Case Number:
A-18-080
Applicant:
Key Properties
Owner:
Key Properties
Council District:|1010|Location:
244 West Cevallos Street
Legal Description:
Lot 13, Block 1, NCB 1011
Zoning:
"O-1 RIO-7E AHOD" Office River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Dominic Silva, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 14'11" variance from the 15' Type B landscape bufferyard, as described in Section 35-510, to allow a bufferyard to be as narrow as 1" along the east and south property lines and 2) a 9'11" variance from the 10' Type A bufferyard requirement to allow a bufferyard to be as narrow as 1" along the north property line and 3) a special exception to allow an 8' tall predominately open fence along all four property lines.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 244 West Cevallos Street on the intersection with Marty Street, approximately 900' northwest of Nogalitos Street and South Flores Street. The applicant developed a parking lot with no bufferyards on the north, south, and east property lines, aand built an 8' wrought iron fence on all sides of the property.
Code Enforcement initiated this case on June of 2017 having found a vacant lot converted into a parking lot with a wrought iron fence without any permits. The applicant applied for a permit to begin concrete flatwork for on-site parking on December 22, 2017, however, the building, historical, irrigation, landscape, and tree reviews were denied within 1 month of plan submission. Specifically, landscape and tree reviews were denied pending a corrected landscape plan designating compliance of a mandatory 15' abutting bufferyard and a 25% tree canopy calculation along with a $2,000 fine for removal of trees without a permit. The applicant has until June of this year until the permit is expired and must re-apply.
If the Board approves the variance and special exception, the applicant would need to finalize all pending building plan reviews for flatwork, pay the balance on the permit...
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