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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-10092 Action Letter 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 Ms. Christi Wilson ____________________ File No: Z-10092 1711 N. Taylor Location: 506 N. Palm St. Little Rock AR 72207 __________________ Issue: Rear Yard Coverage Date: December 26, 2024____ Dear _Christi Wilson . This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-10092_, the following action was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on December 19, 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 DECEMBER 19, 2024 ITEM NO.: 3 Z-10092 1 File No.: Z-10092 Owner: Daniel and Rachel Bullock Applicant: Christi Wilson Address: 506 N. Palm St Legal Description: Lot 8, Block 24, Pulaski Heights 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 from the Area provisions of Section 36-156 to allow an accessory structure to have a rear yard coverage greater than 30% in an R-2 property and Section 36-434 to allow an accessory structure to have more than 40% coverage of the rear yard within the twenty-five-foot setback in the Hillcrest Design Overlay District. 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: No comments. C. Building Codes Comments: No Comments. D. Analysis: The property located at 506 North Palm Road is currently occupied by a single- story masonry single family residence within the Heights Design Overlay District. DECEMBER 19, 2024 ITEM NO.: 3 Z-10092 2 The survey shows a lot width of 50 feet, and a depth of 140 feet. The residence is centrally located on the lot with a detached carport and covered storage accessory structure in the rear yard that is accessible via the alley to the west. The applicant is proposing to extend the existing 540-square-foot accessory structure to the north 11-feet 1-inch into the rear yard. The addition will increase the structure by approximately 257-square feet in area covering approximately 38 percent of the rear yard, exceeding the maximum code allowance of 30 percent in an R-2 zoning. Approximately 632-square-feet of the total area of the structure will be within the 25-foot rear yard setback covering approximately 51 percent of the rear yard within that setback, exceeding the maximum code allowance of 40 percent within the Hillcrest Design Overlay District. Section 36-156(2)(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, fifteen (15) feet from a street side line and may not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the required rear yard area.’ Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow an increase in the allowable coverage to no more than 38 percent. Section 36-434.14(D) in the Hillcrest Design Overlay District ordinance states “Accessory building coverage within the twenty-five-foot setback from the rear property line shall be no more than forty (40) percent of the area in that section.” The rear yard within the 25-foot setback has an area of 1250 square feet. The portion of the proposed accessory structure within the 25-foot setback would have an area of approximately 632 square feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow an increase in the allowable coverage within the 25-foot rear yard setback to no more than 51 percent. Staff views the request as reasonable and believes it is generally in conformance with the development pattern in the neighborhood and nearby area. It should not have an adverse impact on the surrounding properties. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested increase in rear yard coverage to no more than thirty-eight percent (38%) and the increase in rear yard coverage inside the twenty-five-foot setback in the Hillcrest Design Overlay District to no more than fifty percent (50%), subject to the following conditions. 1. Obtain a building permit prior to construction. DECEMBER 19, 2024 ITEM NO.: 3 Z-10092 3 Board of Adjustment December 19, 2024 The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application to the Board and stated it recommended the increase in rear yard coverage variance 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 3 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.