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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5057-B Staff AnalysisFebruary 17, 2000 ITEM NO.: H FILE NO.: Z -5057-B NAME: Porter Accessory Dwelling - Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 4721 Confederate Boulevard OWNER/APPLICANT: Olivia Porter/Gerald Porter PROPOSAL: To obtain a conditional use permit to place a two -section manufactured home as an accessory dwelling on this property currently zoned C-3 at 4721 Confederate Boulevard. There is an accompanying item on this agenda to rezone the property from C-3 to R-2. ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. SITE LOCATION: This site is on the north side of Confederate Boulevard, approximately 0.2 mile east of the Granite Mountain Community Center. 2. COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD: This site is located in an area which is primarily residential, but this property is zoned C-3, General Commercial. There is an accompanying item on this agenda to rezone the property to R-2, Single Family Residential. It is surrounded by R-2 zoning. There is a small area of I-2 and C-3 zoning a short distance to the east and across Confederate Blvd. There is also a small area of R-4 zoning, Two Family Residential, directly to the south, but set off of Confederate about 150 feet. There is a single family house on both sides of, as well as on, this site. A barber/beauty center exists to the southwest. A few other single family houses exist along the south side of Confederate including directly across the street to the south. Staff believes the proposed use should be compatible with the neighborhood. February 17, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H FILE NO.: Z -5057-B The Granite Mountain Neighborhood Association was notified of the Public Hearing. 3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING: This property contains a gravel circle drive serving the existing house. The proposal includes constructing a gravel drive from the west side of the existing drive, along the west side of the existing house; to serve the proposed accessory dwelling in the rear. This would adequately serve as access and parking. 4. SCREENING AND BUFFERS: No comment. 5. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: The driveways must meet residential ordinance standards and one be added to serve the accessory dwelling. Current access to the street can be left as it is, but no additional access directly to Confederate should be added. The driveway for the accessory dwelling should branch off of the existing driveway as shown on the proposed site plan. 6. UTILITY AND FIRE DEPT. COMMENTS: Water: Approved as submitted. Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected by the project. Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted. ARKLA: Approved as submitted. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. CATA: No comments requested. 2 February 17, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H 7. STAFF ANALYSIS: FILE NO.: Z -5057-B The applicant has requested a conditional use permit to install a new 1,904 square foot two -section manufactured home as an accessory dwelling behind an existing 1,974 square foot single family house. The property is currently zoned C-3 which would not allow Single Family residential use, but there is an accompanying item on this agenda requesting rezoning to R-2, Single Family Residential. The owner of this property also owns the lot immediately to the west which contains her residence. The accessory dwelling is already in place, but does not meet the City's standards'for anchoring and setup. Those discrepancies will have to be corrected. The setback on the west side is only 1.8 feet compared to the ordinance requirement of 3 feet. That side of the site abuts the lot where the owner of both lots lives. A variance for reduced setback would be required. The proposal meets all other setback requirements. The proposed site is 1.35 acres, and is 500 feet deep and 118 feet wide. Therefore, there is plenty of room for two dwellings. The owner of this property wants to have her children and their families live in both the house and the accessory dwelling. The 1,904 square feet size of the accessory dwelling exceeds the ordinance maximum of 700 square feet, so that size would also require a variance. The area surrounding the proposed site consists of a variety of lot sizes and a mixture of zoning and uses. Several of the lots are vacant, but most of the occupied lots contain single family homes or duplexes, with some commercial uses on the south side of Confederate Boulevard across the street and to the east. Staff believes this is a reasonable addition to this property and would be compatible with the neighborhood. 8. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit subject to compliance with the following conditions: 3 February 17, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H FILE NO.: Z -5057-B a. Comply with Public Works Comments. b. The manufactured home must be set up and anchored in compliance with City standards including the following: 1) A pitched roof of three (3) in twelve (12) or fourteen (14) degrees or greater. 2) Removal of all transport elements. 3) Permanent foundation. 4) Exterior wall finished so as to be compatible with the neighborhood. 5) Orientation compatible with placement of adjacent structures. 6) Underpinning with permanent materials. 7) All homes shall be multisectional. 8) Off-street parking per single-family dwelling standard. Staff also recommends approval of the reduced setback variance of 1.8 feet on the west side, and a variance allowing the larger square footage of 1,904 square feet. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS: (OCTOBER 21, 1999) Gerald Porter was present representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. Staff briefly reviewed with the applicant the general requirements for setting up a manufactured home by City standards and stated that more specifics would be provided after someone from the City's building codes department made an on site inspection. Staff also commented about the west setback and overall size variances that would be required with this proposal. There being no further issues, the Committee accepted the proposal and forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 2, 1999) The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present. Staff informed the Commission that the applicant had failed to 4 February 17, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H FILE NO.: Z -5057-B complete the required notices for the accompanying rezoning application (item 1, Z -5057-A) and the items should be deferred to the January 6, 2000 meeting. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the January 6, 2000 meeting. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 6, 2000) No one was present representing the application since it was recommended for deferral. There were no registered supporters or objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation for deferral to the February 17, 2000 public hearing due to a lack of notification for the accompanying rezoning action, Item D on this same agenda. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the February 17, 2000 Planning Commission public hearing. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 absent. STAFF UPDATE: This item has been deferred twice due to not completing notification, nor paying the filing fee for the accompanying item for rezoning, Item G on this same agenda. The rezoning would have to be approved to allow for this C.U.P. At the time this was written, those actions still had not been accomplished. If those actions are accomplished and the zoning is approved, Staff's recommendation for approval would remain as originally written. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 17, 2000) Gerald Porter was present representing his application. There were no registered objectors present. Staff stated that all issues that had caused the item to be deferred had been resolved, and presented the item with a recommendation for approval subject to compliance with the conditions listed under "Staff Recommendation," paragraph 8 above. 5 February 17, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H FILE NO.: Z -5057-B The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as submitted to include staff comments and recommendations. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 6