Briefing on the Planning and Development Review Department Proposed FY 2011 Budget by Don Birkner
C16-2010-0003 Jim Bennett for John Lewis 8701 Research Blvd. The applicant has requested a variance from the maximum freestanding sign height requirement of Section 25-10-123 (3) (a) from 35 feet (67 feet existing) to 61 feet in order to erect and remodel an existing freestanding sign in a “CS-CO-NP”, Commercial Services – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district.
C16-2010-0004 Jim Bennett for W.B. Stringer 1135 West 6th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum setback requirement for a freestanding sign requirement of Section 25-10-191 (E) from 12 feet from the street right-of-way to 0 feet from the street right-of-way in order to erect a freestanding sign in a “CS-MU-CO-NP”, Commercial Services – Mixed Use – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0042 Nuria Zaragoza for Karen McGraw 1915 A David Street The applicant has filed an administrative appeal, requesting an interpretation of whether the Planning and Development Department Director’s determination that: 1) the property qualifies as a remodel of a two-family use; 2) the property is developed with a two-family residential use; 3) the occupancy limit of twelve (12) unrelated adults is grandfathered, and the gross floor area and the number of bedrooms on the site did not increase; and 4) a room not labeled as a bedroom is not a bedroom and does not trigger Section 25-2-511 (Dwelling Unit Occupancy Limit) and does not have to meet life safety requirements as a sleeping area; is correct.
C15-2010-0046 Michael Vacek for Celia Thrash 5705 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 15 feet in order to attach a carport and porch to a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Highland Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-1604 (C) (1) which states that a parking structure with an entrance that faces the front yard may not be closer to the front lot line than the building façade in order to attached a carport to a single-family residence in an “SF-3- NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Highland Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0053 J.R. Threadgill 2001 South 1st Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 20 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in a “CS-MU-V-CO-NP” zoning district. The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 15 feet to 5 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in a “CS-MU-V-CO-NP” zoning district.
C15-2010-0055 Virginia Velez 9415 Quail Meadow Drive The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum impervious coverage requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 45% to 57% in order to maintain existing impervious coverage for a duplex-residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Austin Civic Association Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0060 Carlos & Kelly Gonzalez 1700 South 6th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 15 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 0 feet along the north property line in order to erect a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0044 Paula E. Griffin 6000 San Paublo Court The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 10 feet to 0 feet in order to maintain and screen-in an existing deck for a single-family residence in an “SF-2”, Single Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2010-0066 Jeff Turner for Nicole Covert 2701 Scenic Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 15 feet to 6 feet in order to erect a two car carport for an existing single-family residence in an “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district. (This variance was previously approved under Case # C15-2007-0071 on August 13, 2007.)
C15-2010-0068 Rick Luisi 2914 Beanna Street and 809 East 30th Street The applicants have requested a variance to increase the maximum height of a freestanding sign requirement of Section 25-2-899(D) from 6 feet in height to 8 feet in height in order to maintain a solid fence around the side and rear property lines of the existing single-family residences in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hancock Neighborhood Plan) The Land Development Code states that a solid fence constructed along a property line may not exceed an average height of six feet or a maximum height of seven feet.
C15-2010-0069 Jim Bennett for Mike Craddock 2709 East 13th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 10 feet in order to erect a two-family residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 10 feet to 5 feet in order to erect a two-family residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from the two-family residential use requirement of Section 25-2-774 (C) (2) which states that the second dwelling unit must be located at least 15 feet to the rear of the principal structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0070 Jim Bennett for Melissa McPherson 7900 Creekmere Lane The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 4.5 feet along the north property line in order to maintain a single family residence in an “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2010-0071 Joyce Hellstern 313 East 38th Street The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum fence height requirement of Section 25-2-899 (D) from 6 feet to 8 feet in order to erect and complete a fence for a two-family residential use inside the property line along Tom Green Street and inside the building setback line of East 38th Street in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District)
C15-2010-0072 Sylvia Cantu 605 Irma Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 4.4 feet in order to complete and maintain an attached carport for a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district.
C15-2010-0074 Joe Parham 7700 Mullen Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 3 feet in order to erect and attach a carport addition to an existing single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Crestview Neighborhood Plan)
G-10. C15-2010-0075 Jim Bennett for The Griffin School 5000-5002 Martin Avenue The applicant has requested a variance from the minimum street paved width requirement of Section 25-2-832 (1) in order to remodel an existing Religious Assembly Use to create a Private Secondary Educational Facility in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Hyde Park Neighborhood NCCD) The Land Development Code states that a private secondary school must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet. G-11. C15-2010-0076 Jim Bennett for The Griffin School 600 East 50th Street The applicant has requested a variance from the minimum street paved width requirement of Section 25-2-832 (1) in order to remodel an existing Religious Assembly Use to create a Private Secondary Educational Facility in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Hyde Park Neighborhood NCCD) The Land Development Code states that a private secondary school must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet.
C15-2010-0077 Cheryl Silverman for Jackson Boyett 5500 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum impervious coverage requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 45% (60.77% existing) to 65.57% in order to erect an addition (850 square feet) to an existing Religious Assembly use in an “SF-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Loop Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0079 Samantha Smoot 1602 Newning Avenue The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 8 feet in order to erect a Two-Family Residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from the Two-Family Residential Use requirement of Section 25-2-774 (C) (2) stating that the second dwelling unit must be located at least 15 feet to the rear of the principal structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 2 feet in order to maintain an accessory structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan)
Jul 12, 2010 Board of Adjustment/Sign Review Board
Briefing on the Planning and Development Review Department Proposed FY 2011 Budget by Don Birkner
C16-2010-0003 Jim Bennett for John Lewis 8701 Research Blvd. The applicant has requested a variance from the maximum freestanding sign height requirement of Section 25-10-123 (3) (a) from 35 feet (67 feet existing) to 61 feet in order to erect and remodel an existing freestanding sign in a “CS-CO-NP”, Commercial Services – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district.
