Case Number:
A-18-035
Applicant:
Patrick Christensen
Owner:
Junior League of San Antonio
Council District:|1010|Location:
819 Augusta Street
Legal Description:
Lot 6 and the North 14.9 Feet of the West 55.6 Feet of Lot 7, Block 25, NCB 821 and the West 50 Feet of A8, Block 6, NCB 821 and Lot 7 Except the North 14.9 Feet of the West 112.3 Feet, Block 25, NCB 821 and Lot 5 and the East 3.9 Feet of Lot 4 and the North 14.9 Feet of the East 58.90 Feet of the West 112.30 Feet of Lot 7, Block 25, NCB 821 and Lot A9, Block 6, NCB 821 and the East 83 Feet of Lot A8, Block 6, NCB 821
Zoning:
"FBZD T5-1 RIO-2 HE HS AHOD" Form Based Zone River North Calibration River Improvement Overlay Historic Exceptional Historic Significant Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Logan Sparrow, Principal Planner
Request
A request for a variance from the Form Based Zoning regulations within the T5-1 River North Calibration that limit the maximum number of stories to four, as described in Section 35-209, Table 209-18A1, to allow a five story multi-family development with a six story parking garage.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 819 Augusta Street, northeast of its intersection with McCullough Avenue, and is comprised of the entire block. The applicant is seeking a special exception from the transect pattern limitation that new development shall not exceed four stories in height, to allow for a five story multi-family development with an associated six story, internal parking garage.
The Form Based Zone District is intended to promote specific development patterns within each transect, gradually permitting more intense development near the center of the FBZD area. The applicant states that the additional height is warranted because of the scale of the project; the entire block is proposed to be developed, rather than several smaller-scale projects within the block itself. Lastly, the applicant is working with the Office of Historic Preservation to relocate the...
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