Z-8677 Staff AnalysisJULY 25, 2011
ITEM NO.: 3
File No.: Z-8677
Owner: Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
Applicant: Al Williams
Address: 1400 S. Ringo Street
Description: Southwest corner of S. Ringo Street and Daisy Bates Drive
Zoned: C-3
Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section 36-
301 to allow a porte cochere addition with reduced front and street side setbacks.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Church
Proposed Use of Property: Church
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments
B. Buffer and Landscape Issues:
No Issues
C. Staff Analysis:
The C-3 zoned property at 1400 S. Ringo Street is occupied by a one-story church
building located at the southwest corner of S. Ringo Street and Daisy Bates Drive.
A paved alley runs along the west side of the church, with a paved parking lot on
the west side of the alley. Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church owns the entire
block, with the exception of the cleaners located at the southeast corner of the
block. The church also has paved parking across S. Ringo Street to the east.
The church is proposing to construct a 24'-7" by 69'-7" porte cochere addition at
the northeast corner of the church building, as noted on the attached site plan.
The proposed porte cochere will be located 22.5 feet back from the north property
line and on the east property line, approximately 14.5 feet back from the S. Ringo
Street curb line. The proposed porte cochere will have a metal roof with masonry
columns, and under canopy lighting. It will be butted up against the existing church
JULY 25, 2011
ITEM NO.: 3 (CON'T.
building. A new circular driveway is proposed as part of the porte cochere project.
A concrete plaza area will be located under the porte cochere on the north side of
the circular driveway. The proposed structure will be unenclosed on its north,
south and east sides. The church originally planned to locate the porte cochere on
the west side of the building, over the alley right-of-way (after abandonment), but
existing utility lines prohibited the addition.
Section 36-301(e)(1) and (2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance require minimum 25
foot front and street side setbacks for C-3 zoned property. Therefore, the applicant
is requesting variances to allow the proposed porte cochere with reduced setbacks
from street property lines.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The applicant has worked with the Public Works Department in
designing and location of the proposed porte cochere and location of the new
circular driveway. The church is in need of covered drop-off/pick-up area, and with
the location of the entry to the church and the utility issues on the west side of the
building, this is the most appropriate location for a porte cochere. This block of S.
Ringo Street, between Daisy Bates Drive and W. 15"' Street is more commercial in
nature, with the church owned property, parking and cleaners. The cleaners
building to the south has a similar setback from the S. Ringo Street property line,
as it is an old neighborhood commercial building located on the front property line.
Staff believes the proposed porte cochere will have no adverse impact on the
adjacent properties or the general area.
D. Staff Recommenda
Staff recommends approval of the requested setback variances, subject to the
porte cochere remaining unenclosed on its north, south and east sides.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (JULY 25, 2011)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff
with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.