Case Number:
A-15-110
Applicant:
Carolina Martinez
Owner:
Carolina Martinez
Council District:|1313|Location:
1610 La Manda
Legal Description:
Lot 8, Block 196, NCB 8932
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Prepared By:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for the elimination of the five foot side yard setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a carport to remain on the side property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Los Angeles Heights neighborhood and is a home built in 1941, according to Bexar County records. The applicant purchased the home just a year ago. The carport and re-roof were built without permits in 2012, according to the original code violation records created at that time. The carport roof is integral to the home roof as a result of this original construction in 2012. The previous owner refused to resolve the code enforcement issue and apparently sold the property instead. The carport is built along the side property line and is wired with electricity as evidenced by the dome lighting on the ceiling. According to a survey submitted by the applicant, the driveway width is 10 feet 7 inches wide on this side of the property. The work is very attractive and enhances the property value, but will require some reconstruction to address fire separation concerns. As such, the applicant has met with the residential plan reviewers to investigate solutions should the Board grant the requested variance. Construction of a fire wall along the side lot line was one of the described solutions.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-4 AHOD" Residenti...
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