HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6917 Staff AnalysisSeptember 25, 2000
Item No.: 6
File No.
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
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Present Use of Proper :
Z-6917
Caroline Stevenson
5125 Stonewall Road
Lot 7, Block 26, Newton's Addition
R-2
A variance is requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254.
Applicant's Statement: Originally
the house faced Stonewall Road and
as you can see I still have a
Stonewall address. Some years ago
the owners added a room on the west
side of the house and made the
front door face Newton Street.
They also enclosed the original
front door. This has resulted in
confusion about where the entrance
to the house is. It also has left
the front yard inaccessible from
inside.
I want to add a front porch and
front door back to the Stonewall
side of the house (the north side)
making the house again face
Stonewall Street. This will not
only clarify where the entrance is,
but will improve the looks of the
house from the street. It will
also allow me to improve the
landscaping of this part of the
property.
Single Family
Proposed Use of Proper : Single Family
September 25, 2000
Item No.: 6 (Cont.)
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 5125 Stonewall Road is
occupied by a two-story, frame, single-family residence, a
detached garage structure and a swimming pool. Previous
owners moved the front entrance to the Newton Street side
and eliminated the Stonewall Drive entrance. This has lead
to some confusion since the property has a Stonewall
address. The applicant proposes to build a porch and front
door on the north side of the house, making the home again
face Stonewall Road. The proposed porch will extend 12 feet
out from the front of the house and will result in a front
yard setback of 8.5 feet. The code requires a front yard
setback of 25 feet for this lot.
Staff has concerns about the amount of construction proposed
within the front yard setback. Additionally, the lot is
virtually covered with structures. Appearances are
deceiving because of the amount of right-of-way between the
property line and the curb of the abutting streets. Even
that portion of the rear yard which is not covered by garage
or pool is paved over. The house is built to the property
line on the Newton Street side and extends over the front
setback on the Stonewall perimeter. If it is the
applicant's intent to create a front entrance and porch on
the north side of the house, that can be accomplished by
something much less than the 12 foot deep porch proposed
through this application. A 4-6 foot deep porch would serve
the same purpose and would keep the front of the house more
in line with the other homes along Stonewall. A 6 foot deep
porch would result in a front yard setback of 14 feet. The
porch would be set back from the curb of Stonewall Road
approximately 41 feet due to the excess right-of-way.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the application as filed.
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September 25, 2000
Item No.: 6 (Cont.)
Staff can support a variance to allow a porch addition not
to exceed 6 feet subject to the porch not being enclosed on
any side other than at the point it adjoins the house.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(SEPTEMBER 25, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff informed the Board that the applicant had agreed to cut the
depth of the porch from 12 feet to 6 feet. As such, staff
recommended approval of the requested variance, as amended,
subject to the porch not being enclosed on any side other than at
the point it adjoins the house.
The applicant, Bill Sneed, confirmed that he had agreed with
staff and would cut the porch depth back to 6 feet.
The amended application 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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