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File No.: Z-9905
Owners: James Ramsey and Carla Smith
Applicant: Thomas Pownall
Thomas Engineering
Address: 49 Tallyho Lane
Legal Description: Foxcroft 4th 187, the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from area regulations of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard setback in the R-2 district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter.
STAFF REPORT
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
Recommends reducing the proposed garage length to 37ft from 39.6ft to allow room off of the easement for clearance.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 49 Tallyho Lane is occupied by a single floor
residential structure with a paved access drive along the south perimeter of the site
connecting to Tallyho Lane to the west. The applicant states that the residence
received tornado damage in March 2023 and the original garage structure was
damaged beyond repair.
The site plan indicates that a new proposed garage structure will be constructed
in the rear (east) yard area connecting to the main dwelling structure to the west
and a new paved access drive along the south perimeter of the property. The
new 858 square foot garage structure will connect to the main dwellings roof
structure and extend 39.6-feet east into the rear (east) yard area and
approximately 15-feet into the regulated rear yard setback adjacent to an
existing 10-foot easement along the east perimeter of the property.
Section 36-254(d)(3) states “There shall be a rear yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. “Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow
the extension of the primary structure into the rear yard setback reducing the setback to no less than 10-feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Staff views the requests as reasonable. The reduction of yard area for the garage structure is similar to
development patterns in the area. Staff believes that the requested variance will
have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested variance, subject to the descriptions and any conditions in the “staff analysis”, and the following conditions:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Reduction of the proposed garage length to 37ft from 39.6ft to allow room off of the easement for clearance.