Case Number:
A-15-077
Applicant:
Ricardo Campos
Owner:
Ricardo Campos
Council District:|1313|Location:
4107 Horseshoe Bend
Legal Description:
Lot 143, Block E, NCB 11546
Zoning:
"R-20 NCD-3 AHOD" Large Lot Single-Family Ingram Hills Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 25 foot variance from the Ingram Hills Neighborhood Conservation District's 50 foot front building setback, as detailed in Section 35-335, to allow a new home to be built 25 feet from the front property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located within the Woodlawn Hills Subdivision, a neighborhood of acre lots created in 1929. Over the years, the large lots helped create a rural atmosphere within the neighborhood with houses placed further from the road than other neighborhoods with far smaller lots. In 2001, with the creation of the neighborhood conservation district regulatory framework, the residents of the Ingram Hills neighborhood decided to initiate regulations designed to protect the character. In 2004, the City Council adopted the proposed conservation district standards. Of these, the large front setback is perhaps the most influential in its impact toward reinforcing the rural character.
The applicant has owned the parcel since 2011. The rectangular shaped parcel is 145 feet wide and 276 feet deep, located on the corner of Oak Knoll Drive and E. Horseshoe Bend. The front half of the property along Oak Knoll is encumbered by the 100 year floodplain and therefore, not suitable for residential construction. This feature forces the applicant to take both the 50 foot front setback and the 30 foot rear setback from the narrow 145 foot dimension of the rectangle and orient the proposed house toward Horseshoe Bend. This leaves a 55 foot buildable width for the proposed home.
The applicant is seeking a variance from the minimum 50 foot front setback to allow a new home 25 fe...
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