HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8001 Staff AnalysisFEBRUARY 27, 2006
ITEM NO.: 10
File No.: Z-8001
Owner: Peyton E. Rice, Sr.
Address: 811-817 N. Grant Street
Description: N. Grant Street at "H" Street
Zoned: O-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the fence provisions of Section
36-516 to allow a fence which exceeds the maximum height allowed.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Multi Family Residential
Proposed Use of Property:
STAFF REPORT
Multi Family Residential
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis:
The 0-3 zoned property at 811-817 N. Grant Street is occupied by two (2)
multifamily residential buildings. The buildings are two stories in height. There
is paved. parking on the south and west sides of the buildings, with overflow
parking on the east side of the residences. There is a one story commercial
building immediately to the north of the multifamily buildings. The commercial
building is several feet above the grade of the multifamily buildings.
The applicant recently reconstructed a 52 inch high masonry wall on the north
side of the northernmost residential building, between it and the commercial
building. With the reconstruction, a six (6) foot high wood fence was removed
from atop the masonry wall area. The applicant proposes to replace it with an
eight (8) foot high wood fence with two (2) feet of lattice for an overall fence
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
ITEM NO.: 10 (CON'T.)
height of 10 feet, as viewed from the adjacent property to the north. The fence
will not run the entire width of the property. It will start at the northeast corner
of the residential building and run just past the northwest building corner, as
noted on the attached site plan.
Section 36-516(e)(2)a. of the City's Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum
fence height of eight (8) feet for office zoned properties. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance to allow the 10 foot high fence (as viewed
from the north) and the 14.34 foot high fence/wall (as viewed from the interior
of the property).
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff feels that the variance is
reasonable given the fact that the fence will have a height of 10 feet as viewed
from outside the property. The 14.34 foot height in combination with the
masonry wall be visible from the interior of the multifamily property. Staff also
feels the two (2) feet of lattice on top of the 8 foot high solid wood fence will
have much less of a visual impact on adjacent property than a solid 10 foot
high fence structure. Staff believes the proposed fencetwall structure will have
no adverse impact on the adjacent property or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested fence/wall height variance,
subject to the following conditions:
1. The finished side of the fence must face outward toward the adjacent
property to the north.
2. A building permit must be obtained for the fence/wall construction.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (FEBRUARY 27, 2006)
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 as recommended by staff
by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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