HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6919 Staff AnalysisSeptember 25, 2000
Item No.: 8
File No.: Z-6919
Owner: Bert Parke
Address: Valley Falls Estates, South
Katillius Road
Description: Long Legal description of property
preliminary platted as Valley
Falls Estates
Zoned: R-2
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the
fence height provisions of Section
36-516.
Justification: Applicant's Statement: We are
requesting a variance for the above
referenced project to construct an
8 foot brick wall with 10 foot
columns. This wall would be placed
on the South Katillius right-of-way
line the entire frontage of the
project. I have visited with Bob
Turner regarding this issue. He
has no problem supporting the
variance. This wall will tie into
the gated entrance to the
subdivision and be similar to the
walls at Chenal Circle, Hickory
= Creek and Hickory Hills.
Present Use of Property: Undeveloped
Proposed Use of Proper tlt: 87 lot single family residential
subdivision
Staff Report
A. Public Works Issues:
Fence and columns must be located on the private property.
September 25, 2000
Item No.: 8 (Cont.)
B. Staff Analysis:
Valley Falls Estates is a recently approved, 87 lot, single
family subdivision to be located south and west of South
Katillius Road, south of Cantrell Road. The majority of the
proposed subdivision is not currently in the city limits but
is within an island that is involved in a lawsuit that came
out of the City annexing 11 islands some months ago. The
property is zoned R-2. Access to the subdivision is from a
gated entrance off of S. Katillius Road. The applicant
proposes to construct an 8 foot tall, decorative brick wall,
with 10 -foot tall columns along the S. Katillius Road
frontage. The wall will tie into the gated entrance,
similar to several other "gated communities" in the City.
No other fencing or walls are proposed at this time around
the remaining perimeters of the plat. The code limits the
height of fences erected within the required setbacks
adjacent to streets to 4 feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. The proposed
brick wall is not out of character with similar structures
that have been erected on the perimeters of several newer
residential subdivisions in the City. The wall itself will
not exceed 8 feet in height and may, in some places, be less
than that if there is a change in terrain. There will be
approximately 20 feet between the columns. The wall will be
horizontally level between the columns, not sloping up to
match the height of the columns. The wall will set back 10+
feet from the new curb of the street once it is widened and
improved by the developer. There are 4-5 single family
homes located on the east side of S. Katillius Road. The
appearance of the wall should not be that onerous and the
visual impact should not be much different than the tree
line that exists on the property now.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested wall height
variance subject to compliance with the following
conditions:
1. Compliance with Public Works Comments
2. The wall shall not extend over the 20 foot auxiliary
easement for emergency vehicle access located between
lots 6 and 7 of Valley Falls Estates.
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September 25, 2000
Item No.: 8 (Cont.)
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(SEPTEMBER 25, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject
to compliance with the conditions outlined 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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