Case Number:
A-17-044
Applicant:
Jacob Shalley
Owner:
Jacob & Hayley Shalley
Council District:
10
Location:
118 Northridge Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 15, Block 16A, NCB 10442
Zoning:
"NP-8 AHOD" Neighborhood Preservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for six foot variance from the minimum 20 foot rear setback, as described in Table-35-310-1, to allow a single-story building addition to be 14 feet from the rear property line. (including credit for half of the alley 15 feet in width)
Executive Summary
The subject property's home was built in 1956 on an 11,000 square foot lot. The property measures 88 feet in width by 127 feet in depth and is within the Northridge Park Subdivision. Restrictive Covenants established several design standards, including an expansive front yard and only single-story construction. The applicant was granted a two-story residential building addition permit in November of 2016, but was informed by a neighbor that the restrictive covenants prohibit two-story construction. The applicant redesigned the addition, but the new design encroaches into the rear setback. The applicant is proposing the 20 foot wide single-story addition to be seven feet from the rear property line. The property abuts an alley with a width of 15 feet. Per Section 35-516(c), an owner can reduce the rear setback by half of the alley width, up to a maximum of 15 feet. Using credit for half of the alley width adds an additional 7 feet resulting in the proposed addition to be located 14 feet from rear property line. Therefore, a six foot variance is requested to meet the minimum 20 foot rear setback.
According to the applicant, the shape and location of the addition to the rear of the garage was chosen to allow construction with the least disruption to the existing portions of the home. The square footage of the revised single-story version is already less than the two-story addition, with one...
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