HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9622 -614 E 16th Street - BOA Staff RptOCTOBER 21, 2021
ITEM NO. 10 Z-9622
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File No.: Z-9622
Owners: Fogelman Adam/ Donna Jillean
Applicant: Adam Fogelman
Address: 614 E 16th Street
Legal Description: Lot 9, Block 7, Bragg’s Addition, to the City of Little Rock,
Pulaski County Arkansas
Zoned: R-4
Present Use: Vacant
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from area regulations of Sec. 36-254
to allow a reduced front yard and rear yard setback in the R-4
district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter dated August 23, 2021.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-4 zoned property at 614 E 16th Street is located within a predominantly R-4
zoned neighborhood. This third parcel on the north side of the road is located west
of the intersection of Bragg Street and E 16th St. The survey indicates the lot to be
50 feet in width and 140 feet in length. The site can be accessed from a 20-foot alley
on the north side of the property. The site was originally developed as a residential
property but has been vacant since the later 2000’s The applicant is now proposing
to construct a new two-family home.
OCTOBER 21, 2021
ITEM NO. 10 Z-9622
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The applicant desires to create a home with a large central courtyard. To accomplish
this, it is being requested that the front and rear of the new home be allowed to
encroach on the adjacent setbacks. The provided sketch shows the front façade of
the home to be built 28-feet from the property line. The front porch is indicated to be
8-feet in width crossing the setback 5-feet.
The rear of the home will include a garage as part of the primary structure and be
accessed from the alley north of the property. The rear façade is shown to be located
15-feet 4-inches from the property line indicating that the proposed structure will
encroach into the rear yard setback 9-feet, 8-inches.
Section 36-254(d)(1) states, “There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet.” Section 36-254(d)(3) states “There shall be a
rear yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. “Therefore,
the applicant requests variances to allow the extension of the primary structure into
the front yard setback to no more than 5-feet reducing the front yard setback to 20-
feet and extending the back of the structure into the rear yard setback 9-feet, 8-
inches reducing the rear yard setback to 15-feet, 4-inches.
In Staff' s opinion, the proposed setback reductions will pose no negative effect
upon the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and will not detract from the value
or aesthetic of the neighborhood or surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback reduction from 25
feet to a minimum to 20-feet, per the attached site plan.
Staff additionally recommends approval of the requested rear yard setback
reduction from 25 feet to a minimum to 15-feet, 4-inches, per the attached site
plan.