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Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
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Don Perrymore ____________________ File No: Z-10056
1216 N Polk St Location: 5412 Centerwood Rd
Little Rock AR 72205 __________________ Issue: Accessory Structure Rear Yard Coverage
Date: October 21, 2024____
Dear _Don Perrymore .
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-10056_, the following action
was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on October 17, 2024_:
(a) ____X__ Approved the application as filed.
(b) Approved the application with conditions.
(c) ________ Denied the application.
(d) ________ Deferred the application to the ________ meeting.
(e) ________ Withdrew the application.
(f) ________ See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
(g) ________ Other: ______________________________________________________________
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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) 371-6821.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________________
Romie G. Price, Plans Development Administrator
RGP/aa
OCTOBER 17, 2024
ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10056
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File No.: Z-10056
Owners: John and Julianne Satterfield
Applicant: Don Perrymore (Agent)
Address: 5412 Centerwood Road
Legal Description: The East 30 feet of Lot 91 and all of Lot 92, Prospect Terrace
2nd 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
36-156 to permit more than 30% coverage of the rear yard for
an accessory structure.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the submitted
letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,”
requiring installation of one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage within the
Heights District Boundary, applicable to [among other types] residential
construction in excess of 600 square feet.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No comments.
D. Analysis:
The property at 5412 Centerwood Road is in a predominantly R-2 zoned
neighborhood, within the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District.
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The applicant is proposing to remove the existing single-story carport structure and
construct a new two-story accessory garage structure in the rear yard area of the
property along with an addition to the primary residence.
The site plan indicates that the proposed 1,125-square foot accessory garage
structure is located in the rear yard area 3-feet from the north property line, 32-feet
from the west property line, 3-feet from the east property line, and 8-feet from the
primary residence. The rear yard space is approximately 2,880 square feet in area.
The proposed structure will yield approximately 57-percent coverage of the rear
yard exceeding the maximum code allowance of 30-percent.
Section 36-156(2)(c) requires the accessory building not to occupy more than thirty
percent (30%) of the required rear yard area. Therefore, the applicant is requesting
a variance to allow the new accessory structure to exceed the coverage
requirements to a maximum of fifty-seven percent (57%).
Staff is supportive of the requested variance to allow the accessory structure to
occupy more than 30% of the rear yard area. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The proposed garage structure will not be out of character with other
accessory structures throughout this neighborhood and believes and increased
area coverage will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the
general area.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard coverage to a maximum of
57% as per the above staff analysis and the submitted survey/site plan sketch
subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permitting, in
accordance with the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District
requirements.
Board of Adjustment October 17, 2024
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Board and state it recommended the increase in allowed rear yard
coverage of an accessory structure variance be approved as per staff report. The
proposed accessory structure would take up approximately 59% of the rear yard. A
member of the Board questioned the need and appropriateness of allowing a nearly 100%
increase in the allowable 30% rear yard coverage. The applicant explained that the need
for the accessory garage structure was a matter of security for the residents and their
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vehicles due to heavy pedestrian traffic in the area. The Board asked for an arial view of
the lot and discussed the request. There was a motion to approve the application. The
motion was seconded. The application was approved with a vote of 4 ayes, 1 nay.