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File #: 21-1021   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 1/11/2021
Posting Language: BOA-20-10300115: A request by Ryan Casanova for 1) a 4’ 10” variance from the minimum 5’ side setback to allow a carport to be 2” away from the side property line, 2) a variance to allow plastic as a fencing material, and 3) a special exception to allow a portion of the side yard fence to be 8’ tall and zoning variances from the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-5) carport design regulations (a) is recessed a minimum of 5’ behind the principal structure front facade, (b) vertical support or structural elements shall match the exterior materials of the principal structure in design, scale, proportion, placement, and profile, (c) has a roof that meets the principal structure below the principal structure’s eaves, (d) a 4’ variance to the maximum 12’ driveway width design regulation to allow a driveway width to be 16’, and (e) 1’ 3” variance to the curb cut maximum of 15’ to allow a curb cut to be 16’ 3”, located at 1127 West Rosewood Avenue. Staff recommends Denial with...
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Case Number:
BOA-20-10300115
Applicant:
Ryan Casanova
Owner:
Ryan Casanova
Council District:|1010|Location:
1127 West Rosewood Avenue
Legal Description:
Lots 13 & 14, Block 9, NCB 3110
Zoning:
"R-6 NCD-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Kayla Leal, Senior Planner

Request
A request for 1) a 4' 10" variance from the minimum 5' side setback, as described in Section 35-310.01, to allow a carport to be 2" away from the side property line, 2) a variance to allow plastic as a fencing material, and 3) a special exception to allow a portion of the side yard fence to be 8' tall, as described in Section 35-514, and zoning variances from the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-5) carport design regulations, as described in Section 35-335, (a) is recessed a minimum of 5' behind the principal structure front facade, (b) vertical support or structural elements shall match the exterior materials of the principal structure in design, scale, proportion, placement, and profile, (c) has a roof that meets the principal structure below the principal structure's eaves, (d) a 4' variance to the maximum 12' driveway width design regulation to allow a driveway width to be 16', and (e) 1' 3" variance to the curb cut maximum of 15' to allow a curb cut to be 16' 3".

Executive Summary

The subject property is located mid-block on West Rosewood Avenue and has a single-family residential dwelling on the subject property. There is a section of the carport in front of the structure that encroaches 4' 10" into the side setback, and the farthest section of the carport is within the fenced area and encroaches 1' 8" into the side setback. In addition to the side setback encroachment, the applicant has added an additional 2' in height to a section of the side yard fence with a plastic material. This requires a variance to the fencing material as well as a special exception for the height. Furthermore, ...

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