TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Craig Harmon, Senior Planner
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner II
DATE: December 9, 2025
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A25-49. Order of Approval - Findings of Fact. Variance request to reduce the minimum rear yard setback by approximately sixteen (16.12) feet to allow a garage addition in the Single-Family Residential 10 (SF-10) zoning district, located at 304 White Oak Ct (PIN 0427173607000), containing 0.73 acres ?, being the property of Kenneth B. Lewis, Jr. and Molly Elliot Lewis, represented by MAPS Surveying, Inc.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5 - Council Member Lynne Greene
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2025
Goal I: Safe and Secure Community
1.2 - Ensure traffic & pedestrian safety. Relief is wholly internal to the rear yard and does not alter the public frontage or travelways; life-safety is addressed through building permit review and inspections.
1.4 - Engage citizens in safety. The request is processed by noticed, quasi-judicial hearing with standards applied on the record, ensuring transparent consideration of any safety implications.
Goal III: Invest in Today & Tomorrow
3.2 - Manage future growth & strategic land use. A minimal (~16.12 ft.) setback reduction accommodates a garage addition on a lot with a configuration that subjects it to a 350foot rear yard setback from two sides while keeping all other dimensional standards in compliance.
3.4 - Revitalize neighborhoods with effective code enforcement. Uses a lawful variance to resolve a dimensional issue rather than proceed out of compliance.
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work, & Recreate
4.5 - Ensure great neighborhoods. Supports typical single-family residential form and neighborhood function; no change to use, density, or lot coverage.
Goal VI: Collaborative Citizen & Business Engagement
6.2 - Ensure trust & confidence via transparency & service. Mailed notice and a public hearing provide clear, acc...
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