Case Number:
A-15-158
Applicant:
Dahlia Castillo
Owner:
George & Dahlia Castillo
Council District:|1313|Location:
8434 Republic Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 22, Block 27, NCB 12553
Zoning:
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for variance from the maximum 50% impervious coverage, as described in Table 35-515-1, to allow the front yard to be 70% impervious.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Ridgeview neighborhood on a 7,930 square foot lot. The home was built in 1959 according to Bexar County records. The City of San Antonio is reconstructing the street and sidewalks in the area and the applicant recently hired the city's contractor to install the approximately 1,200 square feet of cement in the front yard. According to the applicant, the enlarged parking pad was necessary to accommodate the van transportation service used by her husband to get to a reoccurring medical appointment. The Unified Development Code limits impervious coverage within the front yard of every residential zoning district to 50%. Including the driveway, staff has estimated the total impervious coverage at 70%, requiring a 20% variance. Limiting impervious cover reduces stormwater runoff and reduces water pollution as well. Water allowed to seep into land is naturally cleansed prior to re-entering the aquifer, whereas runoff can accumulate pollutants as it enters the storm drain system.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single Family Residential
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
South
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
East
"R-6 H AHOD" Residential ...
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