All right, so we'll go ahead and get started.

This is the meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals for Monday, July 13, 2026.

I will do a roll call.

I'll start at my right.

Here, Tim Nickic.

Christy D'Angelo.

Timothy Redick.

This is then a time for public comment if there's anyone here that is not part of this appeal that wanted to say something on the record.

I do not see anyone.

So to make sure.

Next is the approval of the minute the minutes from our last meeting, which was on June 8th, 2026.

Make a motion to approve the minutes.

Second.

All those in favor.

Aye.

Anyone opposed?

Right.

Then on to new business.

Just to let you know kind of the process.

I will call your case.

You'll the city will start, they will give the presentation to us to kind of tell us the background of the case, information that they have to share.

So do you mind if I call you Megan?

Okay, okay.

So Megan will go ahead and share all of that with us.

The board will have a chance to ask Megan any questions that she might have.

Then you will be welcome to come forward, present to us any information you have that you want us to hear that wasn't presented by the city, or that's you know different from or changed from what the city may have said.

We will again have an opportunity to ask you any questions.

You can ask the city questions, the city can ask you questions.

We're really just gathering information about the appeal and the appeal process.

Once that is done, if there's anyone else that would show up that would want to speak on this appeal, we would let them do that.

I don't see anyone else in the room right now, but it's possible that before that somebody else might show up.

When everyone is done saying what they need to say to us as the board, we will close that portion of the uh discussion, and then as the board, we will deliberate here on the record for you.

You'll hear our deliberations.

There are some specific findings that we need to go through and that we need to discuss when we determine whether or not to grant your appeal.

And then you will hear our decision today before you leave.

So with that.

Um this is new business, ID number 26-03962, the appeal of Heather and Patrick Conway for a dimensional variance from section 22.53 sub 13A and section 22.58 section or sub 2A1 of the zoning code.

If granted, the variants will allow for the extension of the driveway at 851 Oakland Avenue, located within one foot of the lot line.

When lots narrower than 65 feet, the driveway setback shall be no less than 7% of the lot width.

If granted, the variants will allow construction of a new garage at 851 Oakland Avenue, located one foot from the lot line where accessory buildings shall be located so that the foundation is not closer than five feet to a lot line.

Thank you.

Okay, so this is the property in question, um, 851 Oakland Avenue, located just east of downtown off of Arcadian Avenue.

Um this lot is a substandard um width, approximately 50 feet.

And you may also see that many of the neighboring properties are similarly narrow on this block.

Um the applicant would like to extend their existing driveway another 30 to 35 feet, beginning along their side lot line along their existing driveway, um, gradually angling north for a setback of approximately one foot from the side lot line at its new endpoint.

Um code requires a 3.5-foot setback for the size of their lot.

They would then like to construct a new garage at the end of their extended driveway.

That's foundation would have a setback of one foot from the side lot line.

Code requires a five-foot setback from the side lot line.

Um, the applicant provided the survey with the approximate locations of the driveway and the garage shaded in.

Um again, you'll notice that their existing driveway directly abuts the south side lot line.

The uh red shading would be their extended driveway, the green shading would be their new garage.

Um this property and the neighboring property share a driveway approach.

Um, and you'll notice a very narrow setback of the driveway on the neighboring property as well.

Their current driveway ends at the front of the red vehicle.

Um, and you can see again kind of how narrow that lot line sits.

When I had gone to take pictures of this property, the applicant had staked out approximately where the garage would be located.

The orange arrows indicate the sides of the garage.

But we're concerned about the turn radius, given how narrow their driveway currently is, and also concerned about some existing mature tree route systems that would be located in that part of their yard.

And here again you can see kind of how narrow their driveway turn radius would be if they did try to move it north.