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rr L ' } h 3 November 1982 PLANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: 1408-82 APPLICANT: Dean Westerlund LOCATION: Y , Northwest Corner of Lexington Avenue and Sandhurst Drive ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Variances to Setbacks t PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: ' 1• , The propert in y question is a corner lot with 123 feet of frontage on Sandhurst Drive and 145 feet on Lexington Avenue. The p r B-Land is occupied by a large older house which is be'orety .. is zoned v, commercial purposes over the years. Previous a li Ong remodeled for (including a rezoning some years ago) resulted in thetionsdedifor action feet of right-of-way from the centerline of Lexin ton Avenue cation of 49.5 section line). Lexington Avenue has as g enue (the old , you know, been recently improved but does not us substantial portion of this 49.5 feet.P 2= The applicants now ro P pose to remove the existing structure and build a new one story office: building with 3,806 square feet., We have regularly -with the applicant and his builder, and the have a been working y cooperative in attempting to come up with a site plan that fits the very y with adequate parking, .dequatelandsca in ts propertwell existing trees•P g, and preservation of .L 3• In, order to provide adequate q parking, it is almost essential to have a. variance to the north side of the property allow the build ng'within ten feet of the line. The clly the rear yard) to owner has approved this proposal. a contiguous property. - P Posal. :The ;second 'variance deals with the location of the site to be ..a low. ground sign, 4 foot, flinches high,'set on which is proposed �gy Lexington Avenue. The sign is n a slight knoll facing 9 proposed to be set back seven feet from the right-of-way line, which you will notice from the site plan attached {` a substantial distance from the Lexington Avenue paved area. Itwo, is . would ' appear that such a low sign located as proposed would not present a aesthetic affect.' n adverse ``The' other variance f 5• is for a turn -around for cars backing o most parking stall. You will notice that the parking lot itself ut of tie easterly back the required 15 feet from both Sandhurst Drive and Lexington s set �., Again, with the ;;ubstantial boulevard west of Lexington Avenue,ngton Avenue. appear that this seven foot distance for the turn -around sace o would, be a problem. P would not , r' F r hip,