Case Number:
A-17-108
Applicant:
Arturo Vargas
Owner:
Arturo and Ernestina Vargas
Council District:|1010|Location:
5446 Ergill Lane
Legal Description:
Lot 16, Block 6, NCB 13957
Zoning:
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 3.5 foot variance, as described in Table 35-310, to allow a building addition 1.5 feet from the side property line.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located in the Linda Vista Subdivision, recorded in 1946. The lot measures 50 feet in width and 125 feet in depth. According to Bexar County Appraisal District, a carport was built in 1949, with 720 square feet. Recently, the owner began construction to enclose the carport for use as living space. The applicant was cited by Code Enforcement for work without a building permit. The owner could not obtain a building permit because of the encroachment into the five foot side setback. Even if the variance were granted, construction cannot continue as planned since the exterior wall must be fire rated and include no openings. There are currently windows installed along this side elevation, which will not be permitted to remain under any circumstances. The building code however, requires a certain percentage of wall area to be dedicated to window openings, which these rooms may not be able to satisfy with windows on only the yard side.
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
Church
East
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
West
"R-6 AHOD" Residential Single-Family A...
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