HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9944File No.: Z-9944
Owners: Roger R. Cole
Applicant: Roger R. Cole
Address: 9 Calais Court
Legal Description: Lot 27, Block 9, Chenal Valley, Addition to the City of Little Rock
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 on the attached application.
STAFF REPORT
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property at 9 Calais Court is located within a predominantly.
residentially zoned Southwest Little Rock neighborhood. The subject property is
located in the Chenal Valley subdivision south of Champagnelle Drive and north of
Denny Road. The property is accessed from Calais Court and located at the
along the south side of the street. The brick and frame home was constructed in
1995 and is surrounded by similar houses built in the same time period. A platted
10-foot easement is located between the rear building line and the adjacent south
property lines.
The applicant is proposing to build a replacement wood frame deck with
approximately seventy-five (75) percent enclosed to the back of their home. The
sketch provided indicates that this addition will be placed on the south portion of
the primary structure and extend 5-feet south and 32-feet from east to west along
the south perimeter of the residence. The addition will cross the 25-foot rear setback line 3-feet but will not encroach into the 10-foot easement at the rear 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. “The applicant requests a variance to allow the
extension of the accessory structure into the rear yard setback.
The survey and sketches provided by the applicant indicate that the addition to the
primary structure will cross the 25-foot rear yard setback line 3-feet reducing the
rear yard setback to 22-feet. In Staff' s opinion, the existing conditions and the
proposed addition will pose no negative effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of
the public, and will not detract from the value or aesthetic of the neighborhood or
surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard setback reduction from
twenty-five (25) feet to a minimum of 22-feet as outlined in the above staff analysis
and on the attached sketch.