Z-8772 Staff AnalysisMAY 21, 2012
ITEM NO.: 5
File No.: Z-8772
Owner: Hometex-Pulaski, LLC/Doug Loftin
Applicant: Jonathan Hope
Address: 35 Mountain Vista Drive
Description: Lot 42, Vista Pointe Addition
Zoned: R-2
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the building line provisions of Section
31-12 to allow the porch of a residence to cross a side platted building line.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Single Family Residence — Under Construction
Proposed Use of Property: Single Family Residential
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments
B. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property at 35 Mountain Vista Drive is occupied by a one-story
single family residence which is under construction. The property is at the
southeast corner of Mountain Vista Drive and Summit View Drive. At the time of
staffs inspection of the property, the residence had been framed and roofed.
There is a three -car wide driveway from Summit View Drive, which extends to a
garage on the north end of the residence.
The single family lot is platted front to back from north to south. There is a 25 foot
platted front building line along the Summit View Drive frontage and a 25 foot
platted side building line along the Mountain Vista Drive frontage. The new
residence contains an unenclosed porch which extends across the 25 foot side
platted building line by approximately 3.7 feet, resulting in a setback of 21.3 feet
from the west side property line. The porch is unenclosed on its north, south and
west sides.
MAY 21, 2012
ITEM NO.: 5 CON'T.
Section 31-12(c) of the Subdivision Ordinance requires that building line
encroachments be reviewed and approved by the Board of Adjustment. Therefore,
the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance standard to allow the
unenclosed porch which crosses a side platted building line.
Staff is supportive of the requested building line variance. Staff views the request
as a reasonable. A mistake was made when the house was layed out on the site,
with the porch left off the building plans. When the porch was added to the
building footprint, it was realized that a building line encroachment had been
created. All surrounding single family lots are undeveloped and wooded. These
lots will be developed in the future with the requested building line encroachment in
place. Staff feels that the building line encroachment is a relatively minor
encroachment, and that the encroachment will have no adverse impact on the
surrounding properties or the general area.
If the Board approves the building line variance, the applicant will have to complete
a one -lot replat reflecting the change in the platted side building line for the
addition. The applicant should review the filing procedure with the Circuit Clerk's
office to determine if the replat requires a revised Bill of Assurance.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested building line variance, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Completion of a one -lot replat reflecting the change in the side platted
building line as approved by the Board.
2. The porch on the west side of the residence must remain unenclosed on
its north, south and west sides.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (May 21, 2012)
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 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.