HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9784 Action LetterDepartment of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
Mr. Kyle Bruner
1614 North Harrison Street _
Little Rock AR 72207
Date: May 19, 2023
Dear _Mr. Bruner.
Planning
Development
Building Codes
File No: Z-9784
Location: 1614 North Harrison Street
Issue: Setback Variance
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-9784 , the following action was
taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on May 18, 2023_:
(a) _
Approved the application as filed.
(b) _ k
Approved the application with conditions.
(c)
Denied the application.
(d)
Deferred the application to the meeting.
(e)
Withdrew the application.
(f)
See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
(g)
Other:
If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation of
work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is granted
by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void.
According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70:
"Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of
jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of
Adjustment."
If you have questions, please call me at (501) 371-6821.
Sincerely,
Ro ie G. Price, Plans Development Administrator
RGP/aa
MAY 18, 2023
ITEM NO.: 6 Z-9784
File No: Z-9784
Owner: Sarah Bruner & Kyle Bruner
Applicant: Kyle Bruner
Address: 1614 N. Harrison Street
Legal Description: Lot 4, Block 3, Edgewood Addition
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single -Family Residence
Proposed Use: Single -Family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from area regulations of
Section 36-156 to allow an accessory structure to be
less than six (6) feet from a residence.
A variance is requested from the area regulations of
Section 36-156 to allow an accessory structure to
occupy more than thirty percent (30%) coverage of the
rear yard.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in the attached
letter.
Staff Report:
A. Planninq and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments required.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
No comments required.
C. Building -Codes Comments:
No comments required.
D. Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 1614 N. Harrison Street is occupied by a one-
story single-family residence. The property is located on the west side of the street
between Cantrell Road and "O" Street. The survey indicates a lot with a width of 50-
feet and a depth of 140-feet. The residence is set 25-feet from the front (east)
property line, 14.5-feet from the south property line, 4.8-feet from the north side
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MAY 18, 2023
ITEM NO. 6 CON'T. Z-9784
property line, and 50.5-feet from the rear (west) property line abutting a 20-foot alley.
As part of the improvement to the residence, the applicant proposes to construct a
641-square foot single -story living -space addition with a 127-square foot covered
porch on the rear (west) of the existing residence.
The applicant proposes to construct a new 22-foot by 26-foot, (572) square foot
carport with storage, separated approximately 4-foot 9-inches to the west of the new
addition. The carport will be accessed from the 20-foot dedicated alley behind the
property. As an accessory structure, the carport is required by Section 36-156(2)(b)
of the City's Zoning Ordinance to have a separation of not less than 6 feet from the
residence. Therefore, a variance is requested from the area regulations of Section
36-156 to allow an accessory structure to be less than six (6) feet from a residence.
Section 36-156(2)(c) requires the accessory building not to occupy more than thirty
percent (30%) of the required rear yard area. The proposed carport will occupy
approximately forty-six percent (46%) of the area. Therefore, the applicant is
requesting a variance to allow an accessory structure to occupy more than thirty
percent (30%) of the rear yard area.
Section 36-156(2)(f) requires, for accessory buildings, a minimum three-foot setback
from any side or rear yard property line, except when abutting an alley, where no
setback is required. The proposed complies by right with the required minimum
setbacks in the R-2 zoning district. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances
to allow an accessory structure with a reduced separation from the dwelling structure
and an increased rear yard coverage.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances for the accessory structure. Staff views
the request as reasonable and is consistent with development patterns in the area
and 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:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in
accordance with Heights Design Overlay District requirements.
Board of Adjustment
(MAY 18, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Commission and stated it recommended the requested variances be
approved as per the staff report. There was a consent motion to approve the
application. The application was approved on consent. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 nays
and 1 absent.
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