HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9730 -Staff Report - September 2023
File No.: Z-9730
Owners: Reddy Sanjeeva Onteddu & Sukanthi Kovvuru
Applicant: Hemachand Atluri – HRPG HOMES LLC
Address: 91 Orle Circle
Legal Description: Lot 44, Block 113 of Chenal an Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Vacant
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the building line regulations of Sec. 31-12 to allow the encroachment of structure across a platted building line.
A variance is requested area provisions of Section 36-156
to allow a retaining wall (accessory structure) with
a reduced side yard setback.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter.
STAFF REPORT
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located property at 91 Orle Circle is positioned on the south side of the road and is being developed with a single-family residence adjacent to similar R-2 zoned
parcels that are either occupied by single-family residences or
undeveloped. The site’s terrain is generally characterized as having a higher elevation on the northwest side of the lot which steeply slopes to the southeast.
The applicant is proposing to construct an accessary retaining wall structure along the east, west, and south perimeters of the property to manage the significant grades of the site
bordering the adjacent lots.
The site plan shows a 9-foot-high retaining wall along the west side of the property that will maintain the required 3-foot separation from the property but will cross the platted front
building line approximately 8-feet at the front of the residence and decrease in height from 9-feet to 7-feet.
Section 31-12(b) of the City's Subdivision Ordinance states, "In those instances
where a recorded subdivision plat has established building setback lines in
accordance with this chapter variances of those lines shall only be granted by the
Board of Adjustment." Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a reduction of the 25-foot platted front building line to 8-feet on north (front) perimeter of the site.
The site plan shows the retaining continuing along the south (rear) property line maintaining the require 3-foot separation from the property line and then turn north along the east
side property line. The applicant is proposing to construct 10-foot-high retaining wall at the property line along the east side of the lot.
Section 36-156(a)(2)(f) requires a minimum of 3-feet of separation between an accessory structure and an adjacent property line. Therefore, the applicant requests a variance to allow
a minimum of 0-feet to construct the retaining wall on the east (side) property line.
The applicant provided responses and additional documents including but not limited to easement affidavits for adjacent property owners. To the staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding
issues.
Based on the above analysis, Staff is supportive of the reduced side yard setback variance and the variance to allow the retaining wall to cross the front platted building line. Staff
believes the proposal requests are reasonable and are generally in character and scale of the surrounding neighborhood regarding the slope of the terrain.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setback reduction from 3-feet to 0-feet and the requested platted front building line reduction from 25-feet to a minimum of 8-feet
as presented on the attached survey / site plan.