HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Action Letter - Minutes 052124Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
Jim Hazlewood
500 Holly Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Date: May 20, 2024
Dear Mr. Hazlewood:
File No. Z-9992
Location: 500 Holly Street
Planning
Development
Building Codes
Issue: Reduced side yard setback.
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-9992, the following action was
taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on May 16, 2024:
(a) Approved the application as filed.
(b) X Approved the application with conditions.
(c) Denied the application.
(d) Deferred the application to the meeting.
(e) Withdrew the application.
(0 X See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
(g) Other:
If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation
of work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is
granted by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void.
According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70:
"Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of
jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of
Adjustment."
If you have questions, please call me at (501) 371-6817.
Rincerely_
MAY 16, 2024
ITEM NO.: 8 Z-9992
File No.: Z-9992
Owner: James Hazlewood / Beth Berry
Applicant: James Hazlewood
Address: 500 Holly Street
Legal Description: Lot 6 and the South '/z of Lot 5, Block 5, PULASKI HEIGHTS
ADDITION to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single -Family Residence
Proposed Use: Single -Family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area provisions of Section
36-254 to allow a carport addition to the existing garage
with a reduced side yard setback.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached
letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments required.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
No comments.
C. BUILDING CODES COMMENTS:
The required fire separation distance (building to property line) prescribed by the
building code terminates at five feet. Buildings are allowed to be closer than
five feet if they have properly constructed fire walls which provide the requisite one -hour
fire resistance rating. When buildings are five feet or more from the property line, the
requirement no longer applies to the wall itself, only the projections such as eaves or
overhangs.
Openings such as doors and windows are limited when the exterior wall is three feet
from the property line and are prohibited when the exterior wall is less than three feet
from the line. There is no restriction on openings when the exterior wall is more than
three feet from the property line.
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MAY 16, 2024
ITEM NO.: 8 CON'T. Z-9992
Contact the City of Little Rock Building Codes (501)371-4832 for additional details.
D. ANALYSIS:
The R-2 zoned property located at 500 Holly Street is occupied by a single-family
residence. The survey indicates a lot width of 75 feet along the front (Holly Street/east)
and rear (west), a width of 150 feet along the north and south (Lee Street) property
lines. As part of the improvement to the residence, the applicant will construct a 16 feet
by 22 feet carport over the driveway as an extension of the existing garage. The carport
will maintain the existing offset, two (2) feet plus, from the north property line. All other
setbacks comply with required minimum setbacks in the R-2 zoning district.
Section 36-254(d)(2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum side yard
setback of 7.5 feet for the principal structure on this R-2 zoned lot. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance to allow the addition to be constructed with a reduced
side yard setback of two (2) feet along the east side property line.
Staff is supportive of the requested side yard setback variance. Staff views the request
as reasonable. The existing dwelling has a garage structure that is two (2) feet from
the side (north) property line. The proposed carport addition would follow the same wall
line as the existing garage and be two (2) feet from the property line. Staff views the
variance as very minor in nature and feels the reduced side yard setback will have no
adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setback variance, subject to the
descriptions and any conditions in the "staff analysis", and the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Compliance with the Building Code requirements as noted in paragraph C. of
the staff report.
Board of Adjustment
(MAY 16, 2024)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item as a
recommendation for approval as outlined in the "Staff Recommendation" above. There was
no further discussion. The item remained on the consent agenda for approval. The vote was
5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent. A motion was made and seconded to approve the application,
subject to the "staff analysis" and the following conditions:
1. A building permit must be obtained prior to all construction at the site.
2. Compliance with the Building Code requirements as noted in paragraph "C" of the
agenda staff report.
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