Case Number:
A-17-009
Applicant:
Francis J. Sykes
Owner:
Francis J. Sykes
Council District:|1010|Location:
8940 Rich Trace
Legal Description:
Lot 18, Block 2, NCB 17643
Zoning:
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Shepard Beamon, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 19 foot variance from the 20 foot platted front setback, as described in Section 35-516 (o), to allow a carport to be one foot from the front property line.
Executive Summary
The property is located within the Richland Hills Unit-1 subdivision, which was established October 22, 1980 and includes a 20 foot platted front setback. The existing carport was built without permits, and was cited by Code Enforcement for building without a permit and for a violation of the front setback. The home is built at the 20 platted front setback and any addition to the front of the home encroaches in the setback. A request for a carport to be on the front property line was originally heard October 3, 2016.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
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
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwellings
West
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the West/Southwest Sector Plan and currently designated Suburban Tier in the future land use component of the plan. The subject property is located within the boundaries of the Tara Neighborhood Association and they were asked to comment.
Criteria for Rev...
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