HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9555 Staff ReportMARCH 18, 2021
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File No.: Z-9555
Owners: Hamp Stokes /Gwen Stokes
Applicant: Hamp Stokes /Gwen Stokes
Address: 2 Marchwood Cove
Legal Description: Lot 10, Block 1, Sienna Lake Estates
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested from the height and area provisions
of Section 36-516 to allow an increased fence height from four
(4) feet to six (6) feet between a required building setback line
and a street right-of-way.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated December 14, 2020.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 2 Marchwood Cove is bordered by Sienna Lake
Drive to the north, Sienna Lane to the east and Marchwood Cove to the south. A
single-family home is located to the west adjacent to the subject property. The front
of the home faces Marchwood Cove with a drive and garage accessed from Sienna
Lake Lane. The rear of the home and associated back yard is adjacent to the Sienna
Lake Drive right-of-way.
The residence is located within a recently developed R-2 zoned neighborhood in the
southwest portion of the city. The neighborhood is generally located north of Crystal
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Valley Road and west of Interstate 430. The areas surrounding the neighborhood
and zoned R-2 or AF (Agriculture and Forest District) and mostly characterized by
dense mature forest.
The applicant has requested to install a fence which exceeds the maximum of four
(4) feet in height between the building setback and the street right-of-way. The
proposal indicates a desire for a six (6) foot fence adjacent to the Sienna Lake Drive
and Sienna Lake Lane rights-of-way on the north and east property lines. It has also
been stated that the reason for the requested height extension is to contain the
family dogs, provide a barrier to prevent deer from accessing the small garden, and
to provide a secure play area for their grandchildren.
Section 36-516 (e)(1)(a) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance states that the residential
fence standards; “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.” The applicant requests a variance to allow the
extension of the fence height to six (6) feet on the north and east property lines.
The City of Little Rock Department of Public Works Traffic Engineering reviewed the
homeowners request on site to install a six (6) foot tall private fence along the north
and east property lines and has found no issues with the sight distance. The Public
Works findings are attached.
Staff finds the request to generally be in conformance with the development
pattern in the area and notes that other residential side and rear yards allow the
construction of fences to a height of eight (8) feet.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side and rear yard fence variance as
presented in the attached documentation with the condition that a survey, site plan
indicating the fence location, and approval letter from Little Rock Public Works be
submitted with permit application.