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Board approves Lambornes' variance for house and shared-driveway access on historic lot
Summary
The board granted a general variance to allow a steep-slope setback reduction and critical-area variance so Douglas and Rachel Lamborne can build a two-story home at 4750 Angelica Drive; the board cited site topography, a shared driveway and mitigation measures in its findings.
The Board of Appeals granted a general variance and associated critical-area variances on Nov. 6 to allow Douglas and Rachel Lamborne to build a two-story single-family dwelling with a finished basement at 4750 Angelica Drive.
Representative Jeffrey Toole said the lot was created before critical-area rules and that the proposed shared driveway is necessary because there is no alternative access without disturbing steep slopes: "So the driveway which comes off of the shared driveway, basically ... is the main reason why we're here because we have no other way to get to the building envelope without impacting those slopes." Owner Douglas Lamborne and family members described their long family history on the Angelica property; Marcy Jones Lamborn testified in support as a family member.
Staff exhibits, field photos and mitigation calculations were in the referral packet. Ron Marney, the county environmental planning regulator, told the board the proposal meets stormwater and sediment-control requirements and that mitigation would result in a net benefit. The board reviewed the statutory criteria (peculiar and unusual practical difficulties, injury to the public interest, comprehensive plan consistency, minimum adjustment and water-quality protections) and concluded the special conditions of the site justified the variance. The board voted in favor and directed staff to incorporate mitigation calculations into permitting.
