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Board of Adjustment Meeting June 6, 2023 Page 3 Linda Vandiver of 540 NE 21St Street, in opposition. Richard Bland of 335 NE 21' Street, in opposition. There was brief discussion between the board and staff about trash pickup. No one else spoke in favor or opposition of the request. Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Lydia Fitzgerald, seconded by Carlton Cooper to approve the 5' front yard variances on 20th St NE, E Cherry St and 21' St NE to the City of Paris Ares Regulations, Section 9-501(1) based on the following condition and findings of fact. Motion carried 4 ayes- 1 nays, with Alix Putnam as the dissenting vote. Condition 1. The developer shall be required to pay for installation of no parking signs on the adjoining street frontages, as may be required and approved by the City's Traffic Commission. Findin .,s: 1. The request for variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of site improvement regulations contained in the Zoning Ordinance 1710 Exhibit 9B and the Subdivision Ordinance 1315 Exhibit 9A; and will protect the character of the immediate vicinity of the area. 2. The approval of the variances for front yard setbacks will allow approval of the replat without further condition for variance approval, will permit the redevelopment of the site with a much higher quality of development in a manner which will help to further address drainage inadequate drainage conditions on the site and adjoining neighborhood, and will further advance the housing redevelopment policies of the City through the 5 In 5 program. 3. There are special and unique condition(s) of existing lots which involve 3 street frontages and make it impractical to access all parking areas in the rear of the dwellings. The reduced front yard setbacks will allow for more practical vehicular movements with a single access point onto only 1 of the 3 roadways; while at the same time permitting additional greenspace and improved stormwater handling and landscaped aesthetics of the frontages without driveways on all sides. 4. The site redevelopment considerations are unique and not applicable to all other existing parcels of land in the MF -1 Zoning District. This causes unique, unusual and practical difficulty for to the proposed redevelopment of the property. 5. The hardship sought to be avoided is the result of (a) the applicant's own actions (self-imposed or self-created), but the existing site parcel dimensions support the need for minor deviation to the minimum setback standards in a manner which supports the new redevelopment