HomeMy WebLinkAboutAction Letter 040721Departmentof Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
Michael Wolfe _ File No. Z-9556
Location: 10633 Rivercrest Dr.
10633 Rivercrest Dr.
Little Rock. AR 72212
Date: April 06 2021
Dear Mr. Wolfe
Planning
Development
Building Codes
Issue: Reduced front yard setback variance
CORRECTED
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-9556 , the following action was taken
by the Board of Ad ustment at its meeting on March 1$ 2021
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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.
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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, Development Manager
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MARCH 18, 2021 Z-9556
ITEM NO. 5
File No.: Z-9556
Owners: Michael Wolfe
Applicant: Michael Wolfe
Address: 10633 Rivercrest Drive
Legal Description: Lot 76, Block 3, Walton Heights
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area provisions of Section
36-254 to allow a reduced front yard setback in the R-2
district.
Justification The applicant's justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated December 14, 2020.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Develo meet Civil Enfineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landsca a Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 10633 Rivercrest Drive lies within a
predominantly R-2 zoned neighborhood. Rivercrest Drive is characterized by a
single row of homes on both the north and south sides of the street that back up to
undeveloped wooded areas. The back yard of subject property on the south side of
the street lies adjacent to a city owned PR (Parks and Recreation District) parcel
while the homes on the north side of the road back up to a mostly unbuildable slope,
railroad easement, and then southern bank of the Arkansas River.
The site is currently occupied by a single-family home originally constructed in the
1960's.The surrounding single family homes appear to have been developed in the
MARCH 18, 2021
ITEM NO. 5 (CQN'T.
Z-95
same time period and have been maintained and renovated through the years to
establish a well -kept desirable neighborhood.
The applicant stated that the front porch of their home is no longer structurally sound,
doesn't function well as a porch, and does not blend well with similar front facades
of the surrounding homes. As indicated on the survey the front wall of the house has
been built to the twenty-five (25) foot front yard setback. The existing porch structure
extends 5.5 feet from the front wail of the house into the setback and is 13.3 feet in
width. The proposed porch will extend approximately seven (7) feet from the face of
the house to the outside edge of the existing sidewalk. The width of the new structure
will be sixteen (16) feet. The proposed porch will occupy slightly mare area than the
existing porch structure and only partially encroach into the front yard setback
Section 36-254(d)(1) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum front
setback of twenty-five (25) feet. The applicant requests a variance to allow the
extension of the structure 13.3 feet into the front yard setback.
The width of the property is 100 feet. This small addition will not encroach into the
side yards and only minimally impact the overall permeable area of the front yard. In
addition, this will have little or no effect on the surrounding residences.
Staff finds the request to generally be in conformance with the development pattern
in this area, and based on the above assessment and analysis, finds the requested
variance to be reasonable.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback reduction from
twenty-five (25) feet to a minimum of seventeen (17) feet as per the attached site
plan and proposed porch renovation and construction.
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. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0
absent.
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Area Zoning
City of Little Rock Planning & Development
Case: Z-9556
Location: 10633 Rivercrest Drive
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Case No: Z-9556 Title: Zoning Variance
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Location: 10633 Rivercrest Drive
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The metal fence corner post in concrete was the closest point to reference.
Computed corner is 3.82' South and 0.67' West of metal fence corner post.
2, Due to heavy vegetation in the rear portion of the yard, no improvement were
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utilllioa may vary from locations shown hereon. Addition buried Wilities/sbu lurao
may be encountered. No excavations wpra made during the progress of the survey
to locate buried utilities/structures.
Hoed Information Source
Current Effective Flood Insurance Rate Map Number 05119CO317G, revised July 6,
2015. Per review of this panel, the property shown hereon lies in Flood Zone X;
which is an area determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance flood.
Basis of Bearina
Bearings are based on Grid North, Arkansas Coordinate System of 1983. North Zone
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I, Corey Finkbeiner certify that a Boundary Survey was performad on the Property A—R
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of the Survey results. All property earners not found are set in eeeordonas with
existing found monuments in the area.
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