CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the petitioner and pass the ordinance approving variances to Section 6-6A-7 (R1A/Yard Requirements) and Section 6-2-3:3.2 (Yard Requirements) for 406 S. Julian Street (Plummer Variance) - PZC 21-1-145; or
Option B: Concur with staff and pass the ordinance approving variances to Section 6-6A-7 (R1A/Yard Requirements) and Section 6-2-3:3.2 (Yard Requirements), apart from a wraparound porch, 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
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 21-1-145 on March 16, 2022 and voted to recommend approval of the petitioner's requests (approved 8-0). Staff disagrees with the PZC's recommendation due to the variance requested for a wraparound front porch.
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 corn...
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