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Board of Adjustment Meeting November 5, 2024 Page 2 Motion was made by Harley Draven, seconded by Richard Thompson to approve the variance to the City of Paris Area Regulations, Section 9-701(2) based on the following findings. Motion carried 5 ayes - 0 nays. FinAing.s 1. The lot is platted. 2. The request for variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the proposed district and will not harm the health, safety and welfare that will protect the character of the immediate vicinity of the area. 3. The applicant has indicated a hardship sought because the building was constructed 37 years ago by St. Joseph hospital and was placed on the site to avoid an existing City of Paris 10" water line running diagonally across the property that required the building to be setback to its present location. Thus, creating a hardship for future expansion resulting in a special and unique condition of restricted area of the lot, that exist on the subjec t parcel of land, which are not applicable to other parcels of land in the current Office (0) Zoning District, and which cause unusual and practical difficulty or unnecessary hardsl-Ap to the use of the property with site improvements and expansions permitted by the ordinance with the provision sought here to be varied. 4. The hardship sought to be avoided is not the result of (a) the applicant's own actions (self- imposed or self-created), and (b) economic or financial "hardship." 5. Theprovision of the ordinance regulation that are sought to be varied, deprive the applicant of reasonable rights to use the property that are commonly enjoyed by other older commercial properties in the current Office (0) and proposed General Retail (GR) Zoning 4 0 Districts which are required to comply with these same ordinance provisions. 4. Public hearing to consider and take action on the petition of Dawn Downs regarding variances to the City of Paris 4ccessory Building and Area Regulations, on Lot 9, Block B, of the Summerwood Estates, being located at 4290 Sunrise Drive, Sections and variances asfall ows: 1) -Variance to allow a detached accessory structure in the front yard, Section 1,3-101(a). 2) 3' variance to allow a detached accessory structure to be located O'ftom the side property line, Section 13-101(b). 3) 1.5' variance to allow a detached accessory structure to be located o' from main structure, Section 13-101 (c). 4) 20' variance to allow a detached accessory structure in the front yard creating a 5front setback, Section 9-5 01(1). David Hamilton opened the public hearing.