Case Number:
A-16-106
Applicant:
Jose L. Garcia
Owner:
Jose L. Garcia
Council District:|1313|Location:
2316 South Laredo Street
Legal Description:
Lot 17, Block 6, NCB 3163
Zoning:
"I-2 AHOD" Heavy Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Logan Sparrow, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) the elimination of the required 30 foot front setback, as described in Table 35-310 to allow a covered patio to remain on the front property line and 2) a 21 foot variance from the Clear Vision requirement, as described in 35-514, to allow a 5 foot fence to remain in its current location.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 2316 South Laredo Street, just east of its intersection with South Trinity Street. The existing building on the property was constructed with a 14 foot front setback. The owner has a walk-up food service establishment with a window for ordering fruit cups. His customers requested some shade and he wanted to add some seating. He built the patio cover and installed some bollards along the sidewalk in effort to prevent customers from being hit by passing traffic. He was cited by Code Enforcement and was instructed to request a permit.
The front zoning setback is 30 feet and the survey submitted by the applicant shows the addition was built on the front property line. As such, the entire front setback would need to be eliminated to allow the structure to remain.
In addition to the setback, the owner added fencing between the bollards that is in violation of the clear vision ordinance. The view to the east, from South Trinity, is almost entirely blocked by the top portion of the fence. The fence creates unsafe traffic conditions by blocking the motorist's view of westbound traffic on Laredo. It was the addition of the wooden trim that created the clear vision violation. The need for clear vision is above three feet, a height determined to account for drivers in most vehicles.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
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