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Home My WebLink AboutZ-9627 BOA Action Letter - Approved With Conditions 010322DECEMBER 16, 2021 ITEM NO. 7 Z-9627 1 File No.: Z-9627 Owner: Fredrick Hart Davis and Sarah Elizabeth Davis Applicant: Fred Davis Address: 712 N. Spruce Street Description: Lot 12, Block 38, Pulaski Heights Addition, to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas Zoned: R-2 (Single-Family District) Variance Requested: Variance from the area regulations of Section 36-434.14 to permit more than 40% coverage of the rear yard for an accessory building in the Hillcrest Overlay District. Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter dated September 16, 2021. Present Use: R-2, Single Family Residential Proposed Use: R-2, Single Family Residential STAFF REPORT A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering: No Comment. B. Landscape and Buffers: No Comment. C. Building Codes: 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 DECEMBER 16, 2021 ITEM NO. 7 Z-9627 2 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) feet from the property line. Contact the City of Little Rock Building Codes at 371-4832 for additional details. D. Staff Analysis: The R-2 zoned property is located in the Hillcrest Overlay District at 712 N Spruce Street and occupied by a two-story single-family frame home. The adjacent and surrounding properties are also occupied by single family residences. The home is located south of Kavanagh Blvd. 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 N Spruce St. The applicant is proposing to renovate their home to include a roofed screened-in porch over an existing deck on the rear of residence, a driveway extension, and a new detached two-car garage at the rear of the property. The garage / accessory building will be accessed from the alley to the west and located 5-feet from the rear property line and 4-feet from the south (side yard) property line. There are no accessory building setback requirements when the building is adjacent to an alley and side yard setbacks are to be maintained at a minimum of 3-feet. All the proposed improvements will follow the current code with the exception of the rear yard coverage provisions for the Hillcrest Overlay District. The rear yard space is approximately 1,267 square feet in area and is currently unoccupied with any structures. The proposed garage as indicated on the site plan will cover 574 square feet of the rear yard area. This proposed structure will yield approximately 45 percent coverage of the rear yard exceeding the maximum code allowance of 40 percent. Sec. 36-434.14 (D) states, “Accessory building coverage within the twenty-five-foot setback from the rear property line shall be no more than forty (40) percent of the area in that section.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting that the rear yard coverage be allowed to exceed the maximum 40% requirement. Staff is supportive of the requested variance to allow an accessory structure to occupy more than 40% of the rear yard area. The proposed garage will not be out of character with other accessory structures throughout this neighborhood. Staff DECEMBER 16, 2021 ITEM NO. 7 Z-9627 3 believes the proposed accessory structure with an increased area coverage will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. E. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the requested variance to allow up to 45% rear yard coverage as indicated on the attached survey /site plan, subject to a permit being obtained for all construction. Case No: Name: Location: City of Little Rock Planning & Development Title: Sketch ± R2CUP R2CUP R2CUPR2CUP R2CUP R2 R2 C3 PCD PD-R PCD C3 PD-R R2 R5 C3 C3 R4 PCD PCD MF24 R5 C1 R5 PRD PD-R PD-R R4 PD-R R4 PCD R2 R2 R2 R2 PR R4 R2 R5 O3 PCD PD-R R5 PD-R R4 R4 R5 R5 PD-R PD-C R4 R5 R4 I ST KAVANAUGH BLVD N PALM STN SPRUCE STHILLCREST ST F S T G ST WOODLAWN DRN JACKSON STN MONROE STBEECHWOOD STS L O O K O U T R D ^_ Vicinity Map Case: Location: CT: Ward: TRS: PD: Area Zoning ± Z-9627 712 North Spruce Street 3 15.01 T2N R12W 31 4 City of Little Rock Planning & Development Rev: 11/8/2021 THIS SITE 0 125 250 Feet