Case Number:
A-17-135
Applicant:
Rick Pichardo
Owner:
Rick Pichardo
Council District:|1010|Location:
221 Helena Street
Legal Description:
Lot 22, NCB 2588
Zoning:
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Shepard Beamon, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a special exception to allow a 7.5 foot fence in the rear yard, as described in Section 35-514.
Executive Summary
The property owner is requesting to construct a seven foot six inch tall fence in the rear yard. The owner has a swimming pool in the rear yard and to reduce any in safety risks, including children possibly drowning, the owner requests the approval of a special exception for the additional height.
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
South
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
East
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
West
"R-6" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residential
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the Lone Star Neighborhood Plan and currently designated as Low Density Residential in the future land use component of the plan. The subject property is located within the boundaries of the Lone Star Neighborhood Association. As such, they were contacted and asked to comment.
Criteria for Review
According to Section 35-399.03 of the UDC, in order for a special exception to be granted, the Board of Adjustment must find that the request meets each of the five following conditions:
A. The special exception will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the chapter.
The UDC allows eight (8) foot rea...
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