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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka Date: November 21, 2003
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov
ZBA Meeting Date: December 2, 2003
APPLICANT: Angel Cacho - Negrete, Property Owner & Builder
REQUEST: Side setback variance
LOCATION: 4433 Rocky Meadows, Woodland Hills Subdivision
PURPOSE: To legitimize a setback error made during construction
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status of Applicant: Property Owner & Builder
Property Owner: Same as applicant
Applicable
Ordinance Section: Section 5.2 Residential Dimensional Standards
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Zoning and Land Use: The subject property and all surrounding properties are
zoned and developed as R -1, Single Family Residential.
Subject Property: The following lot dimensions are approximate, please refer
to the enclosed site plan for more detail.
65' of frontage along Rocky Mountain Drive
119' northwest (side property line)
90' northeast (rear property line)
113' southeast (side property line)
Frontage: Approximately 65 feet on Rocky Mountain Drive
Access: Via a driveway from Rocky Mountain Drive
Topography &
Vegetation: Relatively flat and some existing trees
Flood Plain: Not within the floodplain
VARIANCE INFORMATION
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Setback Required: A side building setback of 7.5 feet is required for R -1 Single
Family Residential lots.
Setback requested: A side setback of 5.07 feet.
Case Overview: This case involves an error made by the builder in establishing
the 7.5 -foot side setback. The result is an encroachment that reaches 5.07 feet
from the property line to the closest part of the home; thus the applicant is
requesting a side setback variance of 2.43 -feet.
ANALYSIS
Special Conditions: As a Special Condition, the applicant states: "An error
occurred when the front left stake of the property line
was established."
Hardships: As a Hardship the applicant states: "The house is
currently sold and we cannot get clear title because of
this mistake.
Alternatives: The applicant has offered no alternatives
SPECIAL INFORMATION
The applicant has stated that the variance will not be contrary to the public
interest by virtue of the following facts, "the house will be closer to the left
property line and is not going to affect anybody."
All building permits now states that one of the responsibilities of the builder is to
provide the string line for all building setbacks and easements on foundation
inspections. If the string line is not up when the inspector performs the
foundation inspection the builder will be red tagged. It is the builder's
responsibility to make sure that the string lines are in the correct locations.
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: 9
Responses Received: None as of date of staff report
ATTACHMENTS
Location Map
Application
Site Survey
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