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ITEM NO. 2 Z-9541
File No.: Z-9541
Owner/Applicant: Christi Willson, Authorized Agent
Address: 1712 North Tyler Street
Description: Lot 2, Block 19, Mountain Park, an Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Variances Requested: A request from the area provisions of Sec. 36-254(d)(2) to
allow a reduced side yard setback, and a request from the
area provisions of Sec. 36-254(d)(3) to allow a reduced rear
yard setback in an R-2 District.
Justification: Presented in letter dated September 19, 2020 (attached.)
Present Use: Single-Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single-Family Residential
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering:
No comment.
B. Buffering and Landscape:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,”
requiring installation of one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage within the
Heights District Boundary, applicable to [among other types] residential
construction in excess of 600 square feet.
C. Building Codes:
No comment.
D. Staff Analysis:
The subject property at 1712 N. Tyler Street lies within a predominantly R-2 zoned
neighborhood, and within the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District which
generally has no bearing on the subject variance requests. The site is occupied by
an existing two-story single-family home, and an existing swimming pool occupies
approximately 266 square feet of the required 25-foot rear yard.
The applicant proposes to convert an existing attached two-car garage into a
finished living space and add a new 29-foot deep by 20-foot wide two-car garage to
the rear of the renovated principal residence. As with existing conditions, the
proposed garage will be accessed via the rear alleyway. All structures are proposed
to match existing exterior construction, materially.
In implementing the above-described work, the existing side yard setback reduction
would be extended westward an additional 29 feet and be a minimum of 4.6 feet in
width, and the rear yard setback would be reduced by 20 to 21 feet, to a point 4.6
feet from the rear property line.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
ITEM NO. 2 (Cont’d) Z-9541
Section 36-254(d)(2) typically requires a minimum side yard setback of five feet for
the addition, and Sec. 36-254(d)(3) requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25 feet.
The adjacent property to the north was granted a variance for a 21-foot width two-
car garage, constructed in 2003, and the owners have indicated their support of the
subject proposal in writing. Four additional neighbors have provided written support
of the requested variances. As of the time of this writing, no opposing
correspondence has been received.
Staff finds the request to generally be in conformance with the development pattern
in the Heights neighborhood and nearby area, and based on the above assessment
and analysis, finds the requested variances to be reasonable.
E.Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested northern side yard setback reduction
from 5.0 feet to a minimum of 4.6 feet, and of the requested rear yard setback
reduction from 25.0 feet to a minimum of 4.6 feet, with the following conditions:
1.No additional principal or accessory structure(s) may be added to the property
in the future.
2.Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in
accordance with Heights Landscape Design Overlay District requirements.
Board of Adjustment (November 19, 2020)
The applicant was present. There were no persons present registered in opposition. Staff
presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “Staff
Recommendation” above. There was no further discussion.
The item remained on the Consent Agenda for approval. A motion was made and
seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 noes, 1 recusal
(Justus) and 0 absent. The application was approved.
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0.4' SIDE YARD
ENCROACHMENT
20.4' REAR YARD
ENCROACHMENT
25' Rear
Bldg. Line
Case No: Z-9541
Name:
Location: 1721 N. Tyler Street
City of Little Rock Planning & Development
Title: Zoning Variance
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Staff Comments in Red.
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