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CITY OF MUSKEGON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
REGULAR MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Conference Room 204, 2nd Floor, Muskegon City Hall
AGENDA
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 11, 2023.
III. Public Hearings
A. Hearing; Case 2023-04: Request for a variance from Section 2316 of the zoning
ordinance to allow a driveway in the front yard at 1564 Hoyt St.
IV. New Business
A. Training
V. Old Business
VI. Other
VII. Adjourn
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CITY OF MUSKEGON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
STAFF REPORT
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Hearing; Case 2023-04: Request for a variance from Section 2316 of the zoning ordinance to
allow a driveway in the front yard at 1564 Hoyt St.
SUMMARY
1. The property is zoned R-3, High Density, Single Family Residential.
2. The property measures 5,145 sf (39 x 131) and contains a 1,216 sf house.
3. The applicant only has about 14 feet of clearance in the back for a parking space, measured
from the alley right-of-way to the house. This is not long enough for a standard parking
space (typically 8’ x 18’).
4. The ordinance prohibits parking in the front of the house. However, you can have a
driveway in the front yard if it extends past the house, long enough for a car to park
(minimum of 18 feet long). The property does not have enough clearance on either side of
the house to achieve the requirement.
5. All properties within 300 feet of the applicant were notified, at time of this writing staff had
not received any comments from the public.
1564 Hoyt St
Zoning Map
Aerial Map
REVIEW STANDARDS
Questions to consider when reviewing a variance request:
a. Are there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the
property in question or to the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to
other properties or class of uses in the same zoning district?
b. Is the dimensional variance necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a
substantial property right possessed by other properties in the same zoning district and in
the vicinity?
c. Will the authorizing of such dimensional variance be of substantial detriment to adjacent
properties?
d. Is the alleged difficulty caused by the ordinance and not by any person presently having
an interest in the property, or by any previous owner?
e. Is the alleged difficulty founded solely upon the opportunity to make the property more
profitable or to reduce expense to the owner?
f. Is the requested variance the minimum action required to eliminate the difficulty?
DETERMINATION:
The following motion is offered for consideration:
I move that the request for a variance from Section 2316 of the zoning ordinance to allow a
driveway in the front yard at 1564 Hoyt St be (approved/denied) based on the review standards
in Section 2502 of the Zoning Ordinance.