HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9735 - 14314 Orleans Drive - BOA Staff RptFile No.: Z-9735
Owners: Julien and Rachel Hubert
Applicant: Julien Hubert
Address: 14314 Orleans Drive
Legal Description: Lot 449, Saint Charles an Addition to the City of Little Rock
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from area regulations of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard setback in the R-2 district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented on the attached application.
STAFF REPORT
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-2 zoned property at 14314 Orleans Drive is located within a predominantly
residentially zoned West Little Rock neighborhood. The subject property is
located in the Saint Charles subdivision north of Chenal Parkway, west of Loyola Drive and east of Wellington Village Rd. The property is located on the northwest side of Orleans Drive,
the second parcel north of the intersection of LaSalle Drive. A drive is located on the west side of the property that leads from Orleans Drive to the an attached 2-car garage at the
rear of the home. The two-story brick and frame home was constructed in 1993 and is surrounded by similar houses built in the same time.
The existing home is constructed within the building setbacks for an R-2 property with the attached 23x20 foot garage constructed to the 25-foot rear yard setback line. A platted 5-foot
utility easement is located adjacent to the property line and the remainder of the home, including the existing covered deck has been located approximately 40-feet from this rear boundary.
The applicant is proposing to build garage addition that would extend the primary structure across the rear yard setback. The applicant has stated that the extension will increase their
storage and help comply with the HOA requirements regarding the storage of a trailer or small boat. In addition, it has been stated that the addition will barely be noticeable from
the street, will not block the view of any neighbors, and will provide additional privacy for the homeowner.
The proposed structure will incorporate an upper story and extend 16-feet from the existing house. The addition will connect the existing gable roof using the same two-story profile.
While being constructed in the same style of the existing house matching roof and siding materials will be used to maintain unity. The footprint of the proposed addition will be represented
by a 23-foot deep by 16-foot-wide rectangle excluding a small driveway addition that will be required to access the new garage. The expansion of the primary structure will locate the
home a maximum of 9-feet from the rear property line.
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 a variance to allow the extension of the primary structure 16-feet into the rear yard setback.
The survey and sketches provided by the applicant indicate that the addition to the
primary structure will cross the 25-foot rear yard setback line 16-feet reducing the
rear yard setback to 9-feet. In Staff' s opinion, the existing conditions and the
proposed addition 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 rear yard setback reduction from
twenty-five (25) feet to a minimum of 9-feet as outlined in the above staff analysis
and on the attached sketch.