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File #: 16-4348   
Type: Zoning Case
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 8/22/2016
Posting Language: A-16-134: A request by Eric Watson for 1) a 20 foot variance from the 30 foot side setback requirement to allow for a commercial development with a ten foot side yard setback and 2) a ten foot variance from the Type C, 15 foot deep bufferyard requirement to allow a bufferyard to be five feet deep, located at 3422 Commercial Avenue. Staff recommends Approval. (Council District 3)
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Case Number:
A-16-134
Applicant:
Eric Watson
Owner:
Eric Watson
Council District:|1010|Location:
3422 Commercial Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 11 and 12, Block 179, NCB 9463
Zoning:
"C-3NA AHOD" General Commercial Non-Alcoholic Sales Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Shepard Beamon, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 20 foot variance from the 30 foot side setback requirement, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow for a commercial development with a ten foot side yard setback and 2) a ten foot variance from the Type C, 15 foot deep bufferyard requirement, as described in Section 35-510, to allow a bufferyard to be five feet deep
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Formosa Blvd. The subject property is currently vacant and is zoned for commercial purposes. The applicant is re-developing a vacant lot into used car lot, but due to the narrow lot configuration, the lot is unable to meet all of the development regulations. The applicant is seeking a reduction in the required bufferyard and side setback to allow for more developable space.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"C-3NA AHOD" General Commercial Non-Alcoholic Sales Airport Hazard Overlay District
Vacant Single-Family Dwelling

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
East
UZROW
Commercial Tributary
West
UZROW; "C-2 AHOD" Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Commercial Tributary; Barbershop
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the West Sector Plan and currently designated General Urban Tier in the future land use component of the plan. The subject property is not located within registered neighborhood associ...

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