HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9589 - 5710 S Country Club - BOA Staff RptJUNE 17, 2021
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File No.: Z-9589
Owners: Tom and Gayle Scott
Applicant: Tom Fennell
Address: 5710 S Country Club Blvd
Legal Description: Lot 92, Forest Heights Place
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.
A variance is requested from the building line provisions of
Sec. 31-12 to allow a building addition which crosses a platted
front yard building line.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated April 19, 2021.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,”
requiring installation of one tree per 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:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
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The property at 5710 S Country Club Blvd is in a predominantly R-2 zoned
neighborhood, within the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District. This overlay
district generally has no bearing on the subject variance requests.
The subject property is located on the north side of the street, west of the intersection
of Forest Heights Dr and South Country Club Blvd. The existing brick and frame
home built in 1948 has undergone various improvements throughout the years
typical of the neighborhood.
The applicant is proposing additional renovations to the home including an
expansion to the west side and a remodeled south façade and front porch. The west
expansion will not not encroach into the side yard setback. The existing front porch
is currently crossing the front setback line by 2 feet 4-inches at its deepest point of
encroachment. The applicant is requesting that the proposed porch renovations be
allowed to continue to encroach across the 25-foot front yard setback.
As indicated on the survey the front wall of the house has been built 26.5 feet from
the property line. This wall will remain in the same location except for a small addition
on the west end which will be built to the 25-foot setback line. The proposed porch
will extend 6 feet from the front wall of the house into the setback approximately 4-
feet 8-inches. This new structure will occupy slightly more area than the existing
porch.
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 4-feet 8-inches into the front yard setback.
Section 31-12(b) of the City's Subdivision Ordinance states, "In those instances
where a recorded subdivision plat has established building setback lines in
accordance with this chapter variances of those lines shall only be granted by the
Board of Adjustment." The platted front building setback for the subject property is
25 feet, and the requested setback is 20 feet 4 inches.
Staff finds the requests 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.
If the Board approves the requested side yard setback line variance, the applicant
must then produce a one-lot replat reflecting the approved change. As such, the
applicant must also review filing procedures with the County Clerk's office to
determine if the replat will require a revised Bill of Assurance and respond as
necessary and appropriate, as part of said replat.
E. Staff Recommendation:
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Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback reduction from
twenty-five (25) feet to a minimum of 20-feet 4-inches as per the submitted survey /
site plan sketch and subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in
accordance with Heights Landscape Design Overlay District requirements.
Additionally, Staff recommends approval of the requested platted front building line
reduction from 25 feet to a minimum of 20-feet 4-inches with the following
condition:
1. Completion of a replat reflecting the above-described building line change.