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File #: 16-1609   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 2/8/2016
Posting Language: A-16-036: A request by Roy & Annette Centano for an 18 foot variance from the official 20 foot front setback to allow a carport 2 feet from the front property line, located at 4314 Golden Spice Drive. (Council District 3)
Attachments: 1. A-16-036 Attachements
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Case Number:
A-16-036
Applicant:
Roy & Annette Centeno
Owner:
Roy & Annette Centeno
Council District:|1313|Location:
4314 Golden Spice Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 34, Block 7, NCB 14922
Zoning:
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Case Manager:
Kristin Flores, Planner

Request
A request for an 18 foot variance from the official 20 foot front setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a carport 2 feet from the front property line.
Executive Summary
The applicant currently resides in the Peach Grove Subdivision. The property owner recently constructed a carport without permits and was cited by code. The property owner has stopped construction in order to apply for a variance. This subdivision has a twenty (20) foot front setback line, the official setback line. The applicant wishes to continue the construction of the carport to provide the occupant's car protection from inclement weather.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Single-Family Dwelling

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Single-Family Dwelling
East
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Single-Family Dwelling
West
"R-5" Residential Single-Family District
Single-Family Dwelling

Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is not within the boundaries of a Neighborhood Plan or Sector Plan and does not have a designated future land use. The subject property is located within the Pecan Valley Neighborhood Association. As such, the neighborhood was notified and asked to comment.
1. The variance is not contrary to the public interest.
The public interest is defined as the general health, safety, and welfare of the public. In this case, the public interest is represented by front setback limitations to protect property ...

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