HomeMy WebLinkAboutmmAUGUST 17, 2023
ITEM NO. 2 Z-6776-A
File No.: Z-6776-A
Owner: Rhodes Family Trust
Applicant: Ellen Yeary — Yeary Lindsey Architects
Address: 5723 Hawthorne Road
Legal Description: Lot 29R, being a replat of Lot 29. FOREST HEIGHTS
PLACE, an 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 the area provisions of
Section 36-254 to allow a residence with a reduced
front yard setback.
A variance is requested from the area provisions of
Section 36-156 to permit an accessory structure to
occupy more than 30% coverage of the rear yard area.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached
letter.
STAFF REPORT:
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C.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
No comments required.
LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER COMMENTS:
Any changes or modifications to the yard area shall comply with the
"Heights Landscape Design Overlay District" regulations.
BUILDING CODES COMMENTS:
No Comments.
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AUGUST 17, 2023
ITEM NO. 2 (CON'T.) Z-6776-A
D. ANALYSIS:
The R-2 zoned property located at 5723 Hawthorne Road is occupied by an existing
one-story single-family residence with an accessory garage structure in the rear yard
area.
The applicant proposes to construct an addition to the primary residence including
a new 300-square foot porch along the north (front) side of the house with a minor
31-square foot living space addition at the northeast corner. The proposal also
includes a new covered walkway in the rear yard extending from the primary
residence to an existing accessory garage structure which has a proposed addition
extending to the west from the garage into the rear (south) yard area.
The proposed porch is indicated to be located at the center of the house and be 31-
feet in width and extend from the front of the home 10-feet. The new porch is shown
to be located 23-feet from the property line encroaching 2-feet into the front yard
setback.
Section 36-254(d)(1) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum front yard
setback of 25 feet for the principal structure on this R-2 zoned lot. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance to allow the porch addition to be constructed with
a reduced front yard setback of 23-feet along the front (north) property line.
The site plan shows an addition to the existing 500-square foot garage is proposed
to extend into the west portion of the rear (south) yard adding an additional 176-
square feet to the structure. The rear (south) yard is approximately 1,500-square
feet in area and the garage with the new addition will occupy approximately 45-
percent of the rear yard area.
Sec. 36-156(a)(2)(c) states, "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through
R-4A districts shall not be located closer than sixty (60) feet to the front property
line, fifteen (15) feet from a street sideline and may not occupy more than thirty (30)
percent of the required rear yard area..." Therefore, the applicant is requesting a
variance to allow the proposed accessory building to exceed the coverage
requirements to a maximum of 45%.
Staff is supportive of the requested front yard setback and rear yard accessory
structure coverage variances. Staff views the requests as reasonable. Staff views
the variances as very minor in nature and feels that the applicant's proposals will not
be out of character with the neighborhood nor have an adverse impact on the
surrounding properties.
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AUGUST 17, 2023
ITEM NO. 2 (CON'T.) Z-6776-A
E. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard coverage to a maximum of
45%.
Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback from 25-feet to 23-
feet to accommodate the proposed porch.
Additionally, the variances are recommended for approval as per the submitted
survey / site plan sketch and are subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Any changes or modifications to the yard area shall comply with the
"Heights Landscape Design Overlay District" regulations.
Board of Adjustment (AUGUST 17, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Board and stated it recommended the rear yard coverage and front yard
setback variances be approved as per the staff report with conditions. There was a
consent motion to approve the application. The motion was seconded. The application
was approved on consent. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent.
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