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File #: 21-2578   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 4/5/2021
Posting Language: BOA-21-10300017: A request by Michael Robert Macey for a 240 square foot variance from the maximum accessory detached dwelling unit limit of 800 square feet to allow an accessory detached dwelling unit to be 1040 sq.ft., located at 14022 Susancrest Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Council District 9) (Kayla Leal, Senior Planner (210) 207-0197, kayla.leal@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)
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Case Number:
BOA-21-10300017
Applicant:
Michael Robert Macey
Owner:
Michael Robert Macey
Council District:|10 10|Location:
14022 Susancrest Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 1, Block 14, NCB 16749
Zoning:
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Kayla Leal, Senior Planner

Request
A request for a 240 square foot variance from the maximum accessory detached dwelling unit limit of 800 square feet, as described in Section 35-371, to allow an accessory detached dwelling unit to be 1,040 square feet.

Executive Summary

The subject property is located at the corner of Susancrest Drive and Fernwood Street. The rear of the property is facing a privately-owned air strip. Many of the properties facing the strip have private hangars in their backyard to directly access the air strip. The applicant is requesting the variance to the 800 square-foot maximum allowance for accessory detached dwelling units (ADDU) in order to permit a second-floor ADDU to be 1,040 square feet. The maximum allowance for accessory structures is 2,500 square feet, and the applicant will not be exceeding this allowance.

Code Enforcement History
There are no open code enforcement cases.

Permit History
There are no relevant permits pulled for the property.

Zoning History
The subject property was annexed into San Antonio City Limits on March 18, 1965, established by Ordinance 33076, and was zoned Temporary "A" Residence District. Upon adoption of the 2001 Unified Development Code (Ordinance 93881, dated May 3, 2001), the zoning converted from Temporary "A" to the current "R-6" Residential Single Family District.

Subject Property Zoning/Land Use

Existing Zoning

Existing Use
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-family dwelling

Surrounding Zoning/Land Use

Orientation

Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-family dwelling
South
"R-5 AHOD...

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