Case Number:
A-18-028
Applicant:
Martin and Sandra Gomez
Owner:
Martin and Sandra Gomez
Council District:|1010|Location:
358 W. Mayfield Boulevard
Legal Description:
Lot 287, NCB 7851
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Debora Gonzalez, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 560 square foot variance from the 800 square foot Accessory Dwelling Unit maximum size, as described in Section 35-371, to allow an accessory dwelling unit to be 1,360 square feet in size and 2) a variance from the requirement that an Accessory Dwelling Unit be located in the side or rear yard of the primary dwelling, as described in Section 35-370, to allow the Accessory Dwelling Unit to be located in front of the primary dwelling.
Executive Summary
The applicant currently has a 1,360 square foot home on the subject property, which consists of a large lot, being 44,216 square feet (1.0153 acres). The applicant wishes to build a second home on the property, which will be approximately 4,000 square feet in size. The applicant is seeking two variances. The first variance is requested to allow the existing single-family home to be used as the accessory dwelling unit, which would require a 560 square foot variance from the 800 square foot maximum accessory dwelling unit limitation, to allow the existing 1,360 square foot footprint to remain. The second variance seeks to permit the existing house, which under the applicant's plan, will convert into an accessory dwelling unit, to remain in front of the new, 4,000 square foot home whereas the Unified Development Code requires that accessory units be located in the side or rear yard.
Generally, the variance requests seek to undermine the zoning of the property, and the applicant is nearly asking the Board of Adjustment for a use variance; granting the requested variance will effectively allow two single-family homes on the subject property, which is not permitted by the "R-4" Residential Single-Fa...
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