HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8354 Staff AnalysisJ U N E 30, 2008
ITEM NO.: 3
File No.: Z-8354
Owner/Applicant: Elaine Potter
Address: 419 E. 10t" Street
Description: Part of Lots 11 and 12, Block 58, Original City of Little Rock
Zoned:' ` ' ' : ` ; R=4A
Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section 36-
156 to allow an accessory building with reduced setbacks.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use of Property: Single Family Residential
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues,
.
No Comments.
B, Staff Analysis:
The R-4A zoned property at 419 E. 10th Street is occupied by a one-story
frame single family structure. The property is located at the southwest corner
of E. 10t" and Commerce Streets. There is a one -car wide driveway from
Commerce Street, with a parking pad at the southeast corner of the residence.
The applicant proposes to place a pre -fabricated wood accessory building at
the southwest corner of the property, as noted on the attached site plan. The
accessory structure will be six (6) feet by eight (8) feet in area and located two
(2) feet from the south side property line and three (3) feet from the rear (west)
property line. It will be located 49 feet back from the front (east) property line
and 45 feet from the north street side property line.
Section 36-156(a)(2)c. of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum 60
foot setback from front property lines for accessory buildings in the R-4A
zoning district. Section 36-156(a)(2)f. requires a minimum side setback of
three (3) feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances to allow the
J U N E 30, 2008
ITEM NO.: 3 (CON'T.
accessory structure with a reduced south side setback of two (2) feet and a
reduced front setback of 49 feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Given the small size of this lot
(55 feet by 58 feet), staff views the request as reasonable. The lot being only
58 feet deep does not allow for the 60 foot front setback as required for
accessory buildings. Additionally, there is very little rear yard space for
placement of an accessory building. The applicant is proposing to tuck the
building into the southwest corner of the property, which in staff's opinion is the
most appropriate location. The house immediately to the west is located five
(5) to six (6) feet back from the dividing side property line, so adequate
separation should exist between it and the proposed accessory structure. The
site is located within the MacArthur Park Historic District, and on June 9, 2008
the Little Rock Historic District Commission approved a Certificate of
Appropriateness for the proposed storage building (see attached letter). Staff
believes the proposed storage building will have no adverse impact on the
adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested variances, subject to compliance
with the approval granted by the Little Rock Historic District Commission.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (JUNE 30, 2008)
The applicant was 'present.' There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
item and a recommendation of approval.
The applicant'offered noadditional 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.