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Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock ZBA Meeting Date: May 4, 2004
Email: mhitchcock@cstx.gov
APPLICANT: Eric Barton, City of College Station Community Development
REQUEST: Side setback variances
LOCATION: 822 Avenue B
PURPOSE: For the construction of a new house
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status of Applicant: Developer
Property Owner: Cheryl Boone
Applicable
Ordinance Section: Section 5.2 Residential Dimensional Standards
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Zoning and Land Use: The property and surrounding properties are developed R-1
Single Family Residential.
Frontage: 40 feet along Avenue B
Access: From Avenue B
Topography &
Vegetation: Flat with a few mature trees towards the back of the lot
Flood Plain: None
VARIANCE INFORMATION
Minimum Required: According to the Unified development Ordinance, the minimum
side setback is 7.5 feet.
Requested: 5-ft. side setbacks
Case Overview: A deteriorated residential structure sits on the subject property.
Community Development would like to help the owner demolish
the existing structure and build a new one. The house planned
for this lot that will encroach into the required side setbacks. The
house will be five feet from both side property lines; thus, the
applicant is requesting variances of 2.5 feet to both side
setbacks to allow for the construction of the new house.
ANALYSIS
Special Conditions: The Lloyd Smith Subdivision, where the subject property is
located, is one of the original neighborhoods in College Station.
Platted before the city had subdivision regulations that dictated
the size of a lot, the property and those surrounding it do not
meet today's minimum lot width standard. Currently, structural
encroachments into setbacks exist on the site.
Hardships: The applicant has stated that the narrow lot width reduces the
buildable area of the lot.
Alternatives: As alternatives to the variances, the applicant has stated that the
City can:
1. Construct a narrow house that will result in cramped interior
living space, or
2. Deny the owners assistance to redevelop.
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: 24
Responses Received: 0
ATTACHMENTS
Location Map
Application
Site Plan
Survey