Case Number:
A-18-150
Applicant:
Imagine Built Homes, LTD
Owner:
Imagine Built Homes, LTD
Council District:|1010|Location:
329 Claremont Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 44, 45, and the West 15 feet of Lot 46, Block 2, NCB 6780
Zoning:
"MF-33 NCD-6" Multi-Family Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation District
Case Manager:
Debora Gonzalez, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 2' variance from the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation District design requirement of a 10' building separation to allow two structures to be 8' apart.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 329 Claremont Avenue, approximately 480 feet west of North New Braunfels Avenue. The applicant is building a single-family home on the subject property, and is seeking a variance to allow the house to be 8' from the adjacent home. The subject property is located within the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation District, which requires a 10'of building separation between structures. The applicant states that the previous structure was demolished due to deteriorating conditions with the intent of constructing a new house in its place. The previous structure was 5' away from the west property line, and the proposed new house will also have a 5' side setback. While the property is proposed to be 5' away from the west property line, which meets the setbacks, the non-conforming structure on the neighboring property on the west is only 3' away from the property line.
Many homes in this neighborhood were built 3' away from the side property lines prior to the adoption of the Mahncke Park NCD, which was adopted by City Council in January 2008, or the 2001 Unified Development Code. At that time most homes here were built when there was only a 3' side setback requirement.
The Neighborhood Conservation District was created in 2008 to address neighborhood stability through compatible infill construction and rehabilitation within this unique neighborhood. Much of this part of the neighborhood, espe...
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