Items Postponed - K1, L3, L5, M1, M4, M7, & M9 Withdrawn - C1, C2, L2, L4, & L6
C16-2014-0012 Wes Mendell for Lou Gambertoglio 605 Davis Street The applicant has requested a variance to Section 25-10-129 (F) (Downtown Sign District Regulations) to increase the allowable wall signage from 603 square feet (required) to 1,057.5 square feet (requested) in order to add wall signage to a building in a “CBD”, Central Business District zoning district.
C15-2014-0174 Gardner Summer, Zilker Neighborhood Association 2015 Goodrich Avenue The applicant has requested the Board of Adjustment to interpret whether staff erred in issuing a building permit at 2015 Goodrich Avenue because: A. per Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) the actual lot size is in question; and B. per Section 25-2, Subchapter F, (Residential Design and Compatibility Standards), Article 3. Definitions and Measurement, Section 3.3.the plans for the first and second floor appear to be drawn to the outer edge of the wood framing and not the outside surface of the exterior walls; and C. per Section 25-2, Subchapter F, (Residential Design and Compatibility Standards), Article 3. Definitions and Measurement, Section 3.3. Gross Floor Area, 3. Porches, basements and attics that meet the following requirements shall be excluded from the calculation of gross floor area: C. A habitable portion of an attic, if: 1. The roof above it is not a flat or mansard roof and has a slope of 3 to 12 or greater; 2. It is fully contained within the roof structure; 3. It has only one floor; 4. It does not extend beyond the footprint of the floors below; 5. It is the highest habitable portion of the building, or a section of the building, and adds no additional mass to the structure; and 6. Fifty percent or more of the area has a ceiling height of seven feet or less. The applicant asserts that the building permit plans for construction show: 1. The dormers are not fully contained within the roof structure contrary to requirement #2; and 2. The dormers add additional mass to the structure contrary to requirement #5; and 3. The third floor deck (called a “roof deck” in the habitable attic plans) is accessible from the “habitable attic”, which while the deck itself would not be subject to McMansion FAR, the fact that it exists supports the contention that the habitable attic is actually a third floor rather than a fully contained attic; and D. per Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) the application has differing methods of calculating impervious cover for the lot in the plans submitted and approved for a permit to construct a single family home in an “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0112 Holly Kincannon 3102 Lafayette The applicant requested and was approved for variance(s) with conditions to: A. Section 25-2-1463 (C) (5) (Secondary Apartment Regulations) to decrease the driveway requirement from 1 drive (required) to 0 drive (requested, existing); and; B. Section 25-6-593 (C) (Provisions for Property in the Central Urban Redevelopment (CURE) Combining District Area) of Article 7, Off-street parking and Loading to decrease the parking space requirement from 80% of the parking spaces required by Appendix A, 3 spaces (required) to 2 spaces (requested, existing) in order to erect a second dwelling unit in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Upper Boggy Creek); C. Reconsideration Variance Request: The applicant has requested removal of conditions of prior approval and a variance to Section 25-2-1463 (C) (5) (Secondary Apartment Regulations) to increase the driveway width from 9’ minimum and not more than 12’ (required) to 18 feet (requested) in order to erect a second dwelling unit which can be rented in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Upper Boggy Creek).
C15-2014-0157 Cesar Perez 8806 Glenn Lane The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the minimum street side setback from 15 feet (required) to 9 feet (requested) in order to construct 6 foot wide, 30 foot long porch and covered walkway open on 3 sides in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence zoning district. (Georgian Acres)
C15-2014-0155 Jose Benitez for Maribel Arce 6405 Virgo Lane The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0164 Ruperto and Griselda Estrada 7029 Craybrough Circle The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested); and B. decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 11 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport constructed more than 10 years ago in an “SF-2”, Family Residence Zoning District.
C15-2014-0100 Kasi Painter for Spencer Gibb 4905 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-899 (Fences as Accessory Uses) and from NCCD-NP Ordinance 20050818-064, Part 6. General Provisions, 4. (Fences): A. to increase the maximum height from 7 feet while maintaining an average of 6 feet and 4 feet (required, respectively) to 6 feet 6 inches (requested) and; B. to increase the solid material ratio of from 1 to 1.5 (required) to a ratio of 1 to 1 or solid (requested); in order to maintain a solid wood fence in the front yard setback in a “SF-3 NP-NCCD”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District zoning district. The Hyde Park NCCD-NP states a fence located in a front yard may not exceed a height of four feet and shall have a ratio of open space to solid material of not less than 1 to 1.5.
