Case Number:
A-16-030
Applicant:
Brown & Ortiz, PC
Owner:
Brockwell Investments, LLC
Council District:|1313|Location:
200, 206 & 212 Ridgecrest Drive and 8110 Lookover
Legal Description:
W. 50 ft of Lot 16, E. 43 ft. of Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, & 21, Block , NCB 11879
Zoning:
"IDZ AHOD" Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Logan Sparrow, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 15 foot variance from the minimum 20 foot garage setback, as described in 35-516, to allow a garage five feet from the property line; and 2) a variance from the requirement that homes be oriented toward the public street, as described in 35-343, to allow homes to be oriented toward common open space.
Executive Summary
The applicant is developing a small subdivision of 16 single-family homes. The property was recently rezoned to "IDZ" Infill Development Zone which reduces setbacks and parking requirements. The "IDZ" designation does carry some additional design requirements. One of the requirements is that homes must be oriented towards a public street. The proposed project, similar to other projects in San Antonio like those along Cherry Street, orient the homes towards an internal, shared open space with garages at the back of the home facing the street. Also, the Unified Development Code requires that any garage must be set back 20 feet from a property line. The proposed design seeks to places the garage five feet from the property line, requiring a fifteen foot variance from that provision. Previously, the "IDZ" district limited front yard impervious cover to a maximum of 30 percent. The proposed project establishes small lots and a standard driveway enjoyed by other single-family properties pushes the front yard impervious cover beyond permitted thresholds. Because this provision frequently required variance, recent UDC Code amendments removed this limitation, making this variance unnecessary.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
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