Case Number:
A-17-006
Applicant:
Stone Oak Care Center
Owner:
Hardy Oak Development, LLC
Council District:|10 10|Location:
18803 Hardy Oak Blvd
Legal Description:
Lot 1, Block 8, NCB 17606
Zoning:
"C-2 MLOD ERZD" Commercial Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A variance request for 12 foot variance from the required Type B 15 foot rear bufferyard planting, as described in Table 35-510.
Executive Summary
The subject property includes 5.3 acres and was recently the site selected for construction of a new 63,000 square foot senior convalescent living center. The project is nearly completed. It is strategically located adjacent to a medical office building and very near the Stone Oak Methodist Hospital. Between the subject property and the adjacent residential neighborhood, the City owns a 25 foot wide drainage easement. During permit review, the bufferyard requirement was identified, but a conditional permit was issued. The applicant applied for an administrative variance to allow credit for the drainage easement, proposing installation of a tree screen along the rear interface with the easement. Because the requirement originated from the bufferyard section of the UDC, it cannot be considered administratively. Instead, it must be considered as a variance by the Board of Adjustment. Since the drainage easement is a "natural area" the bufferyard can be reduced by 20%, which is 3 feet.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"C-2 MLOD ERZD" Commercial Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District
Senior Care Center
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"NP-10 MLOD ERZD" Neighborhood Preservation Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District
Single-Family Homes
South
"C-3 MLOD ERZD" General Commercial Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District
Medical Offices
East
"C-2 MLOD E...
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