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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8983 Staff AnalysisOCTOBER 27, 2014 ITEM NO.: 6 File No.: Owner: Applicant: Address: Description: Zoned Curtis and Jackye Finch Carolyn Lindsey 4916 Hawthorne Road North side of Hawthorne Road, between N. Jackson and N. Spruce Streets R-2 Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section 36- 254 to allow construction of a new residence with reduced front and rear setbacks. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Vacant Lot Proposed Use of Property: Single Family Residential STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works, Civil Engineering, Bennie Nicolo (501-371-4818) for the private improvements located in the public right- of-way. This applies if the right-of-way is not abandoned. The application fee is $75.00. A franchise agreement application can be found at www. littlerock.org/citydepartments/publicworks/aspx. B. Staff Analysis: The R-2 zoned property at 4916 Hawthorne Road is currently undeveloped. A house which previously existed on the site has been removed. The property slopes upward from front to back (south to north). Some site work has been done in preparation for new home construction. The applicant proposes to construct a new two-story single family residence on the property, as noted on the attached site plan. The proposed house will be located 15 feet back from the front (south) property line, 10 feet from the rear (north) property line, eight (8) to nine (9) feet from the west side property line and 24.5 feet from the east side property line. A driveway will be located at the southeast corner of the lot and extend along the east side of the proposed house to a garage at the home's northeast corner. A parking pad will be located within the front yard area at the southeast corner of the residence. OCTOBER 27, 2014 ITEM NO.: 6 (CON'T. Section 36-254(d)(1) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum front setback of 25 feet. Section 36-254(d)(3) requires a minimum rear setback of 25 feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances from these ordinance requirements to allow the new residence with reduced front and rear setbacks. The applicant has filed an application with the Planning Commission and City Board to abandon the north 15 feet of excess Hawthorne Road right-of-way adjacent to this property. The application will be heard by the Planning Commission on October 16, 2014 and the City Board in December. Staff is supportive of the requested setback variances. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed reduced front and rear setbacks will not be out of character with other single family structures in this area. Several of the houses on the south side of Hawthorne Road, within this same block, have reduced front setbacks. If the pending right-of-way abandonment application is approved by the Planning Commission and City Board, the proposed residence will have a 30 foot front setback which will comply with ordinance requirements. To staff's knowledge there are no outstanding issues related to this application. Staff believes the proposed residence with reduced front and rear setbacks will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested setback variances, subject to compliance with the Public Works requirements as noted in paragraph A. of the staff report. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (October 27, 2014) 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 3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 abstention (Lindsey Polk). The application was approved.