Case Number:
BOA-21-10300002
Applicant:
Bexar Engineers & Associates
Owner:
Esperanza Galaviz
Council District:|1010|Location:
1014 West Hermosa Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 7, Block 107, NCB 7205
Zoning:
"R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Azadeh Sagheb, Planner
Request
A request for 1) a special exception, as described in Section 35-514, to allow the front fence to be 6'4" tall, 2) a 7'8" variance from the minimum 15' Clear Vision field requirement, also described in Section 35-514, to allow the front yard fence to be 7'4" away from the street, 3) zoning variances from the Accessory Detached Dwelling Unit requirements, as described in Section 35-371, to allow a) a roof pitch not identical to the principal residence, and b) the parking space to be located within the front yard.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 1014 West Hermosa Drive, west of Blanco Road and North of West Hildebrand Avenue. The neighborhood is predominantly surrounded by Single-family residential units. The applicant has installed a 5'3" tall wrought Iron fence along the side and front property line and an automatic sliding driveway gate which is 6'4" tall.
The applicant submitted an application to pull a permit to build an accessory dwelling unit in the rear yard. The DSD Building Review staff denied the proposed drawings twice. The applicant started to construct the ADDU without obtaining an approved permit. The ADDU is a 2-story structure with one bedroom on the second floor, measuring 368 square feet which meets the Code's square footage and total floor area requirement. Per section 35-371 (b) when building an ADDU, the roof pitch and window proportions have to be identical to that of the principal residence. In this case, the primary building has a gable roof but the ADDU was built with a shed roof. Code also requires the ADDU parking space to be located behind the front yard and the applicant is also requesting for a vari...
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