HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Minute Record 04032MARCH 21, 2024
ITEM NO.: 4:
File No.: Z-9943
Owner: Jonathan and Autumn Brown
Applicant: Thomas Pownall / Thomas Engineering Co.
Address: 608 N. Spruce Street
Legal Description: Lot 7, Block 34, Pulaski Heights Addition
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single Family Residential
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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.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Develo ment Civil Engineering:
Please understand that you shall apply for a permit for the proposed garage and a
separate permit for the proposed addition. Also understand that if you get approved
for the covered walkway that the design might change or one of the building permits
might be rejected.
B. Landscape and Buffers:
No Comments required.
C. Buiidin Codes:
No Comments required.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 608 N. Spruce Street is occupied by a one-story
frame single family residence. A one-story detached garage structure is located in
the rear yard area, near the northwest corner of the lot. A paved alley is located
along the rear (west) property line. A driveway extends from the alley to the existing
garage structure.
The applicant proposes to remove the existing detached garage structure from the
site and construct a new garage addition, as noted on the attached site plan. The
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ITEM NO.: 4 CON'T. Z-9943
new garage structure will be 24.3 feet by 28.8 feet in area. The applicant is also
proposing a 14 foot wide addition to the rear of the residence. The addition and
proposed garage will be connected with a breezeway structure. The proposed
garage will be located approximately 20 feet back from the rear (west) property line.
A new driveway will be constructed from the alley to the new garage structure.
Section 36-254 (d)(3) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum rear
building setback of 25 feet for principal structures in R-2 zoning. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance to allow the garage addition with a reduced rear
setback. All other building setbacks conform with ordinance standards.
Staff is supportive of the requested reduced rear building setback variance. Staff
views the requests as reasonable. The proposed garage will occupy essentially the
same area as the existing garage. The new building addition should have no
adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear setback variance, subject to
compliance with the comments and conditions noted in paragraph A., and the staff
analysis, of the agenda staff report.
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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