HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6820 Staff AnalysisFebruary 28," 2000
Item No.: 3
File No.: Z-6820
Owner: Sheila Campbell, Owner/Ron Bene
Woods, Applicant
Address: 1112 West 2nd Street
Description: Lots 10 and 11, Block 295,
Original City
Zoned: C-4
Variance Requested: Variances are requested from
the area regulations of Section 36-
302 to permit construction of a new
office building with reduced front
and side yard setbacks.
Justification: Applicant's Statement: The
property is zoned C-4 which carries
a forty-five (45) foot front yard
setback, fifteen (15) foot side
yard setback and a twenty-five (25)
foot rear yard setback.
Our property is approximately 100'
X 150' which doesn't allow for
these large setback areas. We are
proposing to build a new building
at the same locations where an
existing building we were
renovating burned down. In order
to get the building, parking, and
required landscaping on the site,
we are requesting the following
variances:
• 20 ft. front yard setback
• 6 ft. side yard setback along
west property line
Present Use of Property: Vacant lots
Proposed Use of Property: One story, office building
(Sheila Campbell Law Offices)
February 28,-2000
Item No.: 3 (Cont.
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
With Buildina Permit
1. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
18,031.
2. Property Frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps
brought up to the current ADA standards.
3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that
is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to
occupancy.
4. Plans of work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start of work.
B. Staff Analysis:
The applicant proposes to construct a new, one-story office
building on the vacant, C-4 zoned lots located at 1112 West
2nd Street. The proposed new building will have a front
yard setback of 20 feet and a side yard setback on the west
side of 6 feet. The Code requires a front yard setback of
45 feet and a side yard setback of 15 feet for this lot.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances and is
encouraged by this infill development. The property, as is
much of this area of downtown, is zoned C-4. C-4, Open
Display commercial, is a suburban zoning designation which
is inappropriate for the urban core. Steps are being taken
to rezone the entirety of the City's core to a designation
more conducive to urban development. C-4, with its large
setback requirements, is more appropriate along heavily
traveled arterials and requires a larger tract of land. The
proposed front yard setback is in character with other
structures in the area. The buildings which front onto West
2nd, east of Ringo Street, have front yard setbacks of 10-15
feet. The property adjacent to the west is developed as a
parking lot. Allowing the reduced side yard setback will
have no effect on that property.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front and side
yard setback variances subject to compliance with the
following conditions:
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February 28., 2000
Item No.: 3 (Cont.)
1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances
2. Compliance with Public Works Comments including any
variance or waiver of those requirements as may be
granted by the Public Works Director or the Board of
Directors.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (FEBRUARY 28, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject
to compliance with the two conditions noted in the "Staff
Recommendation" above. Staff informed the Board that the
applicant had mailed the required notices 7 days prior to the
meeting, not 10 days as required by the Board's bylaws. After a
brief discussion, a motion was made to waive the bylaws and
approve the notices as done by the applicant. The vote was
5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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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