HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9569 Staff ReportMARCH 18, 2020
ITEM NO. 11 Z-9569
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File No.: Z-9569
Owner: Kenneth Redus / L Visa Beavers
Applicant: Kenneth Redus
Address: 2901 S. Summit Street
Description: Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 12, Sunset Addition
Zoned: R-3 (Single-Family District)
Variance(s) Requested: Request from the area provisions of Sec. 36-252 to allow an
accessory building to be located on a lot not occupied by a
primary structure in an R-3 District.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated January 19, 2021.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The currently vacant R-3 zoned property located at 2901 S. Summit Street was
previously occupied by a single-family residence. The former home was demolished
in the mid 2000’s and the lot has retained only turf and mature trees on the perimeter.
The overall property sits on the southeast corner of S. Summit and W. 29th Streets.
The subject property faces Summit Street with the north perimeter being adjacent to
the 29th Street right-of-way. The east perimeter is bordered by an alleyway accessed
off 29th Street and an adjacent single-family residence is located to the south of the
subject property. The remainder of the neighborhood is characterized predominantly
by single family homes and numerous vacant lots.
MARCH 18, 2020
ITEM NO. 11 Z-9569
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East of the subject property, across the alley the applicant owns an additional
property with a dwelling at 1901 W. 29th Street. The alley dividing the two lots serves
as a utility easement and cannot be closed. The applicant is requesting that the
vacant Summit Street property west of the alley (subject property) be considered as
an accessory lot to the off-site property occupied by the dwelling.
The applicant has provided a sketch indicating a 20’x30’ metal garage / storage
building to be constructed on a concrete slab. This preliminary site plan shows the
structure sited three (3) feet from the east property line adjacent to the alley and
three (3) feet from the south property line adjacent to the neighboring residential
property. The minimum side yard setback for an accessory building shall be no less
than three (3) feet and the proposed building is shown to be located within the
parameters of the code requirements.
Section 36-254(5) states “In R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-7A districts, a single-family dwelling
or manufactured home must be on the site prior to approval of location of an
accessory dwelling.” The applicant requests a variance to allow an accessory
building on a separate lot adjacent to an alley and property occupied by the
applicant’s primary dwelling.
Based the analysis above, Staff believes the proposal is in keeping with the
character and scale of the neighborhood and views the variance request as
reasonable. The neighborhood has developed with accessory buildings located in
the rear yards of the residential properties and accessed from the alleys. In addition,
the proposed structure will be placed to allow for a future dwelling located on the
subject property if desired.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested accessory building located on the
property adjacent to the applicant’s primary dwelling property.