Case Number:
A-18-115
Applicant:
Jennifer Hansen
Owner:
Jerry and Wilhelmina Hansen
Council District:|1010|Location:
208 Sherman Street
Legal Description:
The East 24.5 feet of the West 81.5 feet of Lot 1, Block 25, NCB 512
Zoning:
"R-4 H AHOD" Residential Single-Family Dignowity Hill Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Dominic Silva, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 9' variance from the 10' front setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a structure to be 1' away from the front property line, 2) a 1'6" variance from the 5' side setback requirements to allow a structure to be 3'6" away from the side property lines, 3) a 10' variance from the 20' rear setback requirement to allow a structure to be 10' away from the rear property line, 4) a 2,800 square foot variance from the 4,000 square foot minimum requirement, also described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a structure to be built on a 1,200 square foot lot, and 5) a waiver of the parking requirement, as described in Section 35-526, to allow a single-family lot with no parking.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 208 Sherman Street, approximately 81' east of North Cherry Street and 370' west of North Mesquite Street. Directly north of the applicant's property, across the street, is the LCW Automotive industrial shop.
Currently undeveloped, the applicant is requesting relief from all setbacks and minimum lot size in order to make use of the property as a single family dwelling with no parking. The applicant has secured approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission and has submitted for a Certificate of Determination pending the Board of Adjustment's decision.
The lot is situated between two historic shotgun structures constructed in approximately 1920. Originally, per Sanborn Maps and archival documents, the vacant lot featured a shotgun home similar in design and scale to those adjacent. That structure was demolished in 1996. Sherman Street is the northern...
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