HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6816 Staff AnalysisFebruary 28, 2000
Item No.: 1
File No.: Z-6816
Owner: Mark and Tammie Davis
Address: 5812 Hawthorne
Description: Lot 8, Forest Heights Place
Zoned: R-2
Variance Reauested: Variances are requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254
to permit construction of an
addition with reduced side and rear
yard setbacks.
Justification: The applicant's justification is
presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Single Family
Proposed Use of Proper Single Family
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned lot located at 5812 Hawthorne Road is occupied
by a 1,477 square foot, one-story, frame, single-family
residence. The applicants propose to construct an addition
onto the rear of the house. The addition will contain a
den, a small office, a master bedroom and bath, a utility
room and a carport. The addition will have a side yard
setback varying from 4 feet to 3 feet on the west side and
will have a rear yard setback of 0 feet where the lot abuts
"V" Street on the rear. The Code requires a side yard
setback of 6 feet and a rear yard setback of 25 feet for
this lot.
Staff believes the variance requests to be reasonable. Two
accessory structures, located in the area of the proposed
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Item No.: 1 (Cont.)
addition, will be removed. These accessory structures, a
garage and a storage building, have side yard setbacks of 3
feet. The one story addition will be designed in a style
which is compatible with the existing home. "V" Street,
although it has a 30 foot right-of-way, functions more like
an alley. Numerous homes that front onto Hawthorne Road
take rear yard access off of "V" Street to carports and
garages. No homes front onto "V" Street. Other homes that
front onto the intersecting streets have a side yard
relationship to "V" Street. These homes and their accessory
buildings have reduced setbacks to "V" Street. The rear 18
feet of the addition will be an open carport. The closest
edge of the carport will set back 9-10 feet from the edge of
the pavement of "V" Street. The property adjacent to the
west is occupied by a single family residence with an 8±
foot setback. This adjacent property also has an open
carport structure near the rear property line. The carport
is located on the western side of the property, providing
adequate setback between structures, even with the 3 foot
variance on the applicant's property. A privacy fence
separates the two properties. The overhang on the
applicant's proposed addition should be limited and
guttering should be installed to prevent water run-off onto
the adjacent property.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side and rear
yard setback variances to allow the proposed one-story
addition subject to compliance with the following
conditions:
1. The overhang on the west side of the addition is to be
limited to no more than 6 inches.
2. Guttering or another approved device is to be installed
on the west side of the addition to prevent water run-
off onto the adjacent property.
3. The rear 18 feet of the addition is to be an open
carport which is to be unenclosed on all sides other
than at the point it adjoins the house.
4. No portion of the addition, including eave or overhang,
is to extend beyond the rear property line into the "V"
Street right-of-way.
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5. The existing fence along the rear property line is to
be relocated 3 feet to the south, out of the ".V" Street
right-of-way.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(FEBRUARY 28, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Letters of support had been received from the owners of the
adjoining properties at 5810 and 5820 Hawthorne. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval subject to compliance
with the 5 conditions noted in the "Staff Recommendation" above.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as
recommended by staff. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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