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Z -5413-A
Walter E. and Nancy Bellhouse May
4201 Woodlawn Avenue
East 75 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3,
Block 5, Pulaski Heights Addition
R-2
A variance is requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254
to permit construction of an
addition with a reduced side yard
setback.
A plicant's Statement: In
connection with an interior
remodeling of my house, I am
planning to add a small alcove
(approximately five feet deep by
six feet wide by one story tall) to
permit access to a stairway leading
to a bedroom above my garage. The
alcove will attach to the west side
of my house and be set into a
recess formed by the north wall of
the garage and an existing chimney,
and will be no closer to the
property line than the garage wall.
A building permit has been issued
for construction, but it requires
that the alcove wall be set back at
least 5.7 feet from the property
line. If this requirement is met,
the interior wall of the alcove
will not align with the wall of the
stairwell leading to the bedroom
over the garage. That
configuration would make the route
to the bedroom a zig-zag, rather
than a 90 degree turn, and would
impede access.
My request is that I be allowed to
build the alcove to permit
alignment of the internal walls,
which would result in the exterior
January 27, 1997
Item No.: 1 Cont.
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
alcove wall being approximately
five feet off the property line.
In no event will the alcove wall be
closer to the property line than
the existing west wall of the
garage, which is 24 feet in length
and, at its highest point,
approximately 20 feet high.
The visual impact of the alcove
will be negligible. The difference
between what has been approved by
the building permit and what is
required to make the internal
structural configuration acceptable
is less than one foot. The alcove
will not be visible to my neighbors
to the east or south, and from the
north (Woodlawn Drive) will be no
more visible than the garage
already is. My next-door neighbor
to the west, Mrs. L.R. Moffett, has
advised me that she has no
objection to constructing the
alcove as proposed in this letter.
Single Family residence
Single Family residence
Repair of curb and gutter and/or sidewalk damaged during or
prior to construction with construction.
H. Staff Analysis:
The applicant is in the process of remodeling the house
located on the R-2 zoned property at 4201 Woodlawn Avenue.
In connection with the remodeling, the applicant plans to
add a small alcove to permit access to a stairway leading to
a bedroom above the garage. The alcove is proposed to line
up with the existing west wall of the house which has a 4.7
foot side yard setback. The ordinance requires a 7.5 foot
side yard setback for this lot.
The proposed addition is very small, only 5 feet deep by 6
feet wide and one story tall. The existing garage portion
of the house has a 4.7 foot side yard setback and the impact
of adding this small alcove will be negligible. Staff_
believes the variance request to be reasonable.
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January 27, 1997
Item No.• 1 Cont.
C. Staff Recommendat ion :
Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setback
variance subject to compliance with Public Works Comments.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(JANUARY 27, 1997)
The applicant, Walter May, was present. There were no objectors
present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of
approval, with conditions.
Mr. May offered no additional comments other than to state that
he understood and agreed with staff's recommendation.
The question was called and a vote taken on the variance request
as recommended by staff. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent
and 1 open position.
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