HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8582-A Staff AnalysisAUGUST 31, 2015
ITEM NO.: 1
File No.: Z -8582-A
Owner/Applicant: Samuel Thomas Rayburn III and Shelly Rayburn
Address: 5001 Hawthorne Street
Description: Southwest corner of Hawthorne Street and N. Jackson Street
Zoned: R-2
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the area provisions of Section
36-254 to allow enclosure of an existing carport with reduced
rear setback.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use of Property: Single Family Residential
STAFF REPORT
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Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property at 5001 Hawthorne Street is occupied by a two-story rock
and frame single family residence. The property is located at the southwest corner
of Hawthorne Street and N. Jackson Street. There is a two -car wide driveway from
N. Jackson Street at the southeast corner of the property. The driveway serves a
two -car wide carport at the south end of the residence.
On August 30, 2010 the Board of Adjustment approved a rear setback variance to
allow the carport addition with a rear setback of ten (10) feet. A variance was also
approved to allow accessory structures (pool and pavilion) with reduced separation
from the residence. A condition of approval was that the carport addition remain
unenclosed on its south, east and west sides.
The applicant is back before the Board requesting to enclose the existing carport
structure on its south, east and west sides, modifying the previous rear setback
variance approval. Section 36-254(d)(3) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a
minimum rear set back of 25 feet for this R-2 zoned lot. Therefore, the applicant is
requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement to allow enclosure of the
existing carport addition with reduced rear setback.
AUGUST 31, 2015
ITEM NO.: 1 (COt
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The condition to maintain a proposed unenclosed structure with
reduced setback as unenclosed is a fairly standard condition placed on an
application. If the applicant had originally proposed the addition as an enclosed
garage addition, staff would have supported the variance. The overall massing of
the structures on this lot is similar to a number of the lots within this general area.
Staff feels that enclosing the existing carport which has a reduced rear setback will
have a minimal visual impact. Staff believes that the proposed enclosure will have
no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the request to enclose the existing carport addition
with reduced rear setback, as filed.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
(August 31, 2015)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
The vote was 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent. The application was approved.
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