Case Number:
A-15-056
Date:
April 6, 2015
Applicant:
Santana's Remodeling
Owner:
Devin Elder
Council District:|1313|Location:
317 Lamar
Legal Description:
Lot 15, Block 24, NCB 519
Zoning:
"R-5 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family Dignowity Hill Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 2.5 foot variance from the minimum 5 foot side yard setback to allow the existing detached garage to be connected to the main structure, with only a 2.5 foot setback.
Executive Summary
The subject property was recently purchased by the applicant in very poor shape, missing doors and windows. The applicant has hired a contractor to restore the home and expand it. The lot area includes over 9,150 square feet. Currently, the existing house, built in 1910, includes approximately 1,200 square feet of living space, and the owner is seeking approval to add another 950 square feet. The addition is hidden from public view in the rear, but includes attaching the existing accessory structure to the main house, triggering the need for a variance. The existing garage is located about 2.5 feet from the east side property line; otherwise all of the new construction will satisfy minimum setbacks. Since the parcel is located in the Dignowity Hill Historic District, the plans require review and approval from the Office of Historic Preservation. The Historic Preservation Officer granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for the extensive construction project on February 19, 2015.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-5 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family Dignowity Hill Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-5 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family Dignowity Hill Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-5 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family Dignowity ...
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