City Variance 1275 - 5205 Cabernet - The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 27-308 requiring a maximum lot coverage of 30% (4,049 sf) to allow a maximum lot coverage of 31% (4,184 sf) and from Section 27-308 requiring a minimum setback for a garage entrance from a street of 20 feet to allow a 10-foot setback in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone, on Lot 9, Block 5 of Vintage Estates Subdivision, a 13,497 sf parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow the addition of a 336 square foot canopy over a concrete patio on the northwest of the home and address the location of an already constructed garage. Tax ID: A32046.  Presented by Karen Husman, Planner I.

Planning staff has reviewed this application and is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval for the 10-foot setback on the side garage and denial for the variance to allow 31% lot coverage, based on the findings and determinations of the variance review criteria provided within this report.  

OWNERS: Steve Goutanis, owner and Curtis Ball, agent            
PURPOSE: The purpose of the variance is to allow the addition of a 336 sf canopy over the concrete patio and to allow an existing garage setback to Vintage Lane to remain
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lot 9, Block 5 of Vintage Estates Subdivision
ADDRESS: 5205 Cabernet Lane
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
PROPOSED LAND USE: Residential
EXISTING ZONING: R-96

None.

Subject Property – None
 
Surrounding Property – Four variances have been approved in the Cottonwood Grove Subdivision for setbacks (north across Grand Avenue)  and 1 variance has been approved in the Foxtail Village Subdivision for setbacks (west and north across Grand Avenue). No lot coverage variances have been approved in the surrounding neighborhoods or districts.

NORTH:   Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential
SOUTH:    Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential
EAST:       Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential
WEST:      Zoning:      R-96
                  Land Use:  Residential

The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 27-308 requiring a maximum lot coverage of 30% (4,049 sf) to allow a maximum lot coverage of 31% (4,184 sf) and from Section 27-308 requiring a minimum setback for a garage entrance from a street of 20 feet to allow a 10-foot setback in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone, on Lot 9, Block 5 of Vintage Estates Subdivision, a 13,497 sf parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow the addition of a 336 square foot canopy over a concrete patio on the northwest of home, and to allow the 10-foot garage setback on Vineyard Way to remain. The garage setback was an error in the plan review. The garage was approved with an incorrect setback.
 
The applicant has constructed a single family dwelling with a 336 square foot covered patio on the back porch.  The approved building permit did not include the covered patio, and during a routine building inspection the inspector stopped the work on the patio.  In order for construction to finish on the covered patio, the builder would need the variance approval.  There have not been any variances for increases in allowable lot coverage in this subdivision or the surrounding subdivisions, however there have been variances granted for setbacks in the surrounding subdivisions. 
 
The variance request for the 10 foot setback is recommended by staff, as the garage approach for the second garage on the side street was overlooked during zoning compliance review of the building permit.

Staff recommends conditional approval for the 10-foot setback for the garage approach and denial of the variance to allow 31% maximum lot coverage.