Case Number:
BOA-20-10300127
Applicant:
Hoda Cummings
Owner:
Hoda Cummings
Council District:|1010|Location:
431 Adams Street
Legal Description:
Lot 9, Block 5, NCB 2880
Zoning:
"RM-4 H AHOD" Residential Mixed King William Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Azadeh Sagheb, Planner
Request
A request for 1) an appeal of the Historic Preservation Officer's decision to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness, and 2) a 16' variance to the minimum Clear Vision of 25', as described in Section 35-514, to allow a front yard fence to be 9' away from the street.
Executive Summary
The subject property is a corner lot residential located at the intersection of Adams, Barbe and Wickes Street, North of Lone Star and East of San Antonio River. The neighborhood is predominantly surrounded by residential properties.
The applicant is wanting to install a 4' tall cattle panel style fence within the front yard and submitted a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to the Office of Historic Preservation. On October 21, 2020, the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) denied the applicant's request to issue a COA due to the proposed fencing material needs to be altered. The applicant is appealing the HDRC decision and requesting to approve the proposed fence.
Per Sec. 35-514 (2a), to install a fence on a Residential Corner Lot where the Street Intersections exist, UDC requires twenty-five (25) feet space in each direction from the street curb. During the site visit, staff noticed that the fence would be 9' and 12' away from Adams and Barbe St., respectively.
DSD Traffic Engineering Staff made a field visit on 01/21/2021 to verify proposed fence layout is in accordance with UDC 35-506 (d)5. Staff finds that the proposed fence layout meets intersection sight distance as long as the layout is within the property bounds and does not encroach the City's Right of Way. Traffic has no reservations for the fence layout to have a lesser Clear Vision area ...
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