HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6445 Staff AnalysisFebruary 23, 1998
File No.
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Address•
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variance Re ested:
Justification:
Z-6445
Donald Thompson
125 Hickory Creek Circle
Lot 76-R, Hickory Creek
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A variance is requested from the
fence height provisions of Section
36-516 to permit a fence (brick
wall) which exceeds ordinance
standards.
A licant's Statement: Two sides
of my lot are to the east and
connect to the backyards of my
neighbors. The south side of my
lot is the border of an undeveloped
lot. The owners of these
properties are in agreement with my
request to construct a wall of ten
(10) feet in height on these
property lines. I have employed
the services of Cinde Hauer
Landscape Architect and she has
made the recommendation to graduate
the wall heights as set out in the
application.
This wall is needed for screening
my backyard from my neighbors. The
nine (9) foot wall connecting the
back of the house to the rear wall
is in keeping with the rear wall
height at that point. My neighbors
to the west have walls of this
height as do several others in
Hickory Creek.
I believe that these walls of
varying heights accomplish my goal
to enclose the rear yard, create
security and screen those areas
needing privacy, as well as being
aesthetically acceptable to my
neighbors.
February 23, 1998
Item No.: D (Cont.
Present Use of Pro ert :
Proposed Use of Pro ert :
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
Vacant lot
Single Family residence
Wall is to be constructed to allow surface drainage.
H. Staff Analysis:
The applicant proposes to construct a large single family
home on the property located at 125 Hickory Creek Circle.
The property consists of two lots which will be combined
into a single building site. The applicant proposes to
enclose the sides and rear of the property with a brick wall
varying in height from 7 feet at the front property line to
10 feet across the rear of the lot. Section 36-516 of the
Code limits the height of fences within required setbacks
adjacent to streets to 4 feet and to 6 feet for the
remainder of this lot.
The applicant states that the wall is needed to screen his
backyard from his neighbors. He states that other neighbors
to the west have walls of the height that he is proposing.
Staff cannot support the requested variance. While it is
true that variances have been approved for increased wall
height in this neighborhood, they were for properties on the
perimeter of the neighborhood. Those properties backed up
to an undeveloped wooded area and those applicants stated
that the increased wall height was needed primarily for
security purposes. A 6 foot fence enclosing the rear yard
is much more typical of those lots within the subdivision.
In staff's opinion, the height proposed by the applicant is
unnecessary and out of character with properties within the
interior of the neighborhood. The developed properties
abutting this site to the east have fences closer to 6 feet
in height. A drive through the neighborhood revealed no
other properties which have walls extending past the front
of the houses into the front yard setback, much less any
walls of the height proposed by the applicant.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the requested fence height
variance.
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February 23, 1998
Item No.: D Cont.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(JANUARY 26, 1998)
The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present.
Staff informed the Board that the applicant had requested a
deferral to the February 23, 1998 Board meeting.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved for
deferral by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 3 open
positions.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(FEBRUARY 23, 1998)
The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present.
Staff informed the Board that the applicant had requested that
the item be withdrawn.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved for
withdrawal by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 3 open
positions.
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