HomeMy WebLinkAbout3 Z-10163 Minutes 071725File No.: Z-10163
Owners: Fred and Carol Auger
Applicant: Tom Fennell (Agent)
Address: 2323 N. Garfield
Legal Description: Lot 13, Block 8, Alzheimer’s Addition, to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas
Zoned: R-2
Present Use: Single-Family Residence
Proposed Use: Single-family Residence
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Sec. 36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard in the R-2 district.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No Comments.
B. Buffering and Landscape 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:
Fire separation required between loft/office and garage. 5/8” type X Drywall. Provide details for construction permit for ceiling, stair.
Fire Separation required for Covered porch area and Garage. 5/8” type X Drywall required on walls and attic divider to separate garage from other area’s. Provide details for construction
permit.
Construction permit is required with all construction required to meet or exceed 2021 IRC.
D. Staff Analysis:
The property at 2323 N. Garfield Street is in a predominantly R-2 zoned neighborhood, within the Heights Landscape Design Overlay District.
The subject property is located on the northeast side of North Garfield Street and the Hawthorne Street intersection. The vacant parcel was originally developed to contain a single-family
residence which has been removed.
The applicant is proposing to construct a new two-story, single-family residence with a covered walkway to a carport structure in the rear yard area with a paved access drive connecting
to Hawthorne Street.
The primary structure will be located 5-feet 2.5-inches from the north (side) property line, 5-feet 3.5-inches from the south (side) property line and will extend east into the rear
yard setback area to 6-feet of the rear property line.
Section 36-254(d)(3) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25-feet for principal structures in R-2 zoning. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance
to allow the extension of the primary structure into the rear yard setback reducing the setback to no less than 6-feet.
The site plan indicates that the residence will have a chimney structure that extends south 21-feet towards the east side property line along with a new paved access drive that connects
the new carport to Hawthorne Street to the north.
In Staff' s opinion, the proposed setback reduction will pose no negative effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and will not detract from the value or aesthetics
of the surrounding properties in the general area.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard setback to no less than 6-feet as per the submitted survey / site plan sketch, subject to the following condition:
Obtain a building permit prior to construction.
Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permit, in accordance with the Heights Design Overlay District requirements.
Board of Adjustment (JUNE 16, 2025)
The June 16, 2025 Little Rock Board of Adjustment meeting did not have a quorum as required per the By-Laws. Therefore, all items on the June 16, 2025 agenda have been deferred to the
July 17, 2025 Board of Adjustment meeting.
Board of Adjustment (July 17, 2025)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the application to the Board and stated it recommended the rear yard setback 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, 1 absent and 1 open position.