Case Number:
A-15-167
Applicant:
Joseph Milligan
Owner:
Patricia Meinecke
Council District:|1313|Location:
206/208 Natalen Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 2, Block 7, NCB 3861
Zoning:
"MF-33 NCD-6 AHOD" Multi-Family Residential Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) an 18 foot variance from the maximum 12 foot driveway width to allow a driveway 30 feet in width; and 2) a variance from the prohibition of parking in the front yard to allow parking stalls in the front yard.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation District and developed as a duplex. According to Bexar County records, the 2,700 square foot structure was built in 1932 on an 8,000 square foot lot. The applicant inquired at Development Services about the need for a permit to install a concrete parking pad and was told so long as the work remained on private property, no permit was needed. A few weeks later, the property was cited by Code Enforcement for construction without a permit. The correct answer to that question is it depends. The Unified Development Code (UDC) limits residential front yards to no more than 50% impervious coverage. In this case, the parking pad installed does not violate the limitation. In addition, the Neighborhood Conservation Districts and the Historic Districts regulate and limit driveway widths and parking location. In this case, since the property is located within the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation District, two variances are required for the parking to remain as constructed. The first variance is from the driveway limitation of 12 feet in width to allow a 30 foot wide driveway. The second variance is from the prohibition of parking in the front yard.
The property is a duplex, with one unit on the ground floor and the other unit on the second story. Two parking stalls are located in the rear yard...
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