Application

The applicant is requesting a variance to allow a carport to encroach up to 8 feet into the required 30 foot front yard setback on property located at 601 Ogden Canyon.  The dwelling on this property was built in 1924 and a rock entry feature was built in 2010.  The applicant recently submitted building plans for an 840 square foot carport attached to the existing entry feature, but a recent survey showed that neither of the structures met the 30 foot front yard setback.  The property has a total area of 1.85 acres, but it is broken up into three pieces due to the location of the Ogden River.  The dwelling is on an island that requires a bridge from the front piece of property.  The carport is located on the front piece across the river from the existing dwelling on property that is constrained by the Ogden River on the south and Highway 39 on the north.  These physical boundaries limit what can be built on the property.  Due to this condition, the proposed carport location cannot meet the 30 foot front yard setback required by the FR-1 Zone.  Therefore, the applicant has requested this variance in order to obtain permits to build the carport.