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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I i Ramsey, replied that the additional land will cover the overhang and noted that the neighbors have agreed to a maintenance easement for that particular structure. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Johnson, Watson, Kociscak, Reeves, and Sweet. Voting No: None. Case #3: Request for a Variance to Height Restrictions for an Building; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board of order to conduct the public hearing. 7:09 p.m. in Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that RoyaLOaks Realty a variance from the height restrictions Dysprosium St. as part of The Ponds 35 feet. The applicant has proposed to about 52 feet at the peak of the roof. The an application to receive ~artment building along of structures to will reach a height of to be constructed will be a three-story, 82 unit apartmen!;~,b.uilding desit ~enior The peak of the roof for the apartment building wil'l!i'b:~i~'i!;~ tall at est height. City Code restricts building height to 35-feet; therefo3~':.'.~Yal O~'iRealty ia seventeen (17) foot variance to be able to construct the ap~ building~'~i!'?designed. Fire Chief indicates that the maximum reach capability of'~b, iFire Depa~m~:'fo~' ~¢~pr.,ession and rescue operations is 35 feet. The Fire Chief has concehiS.i~bgardi~ ;t!h:~:3~'~"i% :"~i"rrnent of fire suppression activities resulting from eqmpment that ca~ot::m~h the rooftree ~d ~e d~fficulW ~n rescuing ten~ts on the third floor of me'dp ~uil~i'¢~ gmsey does have a joim powers a~eemem with the ~oka and ~do~0~F'iie'B~ems for~'¢~gency assistance ~d those depaments do have aerial ladder t~ks:':'w~th reach capab!h.t~es ~n':ei~ss of 52 feet. ~e F~e C~ef also notes that the C~W ~istrator will recomend to ~b CiW Council that ~ aehal ladder ~ck is in Rmsey's 2~02'~capital equipment ~?/~; ~e applicant has provided staff with bfo~ation reg~ding ~e height.°~e third sro, w}~3ows. In all locations on the building, the bosom of the ~rd stou window is below 35 feelS:) ~e lowest point of the third stou wbdows r~ge ~om 23' 10" to 28' 7". The t°p-,°~e th~{~, windows range ~om 27' 8" to 32' 6". ~e difference in heights is due to different~.~}~adCns on each side of the ap~ent building. ~e applic~t has revised the site plan for the apament building to allow for be~er access to ~e re~ of the ap~ment build~g for the fire repayment. ~e applicant will construct a path ~ound the rear of the building to allow for fire equipment to be set up to fight any potential fires. ~e Board of Adjus~ent did [~ant a structure height variance of 9.5 feet to a 3-sto~ motel in the co~ercial disMct ~d a 3- sto~ senior apa~ment building in a residential dis~ct that was 44.25 feet in height. On May 1, Board of Adjustment/June 5, 2001 Page 5 of 11