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
Jeremiah Russell
Rogue Architecture
300 S. Spring Street. Ste. 720
Little Rock. AR 72201
Date: May 20, 2024
Dear Mr. Russell:
Planning
Development
Building Codes
File No. Z-9989
Location: 11780 Rivercrest Drive
Issue: Reduced front yard setback
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. Z-9989, the following action was
taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on May 16, 2024:
(a) Approved the application as filed.
(b) Approved the application with conditions.
(c) Denied the application.
(d) X Deferred the application to the June 20, 2024 meeting.
(e)
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(g)
Withdrew the application.
See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
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.
MAY 16, 2024
ITEM NO.: 5 Z-9989
File No.: Z-9989
Owners: Richard Griffiths
Applicant: Jeremiah Russell, Rogue Architects
Address: 11780 Rivercrest Drive
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 56, Walton Heights Addition, to the City of Little
Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single -Family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Sec. 36-
254 to allow a reduced front yard and in the R-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.
B. Buffering and Landscape Comments:
No Comments
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Staff Analysis:
The property at 11780 Rivercrest Drive is in a predominantly R-2 zoned
neighborhood, within the Walton Heights Subdivision.
The subject property is centrally located on the north side of Rivercrest Drive. The
parcel was originally developed with a one and 1/2-story masonry home in 1965. The
applicant has stated that the new addition to the existing home will extend toward
Rivercrest Drive to the south and will include a new one-story expansion of the living
space and a new 2-car carport. The survey indicates the lot to be 200 feet in width
and 200 feet in length.
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MAY 16, 2024
ITEM NO. 5 (CON'T.) Z-9
The applicant indicates that the addition will expand the existing south structure
perimeter approximately 10-feet south into the setback.
Section 36-254(d)(1) states, "There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet." "Therefore, the applicant requests variances to
allow the extension of the primary structure into the front yard setback to no more
than 510-feet reducing the front yard setback to 16-feet.
In Staff s opinion, the proposed setback reductions 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 front yard setback reduction from 25
feet to a minimum to 10-feet, per the attached site plan.
Additionally, the variances are recommended for approval as per the submitted
survey / site plan sketch and are subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Board of Adjustment
(MAY 16, 2024)
Staff recommends that the application be deferred to the June 20, 2024, agenda, as the
applicant failed to send notices to surrounding property owners as required. There was no
further discussion. The item remained on the consent agenda for deferral. The vote was 5
ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.
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