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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAction Letter - Approved With Conditions 040721Departmentof Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Jim Yeary Years Lindsey Architects 3416 Old Cantrell Road _ Little Rock, AR 72202 Date: April 06 2021 File No. Z-9568 Location: 4415. Country Club Blvd. Planning Development Building Codes Issue: Reduced side yard setback variance Dear Mr. Yearn CORRECTED This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-9568 , the following action was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on March 18 2021 (a) (b) X (c) (d) (e) (f) x (g) 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, Development Manager TH/vh MARCH 18, 2020 ITEM NO- 10 File No.: Owners: Applicant: Address: Legal Description Zoned: Present Use: Z-9568 Seth & Hailey Easley Yeary Lindsey Architects 4415 Country Club Blvd. Lot 9R, Block 4, Country Club Heights Addition R-2 (Single -Family District) Single-family Residence Z- Proposed Use: Single-family Residence Variance(s) Requested: Request from the area provisions of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced side yard setback in an R-2 District. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented as per the attached letter dated January 18, 2021. STAFF REPORT A. Planning and Development Civil En in -erin Comments: Per City code Sec. 30-43, no driveway shall be constructed within five (5) feet of a line drawn from the point of intersection of a property line with the right-of-way line of a street and perpendicular to the centerline of the street, except where property abuts an alley the minimum distance shall be ten (10) feet. B. Buffering and Landsca a Comments: In October 2020 the City adopted the "Heights Landscape Design Overlay District," requiring installation of one (1) tree per forty (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) feetfrom the property line. Contact the City of Little Rock Building Codes at (501)371-4832 for additional details. MARCH 18, 2020 Z-9568 ITEM NO. 10 CON'T. D. Staff Analysis: The R-2 zoned property located at 4415 Country Club Blvd. was previously occupied by a single-family residence. The overall property sets on the southeast corner of North Palm Street and Country Club Blvd. The original home has since been demolished and the property divided into two separate single-family lots. The subject property occupies the eastern half of this formerly larger parcel and fronts Country Club Blvd. An alley borders the eastern property line and the rear of the proposed home is adjacent to a single-family residence that faces N Palm Street. The west side of the property is adjacent to a new single-family home currently under construction. The applicant has indicated the proposed garage for the home will be located off the alley on the east side of the property. The applicant's letter of intent additionally states that the narrow ten (10)-foot-wide alley provides a challenge for vehicular access turning into the garage and proposes that the eastern wall of the house be placed deeper beyond the required 7.2-foot setback. This would allow for an approximate twelve (12)-foot turning radius to access into the garage and provide most of the house setback greater than twelve (12) feet but in no case less than 9.7 feet. Pushing the structure to the west to accommodate vehicular circulation on the east side of the home has caused a portion of the residence to encroach into the setback. The attached sketch indicates most of the proposed residence western wall will be located 7.9 to 8.5 feet from the property line. However, a section of the residence approximately 26 feet in length will encroach into the 7.2-foot western setback. This 26-foot section of the facade is proposed to be constructed 3 to 3.2 feet from the west property line as indicated on the attached site plan. 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 west side -yard setback. Based on the above analysis, Staff believes the proposal is in keeping with the character and scale of the neighborhood and views the variance request as reasonable. In most cases, the east and west side yard setbacks exceed the 7.2- foot code requirement. In addition, the adjacent property owner to the west at 4419 Country Club Blvd has provided a letter in support of a three (3)-foot side yard setback. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setbacks, per the submitted site plan dated January 14, 2021, with the following conditions: 1. Install trees in accordance with the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District. 2 MARCH 18, 2020 Z_9568 ITEM NO. 10 CON'T. Board of Adjustment (March 18, 2021) The applicant was present. There were no persons present registered in opposition. The item was heard on the Regular Agenda. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "Staff Recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. There was a motion to approve the application as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 noes, and 0 absent. 3 Dau�HAWnnTHORNE R [� [ - El [.. Roll F�LJ R2 Ir1 L� .CUP ;0 SUBJECT PROPERTY rerSH W-M ' R2 - CUP R2 Q.1-70 a D nn S I ONf--VVRLL KU— J D �'jo D 1�1❑D11Ens - ------------ o j= ❑� Area Zoning City of Little Rock Planning & Development Case: Z-9568 Location: 4415 Country Club Blvd. Ward:3 PD: 4 CT. 16 TRS: T2N R12W 30 J N 0 125 250 Feet COUNTRY CLUB BLVD. SHADED AREA DENOTES VARIANCE REQUEST 7E rA � r e m MATURE TREES bKetcn City of Little Rock Planning& Development Case No: Z-9568 Title Zoning Variance: Name: Easley Residence 11 N Location: 4415 Country Club Blvd 11 A -?,- g568 © WM T&DAB'&AR R) aA MA MC �CML ENGMIUMC, LAND PLANNING R DEVELOPMENT, SURVEYING 24 RAHUW CIRCLE UTI E ROCK, ARKANSIS 72223 COUNTRY CLUB B 0 ULE VARD (50' R/W) set iron pin N 89e55'10' E 72.10' fnd. pk nail W o N A F ti �.�12.8' a N co O) 58'-9" 00 (U 00 3.2' O� PROPOSED GS RESIDENCE 3 3 `r 6 e 9.7 O Nscreen porch cover porch 0 0 8.5' o i i LP 32',10' proposed pool 1ss' set iron pin N 90e00'00' W 71.6B' fnd. chiseled x I hereby certify that I have surveyed Lot 9R, Block 4, Country Club Heights, an Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Property lines are located in accordance with established property lines. There are no apparent encroachments except as shown. Proposed improvements are shown as directed by the builder. No portion of this property is within the 100 year flood boundary as shown on the recorded plat. Date: 1-14=2021 Scale: 1" = 20' Job Number: 20-615D Jeff Fuller N:\2020\CountryClubHe7ights\8thru10_4replatDWG