City of San Antonio - File #: 15-1782

• File #: 15-1782
• Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
• In control: Board of Adjustment
• On agenda: 3/2/2015
• Posting Language: A-15-039 (Continued): The request of Diana Maria Moreno Bugarin for 1) a three foot variance from the minimum 20 foot rear yard setback to allow a structure with a 17 foot rear setback and 2) a three foot and eight inch variance from the minimum five foot side setback to allow a structure one foot and four inches from the side property line, located at 1818 Alametos Street. (Council District 1)

To:
Board of Adjustment
Case Number:
A-15-039 CONTINUED
Date:
March 02, 2015
Applicant:
Diana Maria Bugarin
Owner:
Diana Maria Bugarin
Council District:|13
13|Location:
1818 Alametos Street
Legal Description:
Lot 6 & the W 36 feet of Lot 7, Block 94, NCB 8810
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Prepared By:
Margaret Pahl, AICP Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 3 foot variance from the minimum 20 foot rear yard setback to allow a structure with a 17 foot rear setback and 2) a 3 foot 8 inch variance from the minimum 5 foot side yard setback, both as described in Section 35-370 to allow a structure 1 foot 4 inches from the side property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 1818 Alametos Street, 260 feet east of West Avenue. The applicant is seeking a variance to allow an existing covered carport/patio structure to remain near the side and rear property lines. The applicant states that the improvements were constructed in that location because of the small size of the lot, consisting of a portion of a lot. The carport is constructed a little more than 1 foot from the side property line. Additionally, the applicant did not pull any permits for the structure. Had the applicant applied for a permit, the setback violations could have been addressed prior to construction of the structure.
In actuality, the lot is large for the area, having 10,320 square feet, 86 feet wide, with a 19 foot side yard setback on the east side and a 22 foot setback on the west. The carport structure is nearly 18 feet wide and with future fire rated requirements could look more like a garage when completed. Prior to this recent construction, the lot included a small detached garage in the rear yard, which has been incorporated into the new structure. Because the gabled-roof structure was attached to the principal building, the full rear setback is required, rather than the reduced one for accessory structures. The mini...