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City Board of Adjustment
- Meeting Date:
- 05/06/2015
- SUBJECT
- Variance #1214 - 742 and 744 Calhoun Lane
- THROUGH:
- Candi Millar
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Green
Information
REQUEST
Item #1: Variance #1214 – 742 and 744 Calhoun Lane - Lot size: The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum lot area of 9,600 square feet to allow a minimum lot area of 8,826 square feet for an existing 2-family dwelling in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zoning district on Lot 4, Block 5, Pinnick Subdivision, 3rd Filing, an 8,826 square foot parcel of land. No new construction is planned but the variance, if approved, would allow the owner to re-build in the future, Tax ID: A20199. Judson Group LLC, owner.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff is recommending Conditional Approval.
APPLICATION DATA
| OWNER: Judson Group, LLC | |
| AGENT: Greg Judson | |
| LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 4, Block 5, Pinnick Subdivision 3rd Filing | |
| ADDRESS: 742 and 744 Calhoun Lane | |
| CURRENT ZONING: Residential 7000 (R-70) | |
| EXISTING LAND USE: Residential | |
| PROPOSED USE: Residential | |
| SIZE OF PARCEL: 8,826 square feet |
CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS
None
APPLICABLE ZONING HISTORY
Surrounding Property – Records show there have been 5 variance requests in the surrounding neighborhood. The variance requests have been for fence heights, setbacks, and lot coverage. Four of the five variances were granted one was denied. The one denied was for an 8 foot tall fence in residential zoning.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING
| NORTH: | Zoning: R-70 Land Use: Residential |
| SOUTH: | Zoning: Entryway General Commercial Land Use: Residential |
| EAST: | Zoning: R-96/County Land Use: Residential |
| WEST: | Zoning: R-70 Land Use: Residential |
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum lot area of 9,600 square feet to allow a minimum lot area of 8,826 square feet for an existing 2-family dwelling in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zoning district on Lot 4, Block 5, Pinnick Subdivision, 3rd Filing. The applicant is wishing to obtain a rebuild letter for the property so they are able to get new financing or in case of sale. According to the county information available the duplex was constructed in 1975.
On this block of Murphy Avenue between Newman Lane and Calhoun Lane there are 14 properties, 9 of the 14 have a duplex on them. This filing of Pinnick Subdivision was recorded in 1966. All the duplexes on this section of Murphy Avenue were built from 1975 to 1985; the single family homes were built between 1973 and 1979 with one exception of 1940. This neighborhood is right next to possible future commercial development. As stated earlier most of the existing structures on Murphy Avenue between Newman Lane and Calhoun Lane are duplexes. Murphy Avenue is a higher density neighborhood and is a good buffer area to separate the possible future commercial development from the single family homes farther to the north.
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the variance based on the determinations for review provided within this report. Staff feels this is a good use of land and a good fit in this established neighborhood.
On this block of Murphy Avenue between Newman Lane and Calhoun Lane there are 14 properties, 9 of the 14 have a duplex on them. This filing of Pinnick Subdivision was recorded in 1966. All the duplexes on this section of Murphy Avenue were built from 1975 to 1985; the single family homes were built between 1973 and 1979 with one exception of 1940. This neighborhood is right next to possible future commercial development. As stated earlier most of the existing structures on Murphy Avenue between Newman Lane and Calhoun Lane are duplexes. Murphy Avenue is a higher density neighborhood and is a good buffer area to separate the possible future commercial development from the single family homes farther to the north.
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the variance based on the determinations for review provided within this report. Staff feels this is a good use of land and a good fit in this established neighborhood.