Variance 1238 –  4532 Vaughn Lane – Front Setback - A variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a minimum front setback of 15 feet for a new carport in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zone on Lot 14, of Cowley Subdivision, a 7,500 square foot parcel of land, generally located at 4532 Vaughn Lane. Tax ID: A05715.
 

Planning Staff is recommending conditional approval.

OWNERS:                             Clara Jane Ballard
AGENT:                                 None
PURPOSE:                            To reduce the minimum front yard setback from 20 feet to 15 feet.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:        Cowley Subdivision, Lot 14
ADDRESS:                            4532 Vaughn Lane
EXISTING LAND USE:          Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE:      Residential
EXISTING ZONING:              Residential-7000 (R-70)

None

Records show there have been no variance applications in this subdivision.  No records were found to indicate there were any variance applications in the surrounding subdivisions.
 

NORTH:   Zoning:      R-70
                  Land Use:  Single Family Dwellings
SOUTH:    Zoning:      R-70
                  Land Use:  Single Family Dwellings
EAST:       Zoning:      R-70
                  Land Use:  Single Family Dwellings
WEST:      Zoning:      R-70
                  Land Use:  Single Family Dwellings

The applicant is requesting a variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a minimum front setback of 15 feet for a new carport in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zone on Lot 14, of Cowley Subdivision, a 7,500 square foot parcel of land, generally located at 4532 Vaughn Lane. Tax ID: A05715.
 
There have not been any variance applications in this subdivision or the surrounding neighborhoods. There are non-conforming carports on two properties directly across the street from the subject property on Vaughn.  The two carports were likely constructed before zoning restrictions were in place. The two existing carports do not currently meet the front setback minimum requirement of twenty (20) feet, so if they were destroyed beyond the 50% of the replacement cost at the time, they could not be rebuilt as they stand without an approved variance.
 
Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the variance from 27-308 requiring a minimum front setback of 20 feet to allow a minimum front setback of 15 feet for a new carport in a Residential 7,000 (R-70) zone, based on the determinations for granting a variance.

Planning Staff is recommending conditional approval of City Variance #1238 based on the criteria for variances.