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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-10044 Action Letter 102124Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Planning Development Building Codes Tim Heiple ____________________ 319 Pres. Clinton Avenue, Suite 201 Little Rock AR 72201 __________________ File No: Z-10044 Location: 7217 Ohio St Issue: Rear Yard Setback & Land Area per Dwelling Date: October 21, 2024____ Dear _Tim Heiple . This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-10044_, 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: ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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.: 5 Z-10044 1 File No.: Z-10044 Owners: C.E. Rawls Applicant: Tim Heiple / Heiple Wiedower Architects Address: 7217 Ohio Street Legal Description: Lots 4 & 5, Block 3, Riffel & Rhoton’s Addition, to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas Zoned: R-5 Present Use: Duplex – 2-Family Residential Proposed Use: Multi-Family Residential – Up to 5 Units Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Sec. 36-259 to allow a reduced rear yard setback in the R-5 district. A variance is requested from the area regulations of Sec. 36-259 to allow a reduced area of land per dwelling unit in the R-5 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: All landscaping and screening of vehicular use areas shall be in accordance with Chapter 15, Article IV of the City’s Ordinance. C. Building Codes Comments: No Comments. D. Staff Analysis: The property at 7217 Ohio Street is in a predominantly R-5 zoned area and is located on the south side of Ohio Street, east of Georgia Avenue. The property OCTOBER 17, 2024 ITEM NO.: 5 Z-10044 2 has a large yard area is occupied by a one-story wood frame multi-family duplex. The adjacent and surrounding properties to the north and west are occupied by R- 5 zoned properties and the properties to the east and south are zoned PRD. The property is accessed from Ohio Street connecting to a paved eight (8) space parking area along the north perimeter of the site. The 15,000 square foot lot extends south 150-feet and east to west 100-feet with an open rear yard area. The applicant is proposing to construct three (3) new 12-foot x 20-foot rental housing units in the remaining portion of the properties rear and side yard areas. The site plan indicates that the new structures will be connected by a new paved access walk extending from the parking area to open porches located on the front and rear sides of each unit. This proposed improvement will follow the current code requirements of an R-5 zoning with the exception of the rear yard setback and lot area per unit provisions. The remaining rear and side yard spaces are approximately 6,400 square feet in area. The existing and new structures as indicated on the site plan will cover a combined total of 2,940 square feet of area which will require 10,000 square feet of land area. Sec. 36-259(d)(5)(b) states, “Lots ranging from ten thousand (10,000) square feet through one (1) acre shall provide two thousand (2,000) square feet of land area per dwelling unit.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the amount of land per unit to be reduced to no less than one thousand (1,000) square feet per unit. The site plan indicates that each of the new structures will be located between 13- feet and 15-feet from the south (rear) property line and 5-feet from the east (side) and west (side) property lines with a separation distance of 15-feet between the units. Sec. 36-259(d)(3) states, “There shall be a rear yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet to the rear line of the building.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a reduced rear yard setback on not less than 13-feet. Staff is supportive of the requested variance to allow the new structures to occupy the site along with the existing duplex structure. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed single dwelling units will not be out of character with other rental properties throughout this neighborhood and believes and increased density will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the rear yard setback reduction variance to no less than 13-feet. Staff additionally recommends approval of the reduced lot area per OCTOBER 17, 2024 ITEM NO.: 5 Z-10044 3 unit not to be less than 1,000 square foot per unit. Both variances are subject to the of above analysis, attached survey/site plan, and subject to the following conditions: 1. A building permit being obtained for all construction. 2. All Landscaping and screening of vehicular use areas shall be in accordance with Chapter 15, Article IV of the City Ordinance. 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 reduced rear yard setback and reduced area of land per dwelling variances be approved as per staff report. The Board had a question for staff about the lot size distribution for the proposed new residences. Staff explained the reasoning behind the need for reduced area of land per dwelling variance was due to the exclusion of newly added parking as “yard area” per the city code. There was a motion to approve the application. The motion was seconded. The application was approved with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays.