PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 406 S. Julian Street (Plummer Variance) - PZC 21-1-145
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A variance from Section 6-6A-7 (R1A/Yard Requirements) to reduce the required corner side yard setback; and
2. A variance to Section 6-2-3:3.2 (Yard Requirements) to allow a porch to extend more than five feet into the required corner side yard.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 21-1-145 was published in the Daily Herald on Monday, February 28, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the southeast corner of Julian Street and Porter Avenue. It is zoned R1A and is approximately 13,300 square feet in size. The subject property is approximately 65 feet wide at the front yard setback along Julian Street, and gradually widens to approximately 96.5 feet at the rear of the property.
The petitioner plans to construct a new, single-family home fronting Julian Street on the property. Due to the narrow front yard, the petitioner requests approval of a variance from Section 6-6A-7 (R1A/Yard Requirements) to reduce the required corner side yard setback from 30 feet to 15 feet; and, approval of a variance to Section 6-2-3:3.2 (Yard Requirements) to allow two porches to extend more than five feet into the required corner side yard. To support the variance request, the petitioner has provided a proposed site plan and conceptual building elevations.
DISCUSSION:
Corner Side Yard Setback Variance
The subject property is a corner lot that fronts Julian Street and has a corner side yard along Porter Avenue. Section 6-6A-7 (R1A/Yard Requirements) of the Municipal Code requires a minimum of a 30-foot corner side yard setback for single-family detached dwellings in the R1A zoning district. The petitioner requests approval of a variance to decrease the r...
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