Title
An appeal of a non-use variance to allow 3 on-site parking stalls where 4 are required for a general office use at 315 E. Dale Street
(Quasi-Judicial)
Presenter:
Ryan Tefertiller, Urban Planning Manager, Planning and Community Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Community Development Director
Body
Summary:
Appellants: Cheryl Brown, Dianne Bridges and neighbors
Applicant: City of Colorado Springs
Owner: Connie Fairchild
Location: 315 E. Dale St.
This project includes an appeal of the Planning Commission recommendation for approval of three applications which are all intended to allow office use on the subject property. The applications include a zone change from R5 (Multi-Family Residential) to OR (Office Residential), a development plan illustrating no changes to the existing site, and a non-use variance to allow 3 on-site parking stalls where 4 are required by code. The subject property is roughly 4,000 square feet in size, contains a roughly 2,012 square foot residential structure, and is located on the south side of E. Dale St. between N. Weber St. and N. Wahsatch Ave.
Previous Council Action:
There are no previous Council actions on this site
Background:
When the current owner acquired the subject property in 2006 she based her decision on the City's official zoning maps which indicated that the site was zoned OR (Office Residential). Shortly thereafter, she completed a remodel of the existing home which relocated the original kitchen to the second floor to allow the first floor to be used for her counseling service business. However, during discussions with the Planning Department in 2013, she learned that the City's zoning maps had changed and now indicated that her property was zoned R5 (Multi-Family Residential) which has significant restrictions on non-residential uses. Staff research into this issue revealed that the City's zoning maps incorrectly identified the subject property as OR zone from rou...
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