Case Number:
A-15-154
Applicant:
Shannon O'Malley
Owner:
Christopher O'Malley
Council District:|1313|Location:
811 E. Magnolia Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 3 & east 5 ft. of 2, NCB 6939
Zoning:
"R-4 H RIO-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family River Road Historic River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 9 foot variance from the minimum 20 foot rear setback, as described in Table 35-310-1, to allow a rear addition 11 feet from the rear property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the River Road Historic District and contains approximately 7,000 square feet. The house was originally constructed in 1920 and includes 1,070 square feet. The applicant hopes to construct a 700 square foot addition in the rear. Since the property is located in a historic district, the design requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Design and Review Commission. The City's adopted Historic Design Guidelines require that additions be designed to be low-profile and hidden from view. This goal was achieved by the architect and the certificate was issued in August. The proposed addition is currently designed to encroach 9 feet into the minimum 20 foot rear yard setback. The applicant is seeking a variance to allow this encroachment. The adjacent property is the old River Road Country Day School, now used as a private residence.
The design of the building addition includes a master bedroom, closet space and a bath. The bath/closet area is located at the rear of the addition with only small opaque windows to reduce the potential impact of the encroachment into the setback. It was also designed in this alignment to retain the minimum 10 foot spacing from the existing detached garage.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-4 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family River Road Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family ...
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