Land Use Review for Neale Ledgerwood Shop / Garage

Mr. Neale Ledgerwood is the owner of the property located at 13S31E26CD Tax Lot 6400 in John Day, OR (318 NW Boyce Place).  The owner wishes to place a shop/storage facility on the back of the property attached to the home. This property is zoned Residential Limited (RL).

Mr. Ledgerwood is requesting a Class B Variance for the rear setback to build the structure five (5) feet from the back property line, closer than the standard rear setback of 10 feet.

Accessory structures are allowed in the RL zone subject to the standards in Section 5-2 of the City of John Day Development Code (the Code), specifically sections 5-2.2.030 (Development Standards for Residential Districts).

All land use and development permit applications and approvals, except building permits, shall be decided by using the procedures contained in Chapter 5-4 of the Code. The procedure “type” assigned to each application governs the decision-making process for that permit or approval.

Class B variances are allowed for requests that do not otherwise meet the criteria under subsection 5-5.1.030 (Class A Variance), pursuant to the limitations under subsections 1-3, and the approval criteria in Sections 5-5.1.040C through 5-5.1.040G. Class B variances shall be reviewed using a Type III procedure under Chapter 5-4.1.040.