I am looking into doing some work on my house in Lakewood and I realized that I am in a "Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay". Here are the rules it has:
This was adopted in 2007. My home was built in 1942 and has had additions and modifications over the years. Based on permit records, it seems like the work was done in 1972, 1985, and I think some was done in the 2012-2013 time frame, but there aren't permits for it in the system so maybe not. The survey I have is from 2007 and there has been a major change to the property since then, so it definitely was modified since the Stabilization Overlay came into effect.
My house is currently out of compliance with these regulations. The minimum distance from the front of my house to the lot line is 21.9' (based on how it's measured in the survey). The minimum distance from the structure to the side lot line is 3.7'. I believe the part of the structure that causes these two "out of compliance" issues were both built before 2007, so I assume they are grandfathered in. If I want to make any changes to the footprint of the home, will that make it where i have to be in compliance 100%? My lot is oddly shaped and getting into compliance would result in some major issues (for instance the part of the house that is 21.9' from the lot line is the main living area, not really feasible to cut that off.
Here is an image of my survey. but it is an old survey. The structure on the left is now a living room, and the portion of the driveway that has a square with an X through it was a carport but is now an enclosed garage, however the garage is undersized. I would like to expand the garage, expand the living area that was the old garage towards the back of the property (or maybe just make it a covered patio), and add a second story above both to have more square footage.
1) does the height requirement above mean that the total height of the structure can't exceed 22', or just the height of the front of the house, meaning the apex of the roof could be higher since it isn't at the "front building line"
2) When changing the floorplan of a house, does the whole house then need to be in compliance, or only the part you are modifying? I don't want to change the main part of the house (towards the right), and I definitely don't want to have to move the front of the house 8' further from the lot line. The angle of the property and home is odd so I would hope logic would prevail, but you never know.
- FRONT YARD SETBACK: Minimum front yard is 30 feet.
- CORNER SIDE YARD SETBACK: Minimum corner side yard is 10 feet.
- INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK: Minimum interior side yard setback is five feet.
- HEIGHT: The height of the structure may not exceed the height plane, which is 22 feet at the front building line.
- GARAGE ACCESS: Garage access must be front entry (from the front lot line), except there is no restriction on garage access of lots that abut Abrams Road or Hillside Drive.
- GARAGE LOCATION: Garage must be to the rear of the single family structure.
This was adopted in 2007. My home was built in 1942 and has had additions and modifications over the years. Based on permit records, it seems like the work was done in 1972, 1985, and I think some was done in the 2012-2013 time frame, but there aren't permits for it in the system so maybe not. The survey I have is from 2007 and there has been a major change to the property since then, so it definitely was modified since the Stabilization Overlay came into effect.
My house is currently out of compliance with these regulations. The minimum distance from the front of my house to the lot line is 21.9' (based on how it's measured in the survey). The minimum distance from the structure to the side lot line is 3.7'. I believe the part of the structure that causes these two "out of compliance" issues were both built before 2007, so I assume they are grandfathered in. If I want to make any changes to the footprint of the home, will that make it where i have to be in compliance 100%? My lot is oddly shaped and getting into compliance would result in some major issues (for instance the part of the house that is 21.9' from the lot line is the main living area, not really feasible to cut that off.
Here is an image of my survey. but it is an old survey. The structure on the left is now a living room, and the portion of the driveway that has a square with an X through it was a carport but is now an enclosed garage, however the garage is undersized. I would like to expand the garage, expand the living area that was the old garage towards the back of the property (or maybe just make it a covered patio), and add a second story above both to have more square footage.
1) does the height requirement above mean that the total height of the structure can't exceed 22', or just the height of the front of the house, meaning the apex of the roof could be higher since it isn't at the "front building line"
2) When changing the floorplan of a house, does the whole house then need to be in compliance, or only the part you are modifying? I don't want to change the main part of the house (towards the right), and I definitely don't want to have to move the front of the house 8' further from the lot line. The angle of the property and home is odd so I would hope logic would prevail, but you never know.
