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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-10087 Action Letter 112124 (2) Department 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 Mr. Jonathan Hope ____________________ File No: Z-10087 129 North Main St Location: 50 Edgehill Rd Benton, AR 72015 ____ ___________ Issue: Acc. Structure Front Yard Distance & Front Yard Setback Date: December 2, 2024____ Dear _Jonathan Hope . This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-10087_, the following action was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on November 21, 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 NOVEMBER 21, 2024 ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10087 File No.: Z-10087 Owner: Rhys Branman Applicant: Jonathan Hope – Hope Consulting (Agent) Address: 50 Edgehill Road Legal Description: Lot 48 Edgehill, and addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Current Zoning: R-2 Present Use: Single Family Residential Proposed Use: Single Family Residential Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested for the area regulations of Section 36-156 to allow a retaining wall accessory structure to be less than 60 feet from the front property line and have a distance of less than 6-feet from a residence and less than 3-feet from a side or rear yard property line. Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached 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. NOVEMBER 21, 2024 ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10087 D. Analysis: The property located at 50 Edgehill Road is currently occupied by a two-story masonry single-family residence with a lot width of 87-feet along the rear (north) property line and 108.42-feet along the front (south) property line, and a lot depth of 155-feet along the west property line and 219.20-feet along the east property line. The applicant is proposing to construct a short (4 to 6 feet) retaining wall accessory structure on the southwest (front yard) corner of the lot, and a high (12 foot) retaining wall accessory structure along the north (rear) and portions of the east and west side yard property lines. The proposed front yard retaining wall accessory structure will be located 19.6-feet from the front (south) property line. The proposed rear yard accessory retaining wall structure will be located 3.1-feet from the rear (north) property line and located 3.7-feet from the northwest corner of the existing residence. Section 36-156(b) states “All single- and two-family residences shall be separated from accessory structures by a distance of not less than six (6) feet.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a retaining wall accessory structure to be not less than 3.7-feet from the existing residence Section 36-156(c) states “Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R- 4A districts shall not be located closer than sixty (60) feet to the front property line.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow an accessory structure to be not less than 19.6-feet from the front property line. Staff is supportive of the requested setback variances to install a retaining wall at the property. Staff views the request as reasonable. The front wall will be located mainly at the southwestern edge of the property’s front yard area, and the rear wall will be located along the east, west, and north perimeters of the property. Staff views this request as minor in nature and believes the reduced setbacks will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested setback variances to allow the retaining wall accessory structures to be not less than 19.6 -feet from the front property line and not less than 3.1 feet from the existing residence, and the requested variances to allow the reduction of the front yard setback to no less than 19.6 feet and the reduction of the rear yard setback to no less than 3.1 -feet, with the following conditions: NOVEMBER 21, 2024 ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10087 1. Obtain a building permit prior to construction. 2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permit, in accordance with the Heights Design Overlay District requirements. Board of Adjustment (NOVEMBER 21, 2024) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application to the Board and stated it recommended the reduced front yard and rear yard setback variances and reduced allowable distance from the front property line and existing building for an accessory structure variances be approved as per staff report. There was a consent motion to approve the application. The motion was seconded. The application was approved on consent. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 nays.