HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9784 Staff ReportFile 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:
Planning 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 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. Both the additions will be connected to the residence and comply by right with
the required minimum setbacks in the R-2 zoning district.
Additionally, the applicant proposes to construct a 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:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in accordance with Heights Design Overlay District requirements.