Case Number:
A-15-141
Applicant:
Lowell Goodman
Owner:
Larry Goodman
Council District:|1313|Location:
2424 Broadway
Legal Description:
Lot 13, Block 2, NCB 3856
Zoning:
"C-2 CD NCD-9 RIO-1 AHOD" Commercial Shop Westfort Alliance Neighborhood Conservation River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Muffler
Case Manager:
Kristin Flores, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 29 foot variance from the 30 foot minimum rear setback, as described in Table 35-310.01, to allow an open structure to remain 1 foot from the rear property line and 2) a variance from the prohibition against corrugated metal roofs, as described in the Westfort Alliance Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) design standards Section 2.2.3, to allow the corrugated metal roof to remain.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 2424 Broadway Street on the corner of Broadway Street and Army Boulevard. The applicant built an open structure with an eave overhang without permits and was cited by Code. The open structure, as it stands now, is located 1 foot from the shared property line. According to Table 35.310.01, commercial uses which abut residential uses must adhere to a 30 foot rear setback. The close proximity of the open structure to the adjacent property is likely to increase water runoff and possibly cause damage to the adjacent property. As the open structure is largely comprised of metal there is a lessened concern of fire spreading to the adjacent structures. However, if the variance is granted, the applicant will be required to adhere to fire separation construction requirements.
The open structure has a corrugated metal roof that is not permitted within the Westfort Alliance Neighborhood Conservation District. According to the Plan Summary of the of the Westfort Alliance NCD, the design standards found in this document do not intend to enforce architectural style, but are crafted to perpetuate historical arrangements of bui...
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