Case Number:
A-15-120
Applicant:
Serafin Gutierrez
Owner:
Serafin Gutierrez
Council District:|1313|Location:
2431 W. Mistletoe
Legal Description:
Lot 11, Block 9, NCB 9108
Zoning:
"R-6 NCD-7 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Jefferson Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) the elimination of the side setback, as described in Table 35-310-1, to allow a carport to remain along the side property line; 2) a 5 foot variance from the maximum 10 foot height, as described in the Jefferson Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) design standards to allow the carport 15 feet in height; 3) a variance from the NCD design requirement that the carport match the primary structure in scale and proportion and 4) a 4 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot separation between two adjacent residential structures, required by the NCD design standards, to allow the carport 6 feet from the neighboring home.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Jefferson Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD). The design overlay district was created in April 2009 with almost 98% of the structures within its boundary over 25 years old. These design districts were created by the City as a regulatory tool to help preserve the existing character of older, established neighborhoods. According to its Executive Summary, the design standards found in this plan are not intended to enforce architectural style, but rather to perpetuate historical arrangements of buildings, celebrate and prevent concealment of the original character of buildings, de-emphasize and conceal spaces designed for the automobile, increase the number and quality of spaces designed for interaction between neighbors and improve the visual appeal of the entire area.
The applicant began construction of a wooden carport over the driveway in front of the home without a building permit and was cited by Code Enforcement. As noted...
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