Case Number:
A-16-162
Applicant:
Efraim Varga
Owner:
Eleven 23 Presa, LLC
Council District:|1010|Location:
1511-1519 S. Presa Street
Legal Description:
Lots 1, 2, 3, & E. IRR 47 ft. of Lot 4, Block 1, NCB 3097
Zoning:
"IDZ NCD-1 AHOD" Infill Development Zone S. Presa/ S. St. Mary's Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in "MF-18" Multi-Family Residential uses up to 10 units
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for variances from the S. Presa/S. St. Marys Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-1) to include: 1) the prohibition of attached garages; 2) the requirement that a porch comprise at least one-third the width of the front fa?ade; 3) to allow a window in the principal elevation which does not satisfy the 2:1 vertical ratio; 4) the 2.5 story limitation to allow 3 stories; and 5) the requirement that homes be within 20% of the block median setback of 24 feet to allow new homes which are no closer than 7 feet.
Executive Summary
Historically, the zoning along S. Presa Street has been a mixture of commercial and industrial. More recently, this corridor has experienced revitalization through several zoning map amendments for small infill projects. The subject property was rezoned to Infill Development Zone (IDZ) in November of 2015 to facilitate construction of ten single-family structures. The initial building permit review did not include review of the requirements. Without the conservation district standards, the project was approvable as designed. The applicant has pre-sold half of the units based on the design that requires the above-described five variances.
The modern style homes are three stories with balconies on each floor. The ground floor parking is incorporated into the design. There is a covered entrance, but it does not extend across the fa?ade to comply with the minimum one-third requirement for a porch. The street facing fa?ade does include windows that satisfy the ra...
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