Code Section: 350 (a)

Subject: Fees, cost of construction

Effective Date: 7/93

Interpretation:

   A single-family dwelling and a separate parking structure shared the same wide lot. The proposal was to demolish the garage, subdivide the lot, retain the existing dwelling and build a new dwelling on the portion of the site occupied by the garage. A parking variance was needed for the demolition because the garage served the dwelling that would remain. The variance application fee should be based upon the cost of demolishing the garage because that action could be easily separated from the action of building the new dwelling. Even though the demolition was necessary for the new construction and would not have been proposed without it, the demolition could take place without any subsequent construction.