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File #: 16-3098   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 5/9/2016
Posting Language: A-16-074: A request by Mary Alfaro for 1) a 19 foot variance from the required 20 foot rear setback to allow a building addition that is one foot from the rear property line and 2) a one foot and four inch variance from the required five foot side yard setback to allow a home addition that is three feet and eight inches from the side property line, located at 142 Rancho Blanco. (Council District1)
Attachments: 1. A-16-074 Attachments
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Case Number:
A-16-074
Applicant:
Mary Alfaro
Owner:
Mary Alfaro
Council District:|1313|Location:
142 Rancho Blanco
Legal Description:
Lot 1, Block 7, NCB 9841
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Kristin Flores, Planner

Request
A request for 1) a 19 foot variance from the required 20 foot rear setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a building addition that is one foot from the rear property line and 2) a one foot and four inch variance from the required five foot side yard setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a home addition that is three feet and eight inches from the side property line.
Executive Summary
The applicant currently resides in the Rancho Blanco Subdivision, a subdivision platted in late 1950. The applicant purchased the subject property in 2007. Recently the applicant has made several additions to her home including enclosing the garage and building a rear addition to the home. As it stands now, the home does not meet the required rear setback of 20 feet or the 25 foot front building setback. The applicant is proposing a variance to allow further encroachment along the rear of the property to build another home addition. She states she has a large family and whishes to provide more space for living and storage.
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
Elementary School
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/...

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