HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9547 BOA Staff Report (Old - Contains Error)NOVEMBER 19, 2020
ITEM NO. 4 Z-9547
File No.: Z-9547
Owner/Applicant: Chelsea and Jonathan Jacobs
Address: 501 N. Cedar Street
Description: West 93.33 feet of Lot 10, Block 2, Pulaski Heights Addition to
the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Zoned: R-3
Variances Requested: A request from the area provisions of Sec. 36 -255(a)(3) to
allow a reduced rear yard setback in an R-3 District.
Justification: Presented in letter submitted October 10, 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:
No comment.
C. Building Codes:
No comment.
D. Staff Analysis:
The subject property at 501 N. Cedar Street lies within a predominantly R-3 zoned
neighborhood, and within the Hillcrest Design Overlay District. The site comprises a
50-foot by 93.3-foot [legally non-conforming] 4,666.5 s.f. lot, occupied by an existing
one-story single-family home with on-street parking along N. Cedar Street to the
west, and an 8.5-foot open-air driveway/parking space taking access to Lee Avenue
to the southeast.
The applicant proposes to construct an approximately 10.0-foot by 21.3-foot laundry
room and bath addition to the rear (east) of the existing residence. An existing
exterior flight of stairs will be relocated/reconstructed to provide access to the
addition. The expansion is proposed to match existing exterior construction,
materially.
The existing residence encroaches the required rear yard by two feet, leaving 23
feet of existing rear yard. However, in implementing the above-described work, a
rear yard setback reduction of an additional 10 feet will be necessary, extending the
existing encroachment from 2 feet to a point 13 feet from the rear (east) property
line.
Sec. 36-255(a)(3) typically requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25 feet.
The adjacent property to the north comprises an identical 93.3-foot deep lot, with a
single-family home and rear yard encroachment of undetermined yet similar depth
as that of the subject request.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
ITEM NO. 4 (Cont’d) Z-9547
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Sec. 36-434.14A requires single story residential structures on lots of 8,000 square
feet or less to maintain a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) not to exceed 0.37. After the
proposed expansion, 501 N. Cedar Street will comprise an FAR of approximately
0.31.
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 Hillcrest 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 rear yard setback reduction from 25.0
feet to a minimum of 13.0 feet.