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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 2014 ROLL CALL Ms. Rudolph called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in Council Chambers and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Jennifer Rudolph, Laura Bellido, Michael Raig, Alfredo Lopez, Eric Allain Staff: Law Director Michael Gareau Jr., Assistant Building Commissioner Daniel Russell, Clerk of Commissions Donna Rote REVIEW AND C0RRECTION OF MINUTES Ms. Rudolph moved, seconded by Ms. Bellido, to approve the BZA minutes of February 3, 2014 as amended, which passed 5-0. RESIDEN'I'IAL APPEALS ANI) REQUESTS CMS 14-02: Neal Homer; 4070 Clague Road Proposal consists of a new storage building. Applicant requests a 176 square foot variance for an accessory storage building larger then code allows; code permits 400sq ft. applicant shows 576sq ft., section 1135.02 dl. Note: existing shed to be removed. The oath was adiniiustered to Neal Homer. Mr. Homer said he would like a 24' x 24' pole barn to store his yard tools which are needed due to the size of his property. The existing shed will be removed. Mr. Russell said the variance would need to be amended as the lot square footage was miscalculated. County tax records show the.lot size to be 67,691 sq. ft. which allows a 300 sq. ft. structure not 400 sq. ft., therefore a 276 sq. ft. variance is required. He asked the applicant for confirmation that the existing shed would be removed and Mr. Homer said it would be removed. Ms. Rudolph asked if thought had been given to placing a smaller storage unit further back on the property. Mr. Hoiner said beyond the proposed location, the trees are dense. If the storage unit is placed amongst the trees the cost to make it fit would be prohibitive and the risk of damage from severe weather a concern. He has had to store yard equipment in his neighbor's storage unit and a smaller unit would require his equipment to be stacked and harder to access when needed. Mr. Raig said he is familiar with Clague Road which has very large lots and storage units of this size are not uncommon due to the size of equipment needed to maintain the lots. The size and placement of the unit will not adversely impact the neighborhood and improve the owner's line of sight as it would block the view of neighboring storage units. Mr. Lopez said although the lot is very large the storage unit is almost double what is allowed. Ms. Bellido said it didn't appear that the storage unit would be visible from the right of way or change the character of the neighborhood. Mr. Lopez moved, seconded by Mr. Raig, to grant CMS 14-02: Neal Homer of 4070 Clague Road a 276 square foot variance for an accessory storage building larger then code allows; code permits 300 sq ft. applicant shows 576 sq ft., seetion 1135.02(d)(1), noting the existing shed is to be removed which passed 5-0.