Case Number:
A-15-130
Applicant:
Beth A Muench
Owner:
Beth A Muench
Council District:|13
13|Location:
4815 Buckwheat Street
Legal Description:
Lot 5, Block 1, NCB 16725
Zoning:
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Logan Sparrow, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a five foot variance from the ten foot reverse corner lot setback, as described in Section 35-516(i), and 2) a 15 foot variance from the 20 foot setback for garages, as described in Section 35-516(g), to allow a garage five feet from the property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 4815 Buckwheat Street, approximately 220 feet southeast of Uhr Lane. The applicant started construction of a large garage for the storage of a recreational vehicle (RV), and was cited by Code Enforcement for construction of the garage without permits. The applicant has already removed the platted 20' setback line along Buckwheat Street through a minor plat amendment.
The structure in question previously acted as a small carport, but was enlarged and enclosed; now categorizing it as a garage. Garages, per Section 35-516(g), must be located at least 20 feet from the property line. The carport is largely made of corrugated metal, which is not typical of the residential nature of the community in which it is located. In addition, the height of the structure, while permitted, generates a massing that is further atypical within this neighborhood.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
East
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airpor...
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