HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9557 1014 Beechwood Street BOA Staff ReportFEBRUARY 18, 2021
ITEM NO. 6 Z-9557
File No.: Z-9557
Owner: Eliot Seven Holdings LLC, Attn: Anthony & Kimberly Gary
Applicant: Hope Consulting, Inc., Attn: Jonathan Hope
Address: 1014 Beechwood Street
Description: Lot 4, Block 9, Hillcrest Addition
Zoned: R-2 (Single-Family District)
Variance Requested: Variance from the area provisions of Section 36-156 to
permit more than 30% coverage of the rear yard for an
accessory building.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated October 14, 2020.
Present Use: R-2, Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: R-2, Single Family Residential
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering:
B.
No Comment.
B. Landscape and Buffers:
No Comment.
C. Building Codes:
No Comment.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property is located in the Hillcrest Overlay District at 1014
Beechwood Street and occupied by a one-story single-family frame home. The
adjacent and surrounding properties are also occupied by single family residences
with the adjacent south property being zoned PDR. The home to the north is a similar
single-story home with alley access and on street parking located at the front of the
property. The rear yard of the subject property is accessed from the alley on the
west side of the property while the front of the home faces Beechwood St. An
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existing planter and privacy fence are placed adjacent to the north property line and
the survey indicates a retaining wall on the south property line.
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The applicant is proposing to install an in-ground swimming pool with an associated
deck in the rear yard where an existing driveway is presently located off of the alley.
The applicant has stated that the location for this accessory structure has been
chosen due to the existing utilities further east towards the residence and to
maximize green space of the back yard.
The rear yard space is approximately 3,785 square feet in area and is currently
occupied with an existing 320 square foot shed structure, and 165 square feet of
sidewalk. The proposed pool and associated deck are indicated on the site plan to
provide an additional 870 square feet of non-permeable area. The existing structures
and proposed pool addition will yield approximately 36 percent of coverage of the
rear yard exceeding the maximum code allowance of 30 percent.
The proposed pool deck will be located on the north and west property lines with an
approximate 3 feet of surface before reaching the pool edge. The rest of the pool is
surrounded with an additional 3-foot concrete edge and larger concrete deck
approximately 9 feet in width between the pool and existing shed. The proposed
pool in the northwest corner of the property is set approximately 45 feet from the
back of the house.
Sec. 36-156(a)(2)c states, “Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R-
4A districts… may not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the required rear
yard area... Swimming pools and all appurtenant structures both above ground and
below grade of adjacent yard area shall be construed to be accessory structures
and conform to the standards of this section…”
The proposed in-ground pool would have less of an impact on the surrounding
properties than an above ground structure. This proposal is similar to other
neighborhood installations, the additional backyard coverage cannot be viewed from
neighboring properties and presents no foreseeable adverse effects to the
neighboring residences.
E. Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the requested 36% coverage variance per the
attached site plan, subject to a building permit being obtained for all construction.
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