Maywood Zoning Code § 5110.20 Authority of the Director of Planning and Building

In the public interest and when agreed to by the applicant, the Director of Planning and Building may consider and render decisions without public hearing on Variances involving slight modifications to the provisions of this Ordinance for the following purposes:

• A. Reduction of required lot area, minimum floor area requirements, reduction of size of yards, courts, open areas, or landscaped areas by less than 10 percent of the area required by Ordinance;

• B. Increases in the height of fences or walls by not more than 10 percent of the maximum permitted height, except when such fence or wall is located in the required front yard, in which case no Modification of Standards may be granted;

• C. Encroachment of structures into less than 20 percent of the required area of required yards which maintains setbacks of not less than 20 feet to the front lot line, 15 feet to the rear lot line, and five feet to a side lot line. If, however, the encroachment is proposed for an existing main building, such encroachment may be permitted to a distance no less than three feet from a side lot line.

An Administrative Modification shall be permitted subject to the findings required by Section 5110.40.A of this Ordinance.

MAYWOOD ZONING ORDINANCE

199

APRIL 28, 2009