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File #: 16-2364   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 4/4/2016
Posting Language: A-16-063: A request by Patricia Zapata for a variance to allow a fence as tall as seven feet and ten inches tall in the front yard of the property, located at 120 Vassar Lane. (Council District 1)
Attachments: 1. A-16-063 Attachments
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Case Number:
A-16-063
Applicant:
Patricia Zapata
Owner:
Patricia Zapata
Council District:|1313|Location:
120 Vassar Lane
Legal Description:
Lot 13, Block 2, NCB 8563
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Kristin Flores, Planner

Request
A request for a special exception to allow a fence as tall as seven feet and ten inches tall in the front yard of the property as described in Section 35-514.
Executive Summary
The subject property was platted in 1926 as part of the Arlington Heights Subdivision. The applicant constructed a fence as tall as seven feet and ten inches tall in response to acts committed against her property by her adjacent neighbor. In order to protect her property and ensure privacy from this neighbor the applicant built a seven foot and ten inch fence on one portion of her property.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
East
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
West
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the North Central Plan and currently designated Low Density Residential in the future land use component of the plan. The subject property is not located within a Neighborhood Association.
Criteria for Review
According to Section 35-482(h) of the UDC, in order for a special exception to be granted, the Board of Adjustment must find that the request meets each of the five following condi...

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