HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Minute Record 040324MARCH 21, 2024
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-5541-A
File No.: Z-5541-A
Owner: Sarah and Davis Dodson
Applicant: Jesse Pierce (Agent)
Address: 5008 Hawthorne Road
Legal Description: The West 30 feet of the South 100 of Lot 2 and the South 100
feet of the East 40 feet of Lot 2, Block 2, Newton's Addition to
Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single Family Residential
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Section
36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard setback in the R-2 zoning
district.
A variance is requested from the area regulations of Section
36-254 to allow a reduced side yard setback in the R-2 zoning
district.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented as per the attached
letter.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planninci and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments required.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments required.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments required.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 5008 Hawthorne Road is occupied by a one-story
frame single family residence. A detached carport structure is located in the rear
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ITEM NO.: 2 CON'T. Z-5541-A
yard area, near the northeast corner of the lot. A driveway extends from Hawthorne
Road to the garage structure in the back.
The applicant proposes to remove the existing detached carport structure and
slab from the site and construct a new two-story attached garage structure
featuring two (2) bedrooms and one (1) bathroom. The new structure is noted on
the attached site plan. The proposed -two-story garage structure will be built in
the same area as the existing carport and will reside in the side yard setback
(which the owner states will be the same side yard setback that currently exists).
The new structure will also reside in the 25' rear setback, but the owner will move
the structure forward eight (8) feet away from the rear property line (currently there
is one (1) foot from the carport to the property line). The difference can be seen
on the site plan compared to the survey. The new structure will be less than the
maximum of 35 feet in height but will be taller than the existing residence.
Section 36-254 (d)(2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a side yard setback
with a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not
to exceed eight (8) feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow
the garage addition with a reduced side setback.
Section 36-254 (d)(3) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum rear
building setback of 25 feet for principle structures in R-2 zoning. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance to allow the garage addition with a reduced rear
setback.
Staff is supportive of the requested reduced side and rear setback variances,
respectively. Staff views the requests as reasonable. The proposed addition will
occupy essentially the same area as the existing carport. The new building
addition should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side and rear setback variances,
subject to the property being replated into one (1) lot before a building permit is
issued.
Board of Adjustment
(MARCH 21, 2024)
The March 21, 2024, Little Rock Board of Adjustment meeting did not have a quorum as
required per the By -Laws. Therefore, all items on the March agenda have been deferred
to the April 18, 2024 meeting.
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