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Area Variance for Media Building at Annandale Road

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingGrant an area variance for a 45-foot front yard setback (80 feet from centerline of Annandale Road) for a 1600 square foot media building at Bard College.
First seen
2015-05-13
Latest event
2015-05-13
adopted
Expires
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. the area variance is granted for a 45 foot front yard setback, with no portion of the proposed structure closer than 80 feet to the centerline of Annandale Road
  2. there will be no undesirable change to the neighborhood
  3. the Applicant's needs cannot be achieved by other means than an Area Variance, since they would have to cut into a wooded, swampy area to meet the 200 foot front yard setback requirement
  4. the requested Area Variance is substantial, but is consistent with many structures in the area
  5. the granting of the Area Variance will not negatively impact physical and environmental conditions in the neighborhood
  6. the Applicant's hardship is not self-created
  7. the Variance granted is the minimum necessary to meet the Applicant's needs
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  • WHEREAS, the Applicant seeks an area variance to construct a 1600 square foot single story structure on the existing footprint of the demolished Annandale House for use as a media building with a front yard setback of 45 feet
  • WHEREAS, Section 143-48 B(1) requires an increase of 100% of District Setback, for a total of 200 feet, for the Scenic Corridor Overlay
  • WHEREAS, Section 143 Attachment 2 District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations requires a setback of 100 feet in the required front yard, for Zoning District I
  • WHEREAS, the Applicant's property is located at 1399 Annandale Road in the I zoning district

Lifecycle (1 event)

2015-05-13adoptedvote: unanimous
Grant an area variance for a 45 foot front yard setback for the proposed media building at 1399 Annandale Road.
moved by Ross · seconded by Douglas
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Resolved
  1. the area variance is granted for a 45 foot front yard setback, with no portion of the proposed structure closer than 80 feet to the centerline of Annandale Road
  2. there will be no undesirable change to the neighborhood
  3. the Applicant's needs cannot be achieved by other means than an Area Variance, since they would have to cut into a wooded, swampy area to meet the 200 foot front yard setback requirement
  4. the requested Area Variance is substantial, but is consistent with many structures in the area
  5. the granting of the Area Variance will not negatively impact physical and environmental conditions in the neighborhood
  6. the Applicant's hardship is not self-created
  7. the Variance granted is the minimum necessary to meet the Applicant's needs
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Applicant seeks an area variance to construct a 1600 square foot single story structure on the existing footprint of the demolished Annandale House for use as a media building with a front yard setback of 45 feet
  • WHEREAS, Section 143-48 B(1) requires an increase of 100% of District Setback, for a total of 200 feet, for the Scenic Corridor Overlay
  • WHEREAS, Section 143 Attachment 2 District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations requires a setback of 100 feet in the required front yard, for Zoning District I
  • WHEREAS, the Applicant's property is located at 1399 Annandale Road in the I zoning district
Subject key: annandale_media_building_variance