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File #: 17-5216   
Type: Zoning Case
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 9/18/2017
Posting Language: A-17-160: A request by Maria G. Sanchez for 1) a 19 foot 11 inch variance from the 20 foot rear setback to allow a home addition one inch from the rear property line and 2) a four foot variance from the 5 foot side setback to allow a home addition one (1) foot from the side property line, located at 1519 Vera Cruz. Staff recommends Denial with Alternate Recommendation. (Council District 5)
Attachments: 1. BOA17-160 Attachments
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Case Number:
A-17-160
Applicant:
Maria G. Sanchez
Owner:
Maria G. Sanchez
Council District:|1010|Location:
1519 Vera Cruz
Legal Description:
Lot 23, Block 8, NCB 6034
Zoning:
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Shepard Beamon, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 19 foot 11 inch variance from the 20 foot rear setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a home addition one inch from the rear property line and 2) a four foot variance from the 5 foot side setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a home addition one (1) foot from the side property line.
Executive Summary
The owner constructed an attached carport and home addition that encroach in the side and rear setbacks. The applicant stated the addition was constructed to accommodate additional family members with disabilities. The new carport was built over an existing nonconforming carport and now sits at the rear property line and one foot from the side property line. The owner constructed a second floor addition which also encroaches into the 20 foot rear setback.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Homes
South
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Homes
East
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Homes
West
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Homes

Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the Guadalupe Westside Community Plan and currently designated as Low Density Residential in the future land use component of the plan. The subject property is located within the ...

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