HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5952 Staff AnalysisFebruary 27, 1995
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Staff Report
A. Engineering Issues:
Z-5952
Betty Shells
1115 Schiller Street
South 20 feet of Lot
half of Lot 5, Block
Wolfe's Addition
R-3
4 and the North
18, Marshall and
From the area regulations of
Section 36-255 to permit
construction of an open carport
addition with a reduced front yard
setback of 12 feet. A front yard
setback of 25 feet is required in
the R-3 district.
The property currently has no
carport or garage. Tree limbs,
large hickory nuts and other debris
fall on the applicant's vehicle,
scratching the paint. The
applicant's 92 year old mother
lives with her and needs a
sheltered entrance to the house
from the car.
Single family residence
Single family residence
Existing driveway width exceeds city standards; a 20 foot
wide driveway is the maximum allowed by City Code.
B. Staff Analysis:
The applicant proposes to construct an open carport addition
onto this existing single family residence. The proposed
carport will have a reduced front yard setback of 12 feet.
The Ordinance requires a front yard setback of 25 feet in
the R-3 district.
February 27, 1995
No__ 3 (C
The effect of the reduced front yard setback is mitigated
somewhat by the fact that Schiller Street has a 60 foot
right-of-way, 10 feet more than is required by the Master
Street Plan. This puts further separation between the
residences which front onto Schiller Street and reduces the
visual impact of the proposed carport. The proposed carport
is to be unenclosed with the only solid wall being at the
point the carport is joined to the existing house. The
proposed carport will be built over the existing, paved
driveway.
Staff feels that the proposal is reasonable and should have
no impact on the adjacent properties.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard
setback variance subject to the carport not being enclosed
on any side other than at the point it is connected to the
existing house.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (FEBRUARY 27, 1995)
The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject
to the carport not being enclosed on any side other than at the
point it is connected to the existing house. At this point, the
item was moved to the end of the agenda in hopes that the
applicant might arrive.
When the item was brought back up, Dana Carney, of the Planning
Staff, informed the Board that Ms. Shells had called him and
stated that she had just brought her elderly mother home from the
hospital that day. As such, she was unsure if she could make it
to the meeting.
After a brief discussion, a motion was made to approve the
requested front yard setback variance subject to the condition
that the carport is not to be enclosed on any side other than at
it point it is connected to the existing house. The vote was
8 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 1 open position.
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