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File No.: Z-9783
Owners: Whit and Lisa Hall
Applicant: Ellen Yeary
Yeary Lindsey Architects
Address: 2322 North Garfield Street
Legal Description: Lot 12, Block 7, Altheimers Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from area regulations of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced side yard setback in the R-2 district.
A variance is requested from area regulations of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard setback in the R-2 district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter.
STAFF REPORT
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,” requiring installation of one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage within the Heights District
Boundary, applicable to [among other types] residential construction in excess of 600 square feet.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 2322 North Garfield Street is 0.15-acre cleared vacant lot. The applicant proposes to construct a new residential dwelling with a garage
structure connected by a covered breezeway. The main residential structure will be setback 25-feet from the front (east) property line, 5-feet from the north and south property lines
and 11-feet from the
rear (west) property line.
The site plan indicates that the proposed garage will connect to the main dwelling structure with a one-story breezeway which will be approximately 10-feet in width with a single
roof structure. The breezeway area will be unenclosed on its north and south sides and have an access stair on the south side connecting to the side yard within the setback.
Section 36-254(d)(2) states, “There shall be a side yard setback on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not
to exceed eight (8) feet.”. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a
variance to allow a reduction of the side yard setback from 5-feet to 4-feet.
The site plan indicates that the garage structure will extend west from the breezeway into the rear (west) setback of the lot connecting to a new access drive adjacent to the existing
alley to the west.
Section 36-254(d)(3) states “There shall be a rear yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. “Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow
the extension of the primary structure into the rear yard setback reducing the setback to no less than 11-feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Staff views the requests as reasonable. The reduction of yard area for the garage and breezeway structures are similar to development
patterns in the area. Staff believes that the requested variances will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested variances, subject to the descriptions and any conditions in the “staff analysis”, and the following conditions:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in
accordance with Heights Landscape Design Overlay District requirements.