HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9520 453 Valley Club Cir. BOA Staff RptJuly 2, 2020
ITEM NO. 6 Z-9520
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File No.: Z-9520
Owner: Kevin and Jacquelyn Yarbrough
Applicant: Brian Dumont, Dumont Construction
Address: 453 Valley Club Circle
Legal Description: Lot 2, Block 4 of Pleasant Valley Addition
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single Family Residential
Variance Requested: Variance request from the height provision of Sec. 36-516 to
allow increased fence height outside of a 40-foot platted
building line.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in attached letter
dated May 14, 2020.
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 453 Valley Club Circle is occupied by an east
facing one-story, stone and wood clad single-family residence. A loop drive (not
relevant to the subject application) connects the primary entrance of the home to
Valley Club Circle and to Tam-O-Shanter Court. A two-car width concrete driveway
connects Tam-O-Shanter Court to an attached two-car garage on the south side of
the house. To the southwest/rear of the residence, a wood fence is proposed, a
portion of which will extend to Tam-O-Shanter Court and encroach the 40-foot
platted building line along Tam-O-Shanter Court.
The applicant proposes to install a 6-foot high pine fence with wood trim, “box” style
columns and caps, all generally within the rear yard, southwest of the home. A
variance is requested to allow extraordinary fence height outside the platted 40-foot
side building line to the south.
July 2, 2020
ITEM NO. 6 Z-9520
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Under typical circumstances, in the R-2 zoning district, side yard setbacks are to
have “a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to
exceed eight (8) feet.” However, due to the 40-foot platted building line, the property
has an effective setback of 40 feet (five times that of a normal setback in the R-2
district.)
Section 36-516(e)(1)a. states, “Between a required building setback line and a street
right-of-way, the maximum height shall be four (4) feet. Other fences may be erected
to a maximum height of eight (8) feet.”
Recent text amendments to the City Code include an increase in allowable fence
height from 6 feet to the above-stated 8 feet. The applicant proposes a 6-foot high
fence throughout, including the portions of the subject property outside of the
building line where the fence would otherwise be limited to 4 feet in height.
Notes:
A significant stand of mature shrubs exists parallel and in front of the proposed Tam-
O-Shanter Court fence alignment. This existing vegetation will screen the majority
of the proposed fence from public view.
Staff conferred with Engineering and conducted a site visit to ensure no effective
sight distance violations are created by the proposed fence.
The applicant provided signatures of nearby owner/residents in support of this
application.
For the reasons previously stated in this report, staff views the request as justifiable,
compatible with nearby residences and the neighborhood as a whole, and is
supportive of the requested fence height variance, allowing a six(6) foot high fence
between the required side building setback line and the Tam-O-Shanter Court right-
of-way line.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the fence height variance request, with the following
condition:
The proposed 6-foot high wood fence shall be constructed no closer than eight
(eight) feet to the Tam-O-Shanter Court right-of-way line.