Case Number:
BOA-18-900027
Applicant:
Austin Highway Business Center Ltd
Owner:
Austin Highway Business Center Ltd
Council District:|1010|Location:
2735 Austin Highway
Legal Description:
Lot 44, NCB 12167
Zoning:
"C-3 MC-3 AHOD" General Commercial Austin Highway Metropolitan Corridor Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Mercedes Rivas, Planner
Request
A request for a special exception to allow a predominately open fence, as described in Section 35-514, to be 6' tall along the south and the first 300' of the west property lines.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 2735 Austin Highway. The applicant applied for a 6 foot tall predominately open fence within the front yard of the property. The applicant then constructed a chain-link fence along the south and the first 300' of the west property lines. However, the property is within the Austin Highway Metropolitan Corridor Overlay District which includes standards related to the types of fencing permitted within the overlay district. Chain link fences along with fences clad with wooden rails, concrete or cedar pickets are prohibited by MC-3 design standards. Permissible fencing materials include brick, rock, stucco or ornamental iron. If approved for the 6 foot fence, the applicant will be required to modify the chain link material to a material that is permitted.
Code Enforcement History:
No Code Enforcement history exists on the property.
Permit History:
No permit history related to this proposed fence exists on the property. The property owner is seeking a variance to allow for permit to be issued.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"C-3 MC-3 AHOD" General Commercial Austin Highway Metropolitan Corridor Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Home
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"C-3 MC-3 AHOD" General Commercial Austin Highway Metropolitan Corridor Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single...
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