Case Number:
A-16-006
Applicant:
Juan Pablo De La Rosa
Owner:
Juan Pablo De La Rosa
Council District:|1313|Location:
5411 Joslyn Lane
Legal Description:
Lot 44, Block 4, NCB 13955
Zoning:
"R-6 MAOZ-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Military Airport Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 1.5 foot variance from the 4 foot maximum fence height, as described in Section 35-514 (d), to allow a 5.5 foot predominately open fence in the front yard.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the triangular neighborhood between Enrique Barrera Parkway and US Highway 90, adjacent to Wolff Baseball Stadium. The lot is owned by a neighboring property owner who is in the process of building the house himself. The lot is located directly west of Van de Walle Park, a small pocket park with 4 basketball hoops, 2 picnic tables and a playground. According to the applicant, the basketballs sometimes land in his yard and he does not want the kids climbing the fence to retrieve them. A construction site can be dangerous for unsupervised children. The applicant constructed a 5.5 foot fence, thinking it could be included in the building permit. After calling for an inspection, the applicant was informed that the fence exceeded the maximum allowable height for front yard fencing and applied for a variance.
During the staff site visit, several other iron fences exceeding the maximum height were seen along Joslyn. None of these had variances.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-6 MAOZ-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Military Airport Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Construction site
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-6 MAOZ-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Military Airport Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
South
"R-6 MAOZ-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Mil...
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