Z-8734 Staff AnalysisSUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS
JANUARY 11, 2012
ITEM NO.: 3. LEE BOARDING FACILITY — SPECIAL USE PERMIT
122 PLEASANT VALLEY DRIVE Z-8734
Planning Staff Comments:
1. The applicant proposes to operate a rooming, lodging and boarding facility for the property owner, his wife
and one (1) child, and thirteen (13) foreign exchange students at 122 Pleasant Valley Drive.
2. The property contains a two-story brick and frame single-family residential structure.
3. There is a two -car wide driveway from Pleasant Valley Drive, with parking for approximately eight (8)
vehicles. How many of the residents will have vehicles? There were two (2) vehicles on the site during a
recent inspection by staff. Discuss this issue.
4. The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Route # 8 (Rodney Parham Route) runs along Rodney
Parham Road, approximately .4 mile to the south.
5. Section 8-406(a) of the City's Buildings and Building Regulations Ordinance (minimum area per dwelling
unit) requires 150 square feet for the first occupant and 100 square feet for each additional occupant.
Therefore, the minimum area for a residence occupied by sixteen (16) persons is 1,650 square feet. Provide
total area of residence.
6. Section 8-406(b) (minimum area per bedroom) requires 70 square feet for the first occupant and 50 square
feet for each additional occupant. Provide area and number of persons occupying each bedroom.
7. Provide a recorded copy of the Bill of Assurance for this subdivision,
8. An area survey conducted by staff revealed no other living facilities within 1, 500 feet of this property.
Variance/Waivers:
• None Requested.
Public Works:
1. No Comments.
Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning_
Wastewater: No Comments.
Entergy: No Comments.
Centerpoint Energy: No Comments.
AT&T (SBC): No Comments.
Water: No Comments.
Fire Department: The Fire Marshall must approve the use of any structure proposed as a family care facility, group
care facility, group home, parolee or probation housing facility or rooming, lodging and boarding facility.
County Planning: No Comments.
CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Route # 8 (Rodney Parham Route) runs along Rodney
Parham Road, approximately .4 mile to the south.
Planning Division: No Comments.
Landscape: No Comments.
Other: Provide additional information requested by staff (in writing) no later than Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
April 26, 2012
ITEM NO.: A
FILE NO.: Z-8734
Name: Lee Boarding Facility — Special Use Permit
Location: 122 Pleasant Valley Drive
Owner: Kichang and Grace Lee
Applicant: Dan F. Bufford
Proposal: A Special Use Permit is requested to allow a rooming,
lodging and boarding facility to be operated in the
single-family residence located on the R-2 zoned
property at 122 Pleasant Valley Drive.
STAFF UPDATE:
On January 9, 2012, the applicant submitted a letter to staff requesting this application
be deferred to the March 15, 2012 Planning Commission agenda. The applicant is
requesting the deferral to allow time to meet with the Pleasant Valley Property Owners'
Association to discuss the proposal for the property. Staff supports the requested
deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 2, 2012)
Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter on January 9, 2012
requesting this application be deferred to the March 15, 2012 Agenda. Staff supported
the deferral request.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the March 15, 2012
Agenda with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
STAFF UPDATE:
The applicant submitted a letter to staff on February 14, 2012 requesting this application
be deferred to the April 26, 2012 Agenda. The applicant is in the process of working out
issues with the neighborhood association. Staff supports the deferral request.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(MARCH 15, 2012)
Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter on February 14,
2012 requesting this application be deferred to the April 26, 2012 Agenda. Staff
supported the deferral request.
April 26, 2012
ITEM NO.: A (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-8734
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the April 26, 2012 Agenda
with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
STAFF UPDATE:
The applicant submitted a letter to staff on March 27, 2012 requesting the application be
withdrawn, without prejudice. The applicant notes that all persons living in the
residence who are not related to the property owners and residents will be moved out of
the house by the end of May 2012. Staff recommends approval of the withdrawal
request, giving the property owners until the end of May 2012 to have the number of
residents reduced and the property in compliance. The applicant has been in contact
with the Pleasant Valley Property Owners Association regarding this issue, and to staffs
knowledge the POA is supportive of the withdrawal, as requested.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(APRIL 26, 2012)
Staff informed the Commission that the applicant had submitted a letter on March 27,
2012 requesting the application be withdrawn, without prejudice. Staff noted that the
applicant would have the site in compliance with the City's Zoning Ordinance by the end
of May 2012. Staff supported the withdrawal request.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and withdrawn, without prejudice by a
vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.