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Norberto Santana Variance (04-01)
Good Evening, Jennifer Prochazka, Staff Planner.
SAM: The applicant is requesting a rear setback variance of 7.5 feet
to allow for the construction of an enclosed two car garage. The
required rear setback is 20 feet. So the variance would result in a
rear setback of 12.5 feet.
SURVEY: The proposed garage will replace the existing 1 car garage
and carport and will be located at the rear of the property and take
access to Nimitz.
As a special condition the applicant states: we will lose two Live
Oak trees if the garage must come off of Ash Street; It is an older
property and we are frying to update the living conditions and keep
our vehicles protected; our driveway is very dark.
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the garage on Lot 2 off of Ash Street, we would lose two 20 year old
Live Oaks and one Pecan tree. The garage would have to be on the
other side of the house where there is no entrance, and would have
to install a second driveway. There is a lack of parking on Ash Street.
There is no parking allowed on Nimitz and Nimitz is not a full street.
PICTURES:
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GARAGE/DRIVEWAY
TREES
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STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka Date:
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov
ZBA Meeting Date: March 2, 2004
APPLICANT: Norberto Santana, Jr., homeowner
February 20, 2004
REQUEST: Variance to the rear setback requirement
LOCATION: 308 Ash Street
PURPOSE: To allow for the construction of an enclosed two car garage.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status of Applicant: Property owner
Property Owner: Norberto Santana, Jr.
Applicable
Ordinance Section: Section 5.2 Residential Dimensional Standards
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Zoning and Land Use:
Subject Property:
R-2 developed as a single family home
North:
R-2 developed as a single family home
West:
R-2 developed as a single family home
East:
R-2 developed as a single family home
South:
R-1 developed as a single family home
Frontage: The property has 100 feet of frontage along Ash Street and
112 feet of frontage along Nimitz
Access: The property takes access via a driveway onto Nimitz
Street.
Topography &
Vegetation: Relatively flat with several very large specimen trees.
Flood Plain: The property is not located within a designated flood plain.
VARIANCE INFORMATION
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Setback Required: According to the Unified development Ordinance, the
minimum rear setback is 20 feet.
Setback Requested: 12.5' rear setback.
Case Overview: The subject property is developed as a single family
home. A two-car garage is planned for this property that
will encroach into the rear setback. The applicant is
requesting a variance of 7.5' to the rear setback to allow
for the construction of the garage.
ANALYSIS
Special Conditions: As a special condition the applicant states: we will lose
two Live Oak trees if the garage must come off of Ash
Street; It is an older property and we are trying to update
the living conditions and keep our vehicles protected; our
driveway is very dark.
Hardships: As a hardship the applicant states: The odd geometric
system developed when Nimitz Street developed. Also if
we chose to build the garage on Lot 2, off of Ash Street,
we would lose two 20 year old Live Oaks and one Pecan
tree. The garage would have to be on the other side of
the house where there is no entrance, and would have to
install a second driveway. There is a lack of parking on
Ash Street. There is no parking allowed on Nimitz and
Nimitz is not a full street.
Alternatives: The applicant has offered no alternative.
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: 30
Responses Received: None as of date of staff report
ATTACHMENTS
Location Map
Application
Survey
Plans
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