1992, 07-15 VE-14-92 Response Letter4
July 15, 1992
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
BROADWAY CENTRE BUILDING N. 721 JEFFERSON STREET
PHONE 456-2205
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99260
John Cornett
12902 E. Sinto
Spokane Wa 99216
Subject: VE -14-92; Your Request to Consider a 39 Foot Setback from the Center Line of
the Woodlawn Road Right of Way
Your letter, accompanying your appeal of my decision is essentially a request for me to
consider a garage width of approximately 28 feet, as opposed to the approximately 23 foot
garage dimension which I approved.
In approving an approximately 23 foot wide garage, I used a 16 foot door and a generous 2
foot space from finished door to chimney on the east and an approximately 2 foot space
from the finished door opening to the interior west wall. I noted that I had some flexibility
to consider varying the width slightly, with respect to one or two door choices. I have also
learned, after talking with Crawford Door Company that about 1/3 of their door
installations now are substituting an 18 foot door for a 16 foot door and 9 foot doors for 8
foot doors. Giving you the maximum benefit of the doubt I have sketched out 2 north
elevations of the front of your proposed garage. I have accounted for the door swings of
cars being aided by the vehicle parking south of your chimney and have allowed 8 inches
from finished door opening to the chimney face, based on your site plan. I have allowed 3
feet 2 inches from the finished door opening to the interior of the west wall, thus allowing
for door swing and approximately 12 inch shelving fastened to that wall. These yielded a
24 foot 1 inch garage which in the case of an 18 foot door and a 25 foot 7 inch in the case
of the two 9 foot openings. Respectively this places the outside west wall of the garage
approximately 42 feet from the centerline of the roadway right of way for an 18 foot door
and approximately 40 feet 6 inches from the centerline of the roadway right of way for the
two 9 foot opening option. This is not quite as much as you have requested, but it is as
liberal as I feel I can be and still stick with a relatively normal 2 car garage concept. I still
cannot make any specific or special allowances for your hobby. If you choose to take the
25 foot 7 inch width and use only a 16 foot wide double door, you would have a
considerable allowance for extra space on the west side of the garage, approximately 6 foot
6 inches from the finished door opening to the inside of the west wall. That is enough
room for workbenches, cupboards, storage of lawnmowers, bicycles, etc.
John Cornett
July 15, 1992
Page 2
For clarification purposes I will approve a plan which shows a garage width of as much as
approximately 25 feet 7 inches from the exterior of your house facing and is approximately
40 feet 6 inches from the centerline of the roadway right of way, approximately 15 feet 6
inches from the property and approximately 20 feet 6 inches from the street side edge of the
curb.
If you are not able to work with these dimensions, you will have to carry through with
your appeal to the Board of Adjustment. Please advise us of your choice. If you choose
not to appeal, we will return your check immediately. If you do wish to appeal, we will
schedule you for the next available appeal hearing. It is unfortunate that your personal
needs are not easily accommodated by the Zoning regulations, I feel I am going as far as I
can go without overstepping the authority vested in the Zoning Adjustors responsibilities
and duties.
Thomas G. Mosher, AICP
Zoning Adjustor
c: 1) Opponents of Record
2) Spokane Division of Engineering and Roads
3) Spokane County Health District
4) Spokane County Division of Utilities
5) Spokane County Department of Buildings
6) Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 1
7) Planning Department Cross-reference File and/or Electronic File
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