C16-2010-0004 Jim Bennett for W.B. Stringer 1135 West 6th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum setback requirement for a freestanding sign requirement of Section 25-10-191 (E) from 12 feet from the street right-of-way to 0 feet from the street right-of-way in order to erect a freestanding sign in a “CS-MU-CO-NP”, Commercial Services – Mixed Use – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0042 Nuria Zaragoza for Karen McGraw 1915 A David Street The applicant has filed an administrative appeal, requesting an interpretation of whether the Planning and Development Department Director’s determination that: 1) the property qualifies as a remodel of a two-family use; 2) the property is developed with a two-family residential use; 3) the occupancy limit of twelve (12) unrelated adults is grandfathered, and the gross floor area and the number of bedrooms on the site did not increase; and 4) a room not labeled as a bedroom is not a bedroom and does not trigger Section 25-2-511 (Dwelling Unit Occupancy Limit) and does not have to meet life safety requirements as a sleeping area; is correct.
C15-2010-0046 Michael Vacek for Celia Thrash 5705 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 15 feet in order to attach a carport and porch to a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Highland Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-1604 (C) (1) which states that a parking structure with an entrance that faces the front yard may not be closer to the front lot line than the building façade in order to attached a carport to a single-family residence in an “SF-3- NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Highland Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0053 J.R. Threadgill 2001 South 1st Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 20 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in a “CS-MU-V-CO-NP” zoning district. The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 15 feet to 5 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in a “CS-MU-V-CO-NP” zoning district.
C15-2010-0055 Virginia Velez 9415 Quail Meadow Drive The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum impervious coverage requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 45% to 57% in order to maintain existing impervious coverage for a duplex-residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Austin Civic Association Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0060 Carlos & Kelly Gonzalez 1700 South 6th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 15 feet in order to erect a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 0 feet along the north property line in order to erect a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0044 Paula E. Griffin 6000 San Paublo Court The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 10 feet to 0 feet in order to maintain and screen-in an existing deck for a single-family residence in an “SF-2”, Single Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2010-0066 Jeff Turner for Nicole Covert 2701 Scenic Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 15 feet to 6 feet in order to erect a two car carport for an existing single-family residence in an “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district. (This variance was previously approved under Case # C15-2007-0071 on August 13, 2007.)
C15-2010-0068 Rick Luisi 2914 Beanna Street and 809 East 30th Street The applicants have requested a variance to increase the maximum height of a freestanding sign requirement of Section 25-2-899(D) from 6 feet in height to 8 feet in height in order to maintain a solid fence around the side and rear property lines of the existing single-family residences in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hancock Neighborhood Plan) The Land Development Code states that a solid fence constructed along a property line may not exceed an average height of six feet or a maximum height of seven feet.
C15-2010-0069 Jim Bennett for Mike Craddock 2709 East 13th Street The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 10 feet in order to erect a two-family residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 10 feet to 5 feet in order to erect a two-family residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from the two-family residential use requirement of Section 25-2-774 (C) (2) which states that the second dwelling unit must be located at least 15 feet to the rear of the principal structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Chestnut Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0070 Jim Bennett for Melissa McPherson 7900 Creekmere Lane The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 4.5 feet along the north property line in order to maintain a single family residence in an “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2010-0071 Joyce Hellstern 313 East 38th Street The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum fence height requirement of Section 25-2-899 (D) from 6 feet to 8 feet in order to erect and complete a fence for a two-family residential use inside the property line along Tom Green Street and inside the building setback line of East 38th Street in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District)
C15-2010-0072 Sylvia Cantu 605 Irma Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 4.4 feet in order to complete and maintain an attached carport for a single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district.
C15-2010-0074 Joe Parham 7700 Mullen Drive The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum side yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 3 feet in order to erect and attach a carport addition to an existing single-family residence in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Crestview Neighborhood Plan)
G-10. C15-2010-0075 Jim Bennett for The Griffin School 5000-5002 Martin Avenue The applicant has requested a variance from the minimum street paved width requirement of Section 25-2-832 (1) in order to remodel an existing Religious Assembly Use to create a Private Secondary Educational Facility in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Hyde Park Neighborhood NCCD) The Land Development Code states that a private secondary school must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet. G-11. C15-2010-0076 Jim Bennett for The Griffin School 600 East 50th Street The applicant has requested a variance from the minimum street paved width requirement of Section 25-2-832 (1) in order to remodel an existing Religious Assembly Use to create a Private Secondary Educational Facility in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Hyde Park Neighborhood NCCD) The Land Development Code states that a private secondary school must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet.
C15-2010-0077 Cheryl Silverman for Jackson Boyett 5500 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance to increase the maximum impervious coverage requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 45% (60.77% existing) to 65.57% in order to erect an addition (850 square feet) to an existing Religious Assembly use in an “SF-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Loop Neighborhood Plan)
C15-2010-0079 Samantha Smoot 1602 Newning Avenue The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum front street setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 25 feet to 8 feet in order to erect a Two-Family Residential use in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance from the Two-Family Residential Use requirement of Section 25-2-774 (C) (2) stating that the second dwelling unit must be located at least 15 feet to the rear of the principal structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan) The applicant has requested a variance to decrease the minimum rear yard setback requirement of Section 25-2-492 (D) from 5 feet to 2 feet in order to maintain an accessory structure in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City Neighborhood Plan)