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Home My WebLink AboutAction Letter - Approved 040721Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Ellen Yeau, AIA _ Yea Lindse Architects 3416 Old Cantrell Road _ Little Rock, AR 72202 Date: April 06 2021 Planning Development Building Codes File No. Z-5928-A Location: 5423 Counn Club Blvd. Issue: Reduced side yard setback variance Dear Ms. Yea CORRECTED This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-5928-A, the following action was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on March 18 2021 Approved the application as filed. Approved the application with conditions. Denied the application. Deferred the application to the Withdrew the application. See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions. Other: meeting. If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation of work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is granted by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void. According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70: "Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of Adjustment." If you have questions, please call me at (501)371-6817 or Torrence Thrower at 371-4764. Sincerely, Tim Herndon, Dev opment Manager TH/vh Departmentof Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Ellen Yeary. AIA Yeary Lindsey Architects 3416 Old Cantrell Road Little Rock AR 72202 Date: March 22, 2021 Dear Ms Yeary Planning Development Building Codes File No. Z-5928-A Location: 5423 Coungy Club Blvd. Issue: Reduced side yard setback variance This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-5928-A , the following action was taken by the Planning Commission at its meeting on March 18 2021 Approved the application as filed. Approved the application with conditions. Denied the application. Deferred the application to the Withdrew the application. See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions. Othcr: meeting. If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation of work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is granted by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void. According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70: "'Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of Adjustment." If you have questions, please call me at (501)371-6817. Sincerely, IIM Ft fa - Tim Hernddn, Development Manager TH/lm MARCH 18, 2020 ITEM NO. 9 File No.: Owners: Applicant: Address: Legal Description: Zoned: Present Use: Proposed Use: Variance(s) Requested: Justification: -592 Z-5928-A Ross Clinton Davis & Sara Nutt Davis Yeary Lindsey Architects 5423 Country Club Blvd. Lot 9R, Block 4, Country Club Heights Addition R-2 (Single -Family District) Single-family Residence Single-family Residence Request from the area provisions of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced side yard setback in an R-2 District. The applicant's justification is presented as per the attached letter dated January 18, 2021. STAFF REPORT A. Planning and Deveio ment Civil En ineerin No Comments. B. Buffering and Landscape Comments: In October 2020 the City adapted 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 Comments: The required fire separation distance (building to property line) prescribed by the building code terminates at five (5) feet. Buildings are allowed to be closer than five (5) feet if they have properly constructed fire walls which provide the requisite one (1) hour fire resistance rating. When buildings are five (5) feet or more from the property line, the requirement no longer applies to the wall itself, only the projections such as eaves or overhangs. Openings such as doors and windows are limited when the exterior wall is three (3) feet from the property line and are prohibited when the exterior wall is less than three (3) feet from the line. There is no restriction on openings when the exterior wall is more than three (3) feet from the property line. Contact the City of Little Rock Building Codes at (501)371-4832 for additional details. MARCH 18, 2020 Z-5928-A ITEM NO. 9 CAN'T. D. Staff Anal sis: The R-2 zoned property located at 5423 Country Club Boulevard is occupied by a single-family residence. The parcel sets on the southeast corner of North Polk Street and Country Club Blvd. The home fronts Country Club Blvd and off-street parking is accessed on the west side of the property from North Polk Street. A single-family home is located south of the property that faces Stonewall Road. An additional single-family home is located east of the subject property with an associated one - lane drive separating the neighboring house and the shared property line. The applicant has submitted a sketch proposing a new raised covered patio and retaining wall located on the east side of the home. The applicant's letter of intent additionally states that the porch would project six (6) feet three (3) inches from the side of the primary structure to within one (1) foot four (4) inches of the east property line. The applicant has also stated that the new porch would be thirty (30) feet in length and would cover the existing stoop that accesses the home's kitchen and incorporate an existing patio area to the north. The associated brick retaining wall would terminate on the east property line and a new fence or brick wall will be constructed on top of the wall to provide privacy. The survey indicates the lot width to be fifty (50) feet which would normally requires a 5-foot side yard setback. The length of the lot is 140 feet and currently the eastern side yard setback is compliant with the current zoning code. While the primary structure will remain unchanged the exterior patio addition will be built to the property line eliminating thirty (30) linear feet of this side yard setback. This is not out of character with the surrounding properties in this older established neighborhood. Property searches within proximity to the subject parcel indicate several homes showing the entirety of the primary dwelling walls constructed on the property line eliminating all of the required side yard setback. Section 36-254(d)(2) states "Side yard. There shall be a side yard set -back on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed eight (8) feet." The applicant requests a variance to allow an encroachment into the east side -yard setback. Based the analysis above, Staff believes the subject proposal is in keeping with the character and scale of the neighborhood and views the variance request as reasonable. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setback, per the submitted survey / site plan sketch. 2 MARCH 18, 2020 2.5928-A ITEM NO. 9 (CON'T Board of Adjustment (March 18, 2021) The applicant was present. There were no persons 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. 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Case: Z-5928-A Location: 5423 Country Club Blvd. Ward:3 PD: 4 CT: 16 TRS: T2N R12W 30 R2,�, ECUP;< <• N 0 100 200 Feet CC 1r %QU V QC 1: ai agv- sit! 5 • f8•I' � � � . a •t 2 Sfor� 31 F' {� AW Lr-c, Sol ",I - 3 19-2 - Citv of Little Rock Plannin & Development Case No: Z-5928-A Title: Zoning Variance Name: Davis Residence N Location: 5423 Country Club Blvd BROOKS . a SURVEYING, INC. - 0 1Z No. 1389 Vc BROOKS SURVEYING, INC. 20820 ARCH STREET PIKE HENSLEY, AR 72085 PHONE (501) 888-6336 G 4- -jjZ2—vMF AT 1-1 Y =PATI o I� � �21• • .3 24-31 ,� $ �orl $8' �4 u• .: a sF. Id kh U.� 1' L�N Wh rw i�b --Mrf F-TY ► t4o Z1 R , .z� 1+� f LEGAL DESCRIPTION r,f• Lot 7, Block 20, NEWTON'S ADDITION t� the City of Little Rock, Pulaski Cbunty, Arkansas. Date of Survey: April 25, 2017 Scale: ill = 20' Property Address: 5423 Country Club Blvd... For Use & Benefit of: Clint D4.vis , Sarah Nutt Davis Fidelity National Title Insurance Lenders Title Company This Is to certify that the above described land has been surveyed. The comers are marked as shown and are in accordance with existing monuments in the vicinity. This certification is for and limited to the parties shown hereon. St,,tion ,looking sc,,t Partial Plan FM ar•MM.w Ad: I t I - bra, wwre M :21 , Nj,,l Mi. i-'NT LITT LIE A, AS NO D TU D AT 73 SO Section 1—king sowli