HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9740 Staff Report 120222OWNER: Ahmad Tarawneh
APPLICANT: Ahmad Tarawneh
ADDRESS: 95 Falstone Drive
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 46, Block 136, Chenal Valley “Falstone Court”
CURRENT ZONING: R-2
PRESENT USE: Single-Family Residence
PROPOSED USE: Single-Family Residence
VARIANCE(S) REQUESTED: Variances are requested from the height and area provisions of Section 36-516 to allow an increased fence height from four (4) feet to six (6) feet between a
required building setback line and a street right-of-way.
JUSTIFICATION: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
No comments required.
B. LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER COMMENTS:
No comments.
C. BUILDING CODES COMMENTS:
No comments required.
D. ANALYSIS:
The R-2 zoned property located at 95 Falstone Drive is occupied by a single-family residence. The survey indicates a lot width of 93 feet and a depth of 129 feet. The residence is set
over 25 feet from the front (east) property line, 25 feet from the south property line, over 31 feet from the north property line, and over 18 feet from the rear (west) property line.
The house is constructed within the building setback lines of the property with a 5-foot utility easement along the perimeter of the north property line. The applicant is proposing
to construct a privacy fence, 6-foot in height on the northeast, north, west south, and southeast sides of the property’s rear yard area.
The sketch provided indicates that the fence will begin at the north wall of the residence and run approximately 32-feet north to the property line before turning west and traveling
approximately 40-feet. The fence is shown to then turn south and travel for 115-feet. The fence then turns east along the south edge of the property for 50-feet, then turns north for
10-feet terminating at the south side of the residence. The proposed fence along the south and southeast perimeters of the property falls between the building setback line and the
street right-of-way.
Section 36-516 (e)(1)(a) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance states that the residential fence standards; “Between a required building setback line and a street right-of-way, the maximum
height shall be four (4) feet. Other fences may be erected to a maximum height of eight (8) feet.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a privacy fence to a height
to six (6) feet between the building setback line and a street right-of-way.
Staff is supportive of the requested fence height variance. Staff views the request as reasonable and the variance request to generally be in conformance with the development pattern
in the area and notes that other residential side and rear yards allow the construction of fences to a height of eight (8) feet. The proposed fence will essentially enclose the rear
yard portion of the property. It is also noted that existence of side yard fences exceeding four (4) feet in height adjacent to street rights-of-way are not uncommon within the area.
E. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested fence height variance to allow a privacy fence to be constructed to a height of 6-feet between the required building setback and the street
right-of-way as per the staff analysis and submitted survey / site plan.