Case Number:
A-15-138
Applicant:
Juan Garcia
Owner:
JB Garcia, LLC
Council District:|1313|Location:
316 N. Mesquite Street
Legal Description:
Lot F, Block 15A, NCB 576
Zoning:
"RM-4 H AHOD" Residential Mixed Dignowity Hill Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 5 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot front yard setback, as shown in Table 35-310-1 to allow a new home 5 feet from the front property line; 2) a 5 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot reverse corner side setback to allow a house 5 feet from the corner property line; and 3) the elimination of off-street parking, as described in Table 35-526-3a, required for a single-family home.
Executive Summary
The subject property located on the corner of N. Mesquite Street and Glorietta in the historic Dignowity Hill neighborhood. Mesquite Street is the dividing line between commercial and industrial uses to the west and the residential portion of the neighborhood to the east. The small lot has been vacant for a long time, but was granted a Certificate of Determination, indicating it had existed in the same configuration for over 100 years. Five other vacant lots of the same shape share this block on N. Mesquite. The lot is 28.9 feet wide and 69 feet deep, with slightly less than 2,000 square feet of lot area. Located within the Dignowity Hill Historic District, any construction will have to gain the approval of the Historic Design and Review Commission. Prior to any detailed design work, the applicant is seeking variances to determine the buildable area of the parcel.
The lot is located on the corner, where other lots front on Glorietta, and is therefore subject to a reverse corner front setback of 10 feet, further reducing its buildable area along this length. The applicant is planning to construct a small shotgun style house within the buildable area of 14 feet in width. This will provide 682 square feet of living space. Two...
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