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File No.: Z-10033
Owners: Alan and Ann Tedford
Applicant: Tom Fennell, Fennell Purifoy Architects
Address: 5607 Hawthorne Road
Legal Description: Lot 21 and 22, Forest Heights Addition to
the City of Little Rock
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single Family Residential
Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section 36-254 (d)(3) to allow a new residence with reduced rear yard setback.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
Landscape and Buffer Comments:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,”
requiring installation of one (1) tree per forty (40) linear feet of street frontage within
the Heights District boundary, applicable to [among other types] residential
construction in excess of 600 square feet.
Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
Analysis:
The property located at 5607 Hawthorne Road is currently occupied by a two-story wood frame single family residence which is to be removed. The property has a 5-foot easement bordering
the south and east property lines along with an access drive that extends west from the existing carport connecting to Forest Heights Drive
The applicant proposes to demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new 5,000 square-foot residence with an enclosed walkway connecting to a new garage structure at the southwest
corner of the property. The proposed garage structure will be single-story in height and will be located 7-feet from the south (rear) property line, and 15-feet from the west side
property line. The structure connection extends the primary residence into the rear yard setback approximately18-feet.
Section 36-254(d)(3) requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25 feet in the R-2
District. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a reduction of the
rear yard setback from 25-feet to no less than 7-feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as reasonable and believes it is generally in conformance with the development pattern in the neighborhood and
nearby area, nor should it have an adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard variance, subject to the descriptions and any conditions in the “staff analysis,” and the following conditions:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permit, in accordance with the Heights Design Overlay District requirements.