HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6140 Staff AnalysisMay 20, 1996
Item No.: 4
File No.: ^Y Z-6140
Owner. Mortimer Shapiro
Address: 6400 Cantrell Road
Description: Lot 27, except the South 5 feet
thereof, and the East 20 feet of Lot
28, except the South 5 feet thereof,
and a strip 12 1/2 feet North and
South, north and adjacent thereto, in
NORMANDY, an Addition to the City of
Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas.
Zoned: R-2
variance Re ested: A variance is requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254
to permit construction of an
addition with a reduced rear yard
setback.
Justification: A licant's Statement: Our
proposal is to build a one story
extension on the attached garage.
The addition will be on the east
side, coming out towards Cleveland
Street. To maintain architectural
integrity the proposed addition
will be the width of the existing
structure. This will put it
approximately 16 feet from the rear
property line as the existing
structure is.
The purpose of the extension is to
allow the Shapiros to park their
vehicles, which at this time will
not fit, in the garage. The
existing garage is simply too
short. Mrs. Shapiro is confined to
a wheel chair so the Shapiros use a
full size Chevrolet van with a
wheel chair lift for her
transportation needs. The
Chevrolet van is too long for the
garage. The addition will allow
the vehicle to be parked inside for
comfort and security.
May 20, 1996
No.. 4 (C
Present Use of Property
Proposed Use of Propel:
staff Report-
A. Public Works Comments:
The addition will be quality
construction and will compliment
the -existing -structure in style.
We appreciate your consideration on
this matter.
Single family residence
Single family residence
Public Works recommends that the addition be denied due to
small space left between extension and the edge of street.
The distance the rear bumper of an automobile will be from
edge of pavement in a parked position will be reduced to an
unacceptable amount. There does appear to be ample room on
the east of existing structure for addition.
B. staff Anal sis•
The R-2 zoned property at 6400 Cantrell Road contains a two-
story brick residence with an attached two-story garage.
The structure currently has a rear yard setback of 16.1 -
16.8 feet. The Ordinance requires a 25 foot rear yard
setback in the R-2 zone. The applicant proposes to
construct a one-story addition onto the garage to lengthen
it and provide more room for parking a full size van
equipped with a wheelchair lift. The van will not fit in
the existing garage. The applicant proposes to construct
the addition maintaining the existing rear yard setback of
16.8 feet. The addition will have a side yard setback from
Cleveland Street of 9 feet. The Ordinance requires a side
yard setback of 8 feet.
The property to the north of this site is occupied by a
single family residence which fronts onto Cleveland Street.
This adjacent residence is located 20-25 feet from the
common lot line. The reduced rear yard setback requested by
the applicant should have no effect on this adjacent
property.
The applicant desires to maintain the function and the
architectural integrity of the existing garage by
constructing the addition with the established rear yard
setback. The finished structure will be approximately 20
feet from the curb line of Cleveland Street.
Staff believes the requested rear yard setback variance to
be reasonable.
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May 20, 1996
Item No.: 4(Cont.)
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard setback
variance.
BOARD.OF ADJUSTMENT:
(MAY 20, 1996)
Stephen Harder, of Schulte Construction, was present representing
the applicant. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval.
David Scherer, of the Public Works Department, expressed concern
about the setback between the new addition and Cleveland Street.
Mr. Harder offered no additional comments.
There was a brief discussion of the distance between the addition
and Cleveland Street.
A motion was made to approve the requested rear yard setback
variance. The motion was approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes
and 1 absent.
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