartment units under the size requirement of 650 sf each at 1428
          Terrace St

IV.       New Business

V.        Old Business

VI.       Other

VII.      Adjourn




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                                                   Ann Marie Cummings, City Clerk
                                                           933 Terrace Street
                                                         Muskegon, MI 49440
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                                 CITY OF MUSKEGON
                              ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
                                   STAFF REPORT

                                    Tuesday, June 14, 2022


Hearing; Case 2022-03: Request for a variance from Section 2319 of the zoning ordinance to
allow 21 apartment units under the size requirement of 650 sf each at 1428 Terrace St.

SUMMARY
 1. The property is zoned B-2, Convenience & Comparison Business.
 2. The lot measures 22,500 sqft and the building measures 7,884 sqft.
 3. Residential units are allowed in this zoning district but they must meet the standards of the
    RM-2 districts.
 4. RM-2 districts require buildings to be setback at least 30 feet from the rear property line.
    The building on this site only has a rear setback of about five feet. Also, multi-family
    buildings are required to have at least 650 sqft of living space per unit. The applicant is
    requesting to allow 21 apartments ranging in size from 81-300 sf.
 5. The Inspections Department enforced on the property owner earlier this year for operating
    the rental units without permits or zoning approval. Please see the enclosed letter from the
    applicant.
 6. Please see the enclosed responses to page two of the application.
 7. Notice was sent to properties within 300 feet of the property. At the time of this writing,
    staff had not received any comments from the public.


                                        1428 Terrace St
Zoning Map




Aerial Map
REVIEW STANDARDS
Questions to consider when reviewing a variance request:
    a. Are there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the
       property in question or to the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to
       other properties or class of uses in the same zoning district?
    b. Is the dimensional variance necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a
       substantial property right possessed by other properties in the same zoning district and in
       the vicinity?
    c. Will the authorizing of such dimensional variance be of substantial detriment to adjacent
       properties?
    d. Is the alleged difficulty caused by the ordinance and not by any person presently having
       an interest in the property, or by any previous owner?
    e. Is the alleged difficulty founded solely upon the opportunity to make the property more
       profitable or to reduce expense to the owner?
    f. Is the requested variance the minimum action required to eliminate the difficulty?



DETERMINATION:

The following motion is offered for consideration:

I move that that the request for a variance from Section 2319 of the zoning ordinance to allow 21
apartment units under the size requirement of 650 sf each at 1428 Terrace St be
(approved/denied) based on the review standards in Section 2502 of the Zoning Ordinance.

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