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Board of Adjustment Meeting December 3, 2024 Page 2 brother 7 years ago and would like a place to park besides on the street where he has been parking. He would like to avoid someone crashing into his car on the street and prevent hail damage due to several storms we've had. Currently, he drives his car to the car wash when we have a storm to avoid damage. There was discussion amongst the board and the applicant about whether the proposed carport would obstruct the view of traffic on the street, conditions of existing garage and if there had been any damage to vehicles from any of the storms. David Hamilton made note of the I input received in favor of the request. No one else spoke in favor or opposition of the request. Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Richard Thompson to deny the variances to the City of Paris Area Regulations and Accessory Building Regulations based on the following findings. Motion carried 5 ayes - 0 nays. Fin 1. The carport structure setbacks cannot be met. 2. The lot is plated. 3. The request for variances is not in harmony with the general purposes and intent of area regulations for accessory buildings in residential and apartment districts contained in the Zoning Ordinance 1710 Subsection 13-101. (a & c), and will not protect the character of the 'Immediate vicinity of the area. 4. There are no special or unique condition(s) of restricted area, shape, topography, or physical features that exist on the subject parcel of land that cause unusual and practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship in compliance with the provisions sought here to be vaned. 5. The hardship sought to be avoided is the result of (a) the applicant's own actions (self- imposed or self-created), and no (b) economic or financial "hardship." 6. The provision of the ordinance regulation that are sought to be varied, does not deprive the applicant of reasonable rights to use the property that are commonly enjoyed by other residential properties in the SF -2 Residential Zoning District which are required to comply with these same ordinance provisions.