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File #: 17-1280   
Type: Zoning Case
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 2/6/2017
Posting Language: A-17-040: A request by Jose Contreras for 1) a 10 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot front setback and 2) a 5 foot variance from the minimum 5 foot side setback to allow a new carport on the front and side property lines, located at 119 Beal Street. Staff recommends Denial with an Alternate Recommendation. (Council District 1)
Attachments: 1. Attachments A-17-040
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Case Number:
A-17-040
Applicant:
Jose Contreras
Owner:
Jose & Paula Contreras
Council District:|1010|Location:
119 Beal Street
Legal Description:
Lot 5, Block 50, NCB 2744

Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 1) a 10 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot front setback and 2) a 5 foot variance from the 5 foot side setback, both as described in Table 35-310-1, to allow a carport on the front and side property lines.
Executive Summary
The subject property's home was built in 1924 on a 6,000 square foot lot created in 1908 with the recording of the Keystone Park Addition plat. The owner recently built a wooden carport 40 feet deep and 14 feet wide over the driveway into the minimum front and the side setbacks. The carport extends out to the front property line, and includes a shed roof and gutter. The angle of the shed roof also catches all of stormwater from the west-facing half of the home's gable roof, making the gutter system likely inadequate. Construction did not include any fire spread protection and includes an over-head electric fixture. The property was cited for construction without a building permit and will be required to address all of the building code standards if the Board approves either the requested variance or an alternative variance. The owner is requesting the two variances to keep the carport as constructed.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
South
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
East
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwe...

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