201302991, Goulding, (Front Door Communities), 109 Goulding Place
Item Summary:
Reduction of buffer, building setback and building separation requirements
Staff Report:
Request:
The applicant is requesting 3 variances. The first two variances are to Section 12.5 (d) "Dimensional Requirements" for the Historic District to reduce the required 50 foot setback and 40 foot buffer requirement to 40 feet and 20 feet respectively. The third request is to vary Chapter 9.5 (b) "Principal Building, Separation, and Frontage" to reduce the required distance between residential structures to 20 feet.
Background:
Frontdoor Communities is seeking to purchase and develop the property at 109 Goulding place to build a 41 unit residential community with a mix of detached single family homes and townhomes. There would be 14 detached single family units and 27 townhome units. Most of the detached units would be along an extended Goulding Place while the townhomes would be placed along the southern and western boundary of the development along a newly created road connecting Goulding Place to Windy Pines Trail.
The property is located at the end of Goulding Place, just off of Canton Street, and is located with the Historic District. The property is bounded on the south, west, and north by the boundary of the Historic District. According to Section 12.5 (d) of the Roswell Zoning Ordinance, a 50' setback and 40' buffer are required when a property within the Historic District contains a multi-family us or zoning district. The buffer is only required along the Historic District boundary. In order to accommodate the townhomes on the site they are requesting a variance to reduce the setback to 40' and the buffer to 20'. The reduction of the buffer to 20 feet is for the placement of a retaining wall which will run a long a significant portion of the western boundary.
The final variance is to reduce the required building separation between the townhomes from 30' to 20'...
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