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Case No. 16-BOA-002: Willard (Bill) Hemsing, the property owner and Hans Leitner, the designer and applicant, is requesting a Waiver to the Los Alamos County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Development Code, Sections 16-537 and 16-272 (d) (7) to allow an encroachment into the required front yard setback in order to construct a carport. The property is located at 626 - 47th Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Subdivision: WESTERN AREA 1, Lot 112, and is zoned R-M (Residential Mixed District).
Property Owners
Willard Hemsing, Owner;
Applicant
Hans Leitner, Designer & Applicant
Case Manager
Anders Millmann, Senior Planner
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Adjustment approve Case No. 16-BOA-002, a request for approval of a waiver from a required front yard setback requirement for the construction of a proposed 19' x 32' 4" carport, for the reasons stated in the staff report, reasons determined during the public hearing, and adoption of findings of fact, subject to the following conditions:
1. Compliance with all conditions identified in the IDRC meeting.
2. The carport shall be designed to shed snow which falls onto its roof entirely onto the subject’s property, and not onto any adjacent right-of-way, including the sidewalk.
3. An easement for the existing water meter shall be delineated and recorded with Los Alamos County. Support columns for the proposed carport shall not encroach within this proposed easement.
4. The applicant shall apply for a "Building Permit" prior to construction of the new carport.
Motion Option 2:
I move that the Board of Adjustment deny Case No. 16-BOA-002 with the finding that it does not meet the Criteria of Section 16-157 for the following reason(s):
1. ...
CASE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting a waiver to allow for the construction of a carport in a required front yard. The Los Alamos County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16 (Development Code), Section 16-537 (Site Development Requirements, Single-Family Resid...
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