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Project Manager: Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner Report Date: August 24, 2006
Email: chart)@cstx.gov Meeting Date: September 5, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500149
APPLICANT: James Davis, Habitat for Humanity
REQUEST: Side building setback variance
LOCATION: 1202 Arizona Street
PURPOSE: To legitimize a building setback error made during construction.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status of Applicant: Home builder
Property Owner: Kabricia Tucker
Applicable Ordinance Section: Section 5.2 Residential Dimensional Standards
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Zoning and Land Use
• Subject Property: R-1 Single Family Residential, Single family house
• North: R-1 Single Family Residential, Single family house
• West: R-2 Duplex Residential, Duplex
• East: R-1 Single Family Residential, Single family house
• South: R-1 Single Family Residential, single family house
Frontage: Approximately 50' of frontage on Arizona St.
Access: Site survey indicates access via Arizona St.
Topography &Vegetation: Relatively flat with some vegetation
Flood Plain: Not within the floodplain.
VARIANCE INFORMATION
Background: This case involves an error made by the builder in establishing the 7.5-
foot side setback. The result is an encroachment that reaches 6.5-feet from the property
line to the closest part of the home; thus the applicant is requesting a side setback
variance of 1 foot.
ANALYSIS
Hardship and Special Condition: Originally platted in 1946, the lines that indicate lot
ownership have shifted over the years from the original platted lot lines. The applicant
states that the "configuration of the lot is slanted in such a way that there is extreme
difficulty in building a house in the area."
Alternatives: The applicant offers no alternatives.
Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the variance.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Ordinance Intent: Building setback requirements usually allow for some degree of
control over population density, access to light and air, and fire protection. These
standards are typically justified on the basis of the protection of property values.
Number of Property Owners Notified: 19
Responses Received: 5 inquiry calls, 1 call in support
ATTACHMENTS
1. Small Area Map and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Site survey(provided in packet)