HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Minute Record (JUNE)JUNE 20, 2024
ITEM NO.: 8 Z-5836-B
File No.: Z-5836-B
Owners: Easterseals Arkansas
Applicant: Development Consultants, Inc. (Agent)
Address: 3920 Woodland Heights Road
Legal Description: SEE SURVEY
Zoned: O-2
Present Use: Office and Institutional District
Proposed Use: Office and Institutional District
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Sec. 36-
280 to allow a reduced side yard and in the O-2 district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached
letter.
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments received.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No comments received.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No comments received
D. Staff Analysis:
The property at 3920 Woodland Heights Road is zoned O-2 Office and Institutional
District, with POD, O-3, R-2 zoning adjacent to the property.
The applicant is proposing to construct a new, approximately 2,600 square foot
building addition on the west side of their property. The proposed structure is an
addition and will be located north of an existing structure. The existing structure has
a side yard setback of 6.1 feet. The applicant’s proposal will bring the proposed
addition more in-line with the existing structure on the site.
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JUNE 20, 2024
ITEM NO.: 8 (CON’T.) Z-5836-B
Section 36-280(e)(1) states, “The front, side, and rear yard setbacks shall not be
less than twenty-five (25) feet.” “Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to
allow a reduced side yard setback in the O-2 zoning district from twenty-five (25)
feet to fourteen (14) feet. A setback reduction of eleven (11) feet.”
In Staff' s opinion, the proposed setback reduction will pose no negative effect upon
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and will not detract from the value or
aesthetics of the surrounding properties in the general area.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side yard setback reduction from
twenty-five (25) feet to a minimum to fourteen (14) feet, as per the submitted survey
/ site plan sketch, subject to the following condition:
1. Obtain a building permit prior to construction.
Board of Adjustment (JUNE 20, 2024)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors. Staff presented the item
and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “Staff Recommendation” above.
There was no further discussion. The item remained on the consent agenda for approval.
A motion was made and seconded. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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