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File No.: Z-10052
Owners: Jeff Fuller Construction
Applicant: Jeff Fuller
Address: 5520 Hawthorne Road
Legal Description: The West 42.1 Feet of Lot 6 & All of Lot 7, Block 7, Newton’s 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) (1), 36-254 (d)(2), and 36-254 (d) (3), to allow a new residence with reduced front, side
and rear yard setbacks.
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 5520 Hawthorne Road is occupied by a one-story wood frame single family residence with a single car garage and access drive connecting to N. Taylor Street to
the West.
The applicant proposes to remove the dwelling and garage structures from the site and construct a new residential structure. The proposed residence will be two-story in height and will
be located 23-feet from the south (front) property line, 3- feet from the north (rear) property line, 5.7-feet from the west (side) property line, and 6.5 feet from the side (east)
property line. Separate new driveways connecting to North Taylor Street will be constructed to access the separate garage areas.
Section 36-254(d)(1) requires a front yard setback having a depth of not less than
25-feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the proposed new
residence to be constructed with reduced front yard setback no less than 23-feet.
Section 36-254 (d) (2) requires a minimum side yard setback on each side of the
building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the
lot, not to exceed eight (8) feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to
allow the proposed new residence to be constructed with reduced side (west) yard
setback not less than 5.7-feet.
Section 36-254(d)(3) requires a rear yard setback of not less than 25- feet. Therefore,
the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the proposed new residence to be
constructed with a reduced rear yard setback not less than 3-feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. 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 and side yard variances, 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.