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Sunnyvale Board of Adjustment approves variance for pool house at 217 Madison Court
Summary
After hearing staff concerns and public comment about drainage and setback rules, the Sunnyvale Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to approve a variance allowing an attached pool house at 217 Madison Court to deviate from UDO setback requirements.
The Sunnyvale Board of Adjustment on Monday approved a variance allowing an attached pool house at 217 Madison Court to encroach on dimensional setback requirements in the town's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), voting unanimously after staff presentation and public comment.
Shuru Passan, Director of Planning and Development Services, told the board the application requested relief from UDO Section 3.05.03 and the residential zoning dimensional chart for an accessory structure connected to the main house. Passan said staff recommended denial because, based on the plans, "staff does not support the variance request given that there is no hardship," and because the applicant could locate a detached structure elsewhere on the lot to meet setback rules.
Passan described the relevant setback figures as presented in the staff report: for the lot's SF-3 designation the report lists front and rear…
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