HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6927 Staff AnalysisOctober 30, 2000
Item No.: 4
File No.
Owner:
Address:
Z-6927
Donna Elaine Pigge
1900 S. Grant Street
Descri tion: North 1-i! of Lots 1 and 2, Block 25,
Bateman's Subdivision of Cherry
and Cox Addition
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
Justification:
Present Use of Pro err:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
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A variance is requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-254
to permit construction of an
addition with reduced side and
front yard setbacks.
The applicant's justification is
presented in an attached letter.
Single Family
Single Family
The R-2 zoned property located at 1900 S. Grant Street is
occupied by a small, one-story, frame, single family
residence. The applicant proposes to construct a 6 feet by
11.5 feet addition onto the front of the house to expand one
room of the home. The proposed addition is to maintain the
existing side yard setback of 5 feet and will result in a
front yard setback of 20 feet. The code requires side and
front yard setbacks of 5.5 feet and 25 feet respectively for
this lot. There is no building line issue.
Staff is supportive of the requested setback variances.
Although the main body of the house now has a front yard
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Item No.: 4 (Cont.
setback of 26 feet, an existing porch extends beyond that
point an additional 4.5 feet, creating a front yard setback
of 21.5 feet. The proposed addition is not much larger than
the porch and will extend 1.5 feet beyond the porch. The
additional encroachment is very minor and should have no
impact on neighboring properties or traffic on Grant Street.
The street itself dead -ends at the southern end of this
block. The .5 foot side yard variance is also very minor
and should not affect the adjacent property. The existing
house now has a 5 foot side yard which is typical of most of
the homes in the area which are located on 50 foot wide
lots. The house on the lot adjacent to the south actually
has a side yard setback of 8-9 feet, providing adequate
separation between structures.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front and side
yard setback variances as filed.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(OCTOBER 30, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a vote
of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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