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File #: 17-6297   
Type: Zoning Case
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 11/20/2017
Posting Language: A-17-189: A request by Mary Borrego for 1) a special exception to allow a six foot tall, predominately open fence in the front yard of the property and 2) a request for a variance from the Clear Vision requirements at the intersection of West Hermosa Drive and Melbourne Avenue, located at 2203 West Hermosa Drive. Staff recommends Denial with an Alternate Recommendaton. (Council District 1)
Attachments: 1. A-17-189 Attachments
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Case Number:
A-17-189
Applicant:
Mary Borrego
Owner:
Mary Borrego
Council District:|1010|Location:
2203 West Hermosa Drive
Legal Description:
Lots 19-23, Block 31, NCB 8428
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District.
Case Manager:
Oscar Aguilera, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a special exception to allow a six foot tall predominately open fence, as described in Section 35-399.04, around the front yard of the property and 2) a request from the Clear Vision requirements for intersection visibility, as described in Section 35-514 a(2).
Executive Summary
The home on the subject property is located further back than adjacent homes. The property, by comparison, has a smaller rear yard than most homes in the community. The property is composed of lots 19 through 23, has a frontage greater than one hundred feet, and it is fifteen thousand square feet in size. The applicant advised that they have problems with people loitering within her property and that she has experienced criminal activity. The applicant stated that she is a senior citizen and would like to have the fence as is in order to protect her and family against a possible home invasion.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

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

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home
South
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home
East
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home
West
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The subject property is within the boundaries of the Near Northwest Community Plan and currently designated Urban Low Density Resident...

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