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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9706 - 3206 Izard Street - BOA Staff Report File No.: Z-9707 Owner: Songbyrd Enterprise LLC Applicant: Gerald Gregory Address: 3206 Izard Street Description: East 100 feet of Lot 11, Block 25, Kimball South Park Addition, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Zoned: R-3 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the Area provisions of Section 36-255 to allow reduced front and rear yard setbacks in an R-3 district. Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached letter dated June 14, 2022. Present Use: Vacant/undeveloped Proposed Use: Single-Family Residential STAFF REPORT Planning and Development Civil Engineering: No Comments. B. Buffering and Landscape Comments: No Comments C. Building Codes Comments: No Comments D. Staff Analysis: The R-3 zoned property at 3206 W. Izard Street is located within a predominantly R-3 zoned neighborhood south of Roosevelt Rd and east of S Arch St. The subject property is shown to be Lot 11 and occupies the northwest corner S Izard and W Short 32nd St. The survey indicates the property to be 100-feet in width and 100-feet in depth and divided into two separate and equal lots, 50-foot in width. This includes the adjacent Lot 12 to the north. The applicant desires to create a quality infill development consisting of smaller scale single-family housing, which is appropriate for R-3 zoning. Due to the small size of the 5,000 square foot parcels the owner of both properties desires to build two separate single-family homes, The house to be constructed on the subject property will face S Izard Street and provide a 2-car garage at the rear of the primary residence. The proposed garage and drive will allow for off-street parking that will be accessed from Short W 32nd Street. For the developer to provide housing that he feels will be desirable in this area it is being requested that the front and rear of the new home be allowed to encroach on the setbacks. The sketch provided shows the front façade of the proposed house is to be built 15-feet from the (east) property line while the rear façade is shown to be located 13-feet 8-inches from the (west) property line. The side yard setbacks are shown to be 5-foot in width which is the minimum code requirement for a 50-foot lot. Section 36-255(d)(1) states, “There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.” Section 36-255(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 15-feet reducing the front yard setback to 10-feet and extending the back of the structure into the rear yard setback 13-feet, 8-inches reducing the rear yard setback to 11-feet, 4-inches. The property is undeveloped, and the applicant proposes to add affordable housing stock and utilize existing infra-structure to increase residential density and home occupancy in an area often characterized by vacant and/or marginally maintained properties. The proposed 15-foot front setback will be compatible with the adjacent homes along S Izard and the nearby neighborhood while the rear yard setback will provide a secure garage that is desirable in this developing area of the city. Strict application of the standard front and rear setback requirement will render the 100-foot-deep corner lot undesirable as a residential site, and staff views the setback reductions request as reasonable and appropriate. 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. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback to 10-feet and the rear yard setback to 11-feet, 4-inches as per the above analysis submitted survey/ sketch.