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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3449-A Staff AnalysisMarch 17, 1980 Item No. 2 - Z -3449-A Owner: Tim Templin by Bill Putnam Address: Murray Street, just south of West 65th Street Description: Tract 77, Little Rock Industrial Park Zoned: "I-2" Light Industrial Variance: Request variance from Sections 7-104.2 E2 to permit a 15' encroachment into a required side yard. Present Use of Property: Vacant Proposed Use of Property: NAPA Auto Parts Store (1/2 utilization) Staff Recommendation: Section 7-104.2, Paragraph E, Subparagraph 2 requires that industrial buildings be sited with 30' side yards. The applicant believes this to be an excessive requirement and is seeking to leave only a 15' side yard on the west side of his proposed building. Staff feels that the criteria established within the Zoning Ordinance relative to bulk and area requirements are reasonable and proper for industrial development. There is an awareness of certain efforts to have the requirements reduced in a future amendment of the ordinance, but staff believes that under the present circumstances it is necessary to follow the ordinance. There are no hardships unique to this property which would justify a variance. Staff recommends denial of this request. Board Action: The applicant was present, and there were no objectors. The applicant described the area around this property and the circumstances which had prompted him to file the application. He cited the problems of conflict that he views as being between the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and made a lengthy presentation in support of his application. After a lengthy discussion, the Board moved to deny the application. The motion was passed: 4 ayes, 2 noes and 1 absent. March 17, 1980 Item No. 2 - Z -3449-A Owner: Tim Templin by Bill Putnam Address: Murray Street, just south of West 65th Street Description: Tract 77, Little Rock Industrial Park Zoned: "I-2" Light Industrial Variance: Request variance from Sections 7-104.2 E2 to permit a 15' encroachment into a required side yard. Present Use of Property: Vacant Proposed Use of Property: NAPA Auto Parts Store (1/2 utilization) Staff Recommendation: Section 7-104.2, Paragraph E, Subparagraph 2 requires that industrial buildings be sited with 30' side yards. The applicant believes this to be an excessive requirement and is seeking to leave only a 15' side yard on the west side of his proposed building. Staff feels that the criteria established within the Zoning Ordinance relative to bulk and area requirements are reasonable and proper for industrial development. There is an awareness of certain efforts to have the requirements reduced in a future amendment of the ordinance, but staff believes that under the present circumstances it is necessary to follow the ordinance. There are no hardships unique to this property which would justify a variance. Staff recommends denial of this request.