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File #: 19-2372   
Type: Zoning Case
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 3/4/2019
Posting Language: BOA-19-10300011: A request by Fisher Heck Architects for 1) a 4’11" variance from the 5' side setback requirement to allow for a detached accessory dwelling unit to be 1" from the side property line, and 2) a 4’11" variance from the 5’ rear setback requirement to allow for a detached accessory dwelling unit to be 1" from the rear property line, located at 235 Madison Street. Staff recommends Approval. (Council District 1)
Attachments: 1. BOA-19-10300011 Attachments
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Case Number:
BOA-19-10300011
Applicant:
Fisher Heck Architects
Owner:
Helia B. Moore-Sepulveda
Council District:|1010|Location:
235 Madison Street
Legal Description:
The North 47.6 feet of the East 100.5 feet of Lot 20 and the South 8.4 foot of the East 100.5 feet of Lot 19, Block 3, NCB 740
Zoning:
"RM-4 H AHOD" Residential Mixed King William Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Debora Gonzalez, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 4'11" variance from the 5' side setback requirement, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow for a detached accessory dwelling unit to be 1" from the side property line, and 2) a 4'11" variance from the 5' rear setback requirement, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow for a detached accessory dwelling unit to be 1" from the rear property line.
Executive Summary
The applicant wishes to add a detached accessory dwelling unit to the side and rear of the home. The existing property has stone ruins of a historic two-story barn structure from the 1870's. The Office of Historic Preservation has approved the proposed addition and the remodeling of the primary structure. The owners' intent is to renovate the existing main house and to transform the historic unit into a studio apartment for their daughter. The construction of the studio apartment will be on the same footprint as the original barn while utilizing the existing stone as one of its primary building materials.

Code Enforcement History

No violations of the requirements of the UDC were observed upon a staff visit to the site, and there have been no code violations reported.

Permit History

No permit history related to this proposed addition exists on the property. The property owner is seeking a variance to allow for a permit to be issued.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"RM-4 H AHOD" Residential Mixed King William Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Multi-Family Dwelling
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

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