Case Number:
A-17-076
Applicant:
Roberto Flores
Owner:
Roberto Flores
Council District:|1010|Location:
313 and 315 Frio City
Legal Description:
Lots 8 & 9, Block 1, NCB 6439
Zoning:
"I-1 S AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District with Specific Use for Metal Recycling/Storage/Processing with No Outdoor Storage
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 12 foot variance from the 80 foot minimum lot width to allow a 68 foot lot width; 2) a 23 foot variance from the 30 foot side setback; 3) a 21 foot variance from the 30 foot rear setback each as described in Table-310-1; 4) a variance from Type D 25 foot landscape buffer along the rear property line; 5) a variance from the Type E 30 foot landscape buffer along the side property line both as described in Table 510-1; and 6) a variance from the provision that prohibits corrugated metal as a fencing material, as described in UDC 35-514.
Executive Summary
The subject property is Pecan House Recycling, a metal recycling business with a Certificate of Occupancy since at least 2011. The owner expanded his recycling business onto the adjacent property and was cited by Code Enforcement for expansion onto property zoned "R-4" Residential Single-Family. The process to resolve this expansion is complex and began by rezoning both lots to "I-1 S" Industrial with a Specific Use Authorization for Metal Recycling with no outdoor storage. A specific use application requires a site plan showing improvements on the property and any proposed modifications. The site is completely hard surfaced with no landscaping and buildings constructed to within 7 feet of the side property line and 9 feet from the rear property line. The request was approved by the City Council in December of 2016, with a condition that solid screen fencing be maintained around the perimeter. Residential zoning and uses surround two sides of the property, with commercial and industrial zoning along the Frio City Roa...
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