C15-2014-0161 John D. Sosa 2000 Trede Drive The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the side street yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested); and B. decrease the rear yard setback from 10 feet (required) to 1 foot (requested) in order to maintain a shed in a “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0162 Jim Bennett for William Reid 1301 West 29th Street The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to increase the maximum impervious cover from 45% (required) to 50.15% (requested) in order to maintain existing single family home, drive and landscape components in an“SF 3-H-NP”, Family Residence – Historic – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Windsor Road)
C15-2014-0166 Juanita Marie Atkins 6914 Shannon Drive The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the minimum front setback from 25 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and B. decrease the side setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport and shed added to the lot after 2005 in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0167 Andrew Hutton 5010 Strass Drive The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-893 (B) (7) (Accessory uses for a Principal Residential Use) to allow storage of a recreational vehicle on the property that is not located within an enclosed building or is not screened from public view by either a solid wood or masonry fence in an “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0169 Ginger Mitchell and John Mitchell 8616 Big View Drive The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-1176 (Site Development Regulations for Docks, Marinas, and Other Lakefront Uses) (A) (3) to decrease the distance a dock may be constructed from the side property line from 10 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to construct a boat dock in an “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2014-0171 Gregory Millard 1604 West Lane The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the front yard setback from 40 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested) and; B. decrease minimum lot width from 100 feet (required) to 40 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
M11. C15-2014-0172 Jeremy Anderson 1504 and 1506 East Lane The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the front yard setback from 40 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested); and B. decrease the minimum lot width from 100 feet (required) to 85 feet (requested); and C. decrease the minimum side yard setback from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and D. decrease the minimum rear yard setback from 20 feet (required) to 10 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home at 1504 East Lane (Lot 26) in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district. E. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home at 1506 East Lane (Lot 27) in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district. P. ADJOURNMENT
Dec 08, 2014 Board of Adjustment/Sign Review Board
Items Postponed - K1, L3, L5, M1, M4, M7, & M9 Withdrawn - C1, C2, L2, L4, & L6
C16-2014-0012 Wes Mendell for Lou Gambertoglio 605 Davis Street The applicant has requested a variance to Section 25-10-129 (F) (Downtown Sign District Regulations) to increase the allowable wall signage from 603 square feet (required) to 1,057.5 square feet (requested) in order to add wall signage to a building in a “CBD”, Central Business District zoning district.
C15-2014-0174 Gardner Summer, Zilker Neighborhood Association 2015 Goodrich Avenue The applicant has requested the Board of Adjustment to interpret whether staff erred in issuing a building permit at 2015 Goodrich Avenue because: A. per Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) the actual lot size is in question; and B. per Section 25-2, Subchapter F, (Residential Design and Compatibility Standards), Article 3. Definitions and Measurement, Section 3.3.the plans for the first and second floor appear to be drawn to the outer edge of the wood framing and not the outside surface of the exterior walls; and C. per Section 25-2, Subchapter F, (Residential Design and Compatibility Standards), Article 3. Definitions and Measurement, Section 3.3. Gross Floor Area, 3. Porches, basements and attics that meet the following requirements shall be excluded from the calculation of gross floor area: C. A habitable portion of an attic, if: 1. The roof above it is not a flat or mansard roof and has a slope of 3 to 12 or greater; 2. It is fully contained within the roof structure; 3. It has only one floor; 4. It does not extend beyond the footprint of the floors below; 5. It is the highest habitable portion of the building, or a section of the building, and adds no additional mass to the structure; and 6. Fifty percent or more of the area has a ceiling height of seven feet or less. The applicant asserts that the building permit plans for construction show: 1. The dormers are not fully contained within the roof structure contrary to requirement #2; and 2. The dormers add additional mass to the structure contrary to requirement #5; and 3. The third floor deck (called a “roof deck” in the habitable attic plans) is accessible from the “habitable attic”, which while the deck itself would not be subject to McMansion FAR, the fact that it exists supports the contention that the habitable attic is actually a third floor rather than a fully contained attic; and D. per Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) the application has differing methods of calculating impervious cover for the lot in the plans submitted and approved for a permit to construct a single family home in an “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0112 Holly Kincannon 3102 Lafayette The applicant requested and was approved for variance(s) with conditions to: A. Section 25-2-1463 (C) (5) (Secondary Apartment Regulations) to decrease the driveway requirement from 1 drive (required) to 0 drive (requested, existing); and; B. Section 25-6-593 (C) (Provisions for Property in the Central Urban Redevelopment (CURE) Combining District Area) of Article 7, Off-street parking and Loading to decrease the parking space requirement from 80% of the parking spaces required by Appendix A, 3 spaces (required) to 2 spaces (requested, existing) in order to erect a second dwelling unit in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Upper Boggy Creek); C. Reconsideration Variance Request: The applicant has requested removal of conditions of prior approval and a variance to Section 25-2-1463 (C) (5) (Secondary Apartment Regulations) to increase the driveway width from 9’ minimum and not more than 12’ (required) to 18 feet (requested) in order to erect a second dwelling unit which can be rented in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Upper Boggy Creek).
C15-2014-0157 Cesar Perez 8806 Glenn Lane The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the minimum street side setback from 15 feet (required) to 9 feet (requested) in order to construct 6 foot wide, 30 foot long porch and covered walkway open on 3 sides in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence zoning district. (Georgian Acres)
C15-2014-0155 Jose Benitez for Maribel Arce 6405 Virgo Lane The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0164 Ruperto and Griselda Estrada 7029 Craybrough Circle The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested); and B. decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 11 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport constructed more than 10 years ago in an “SF-2”, Family Residence Zoning District.
C15-2014-0100 Kasi Painter for Spencer Gibb 4905 Avenue G The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-899 (Fences as Accessory Uses) and from NCCD-NP Ordinance 20050818-064, Part 6. General Provisions, 4. (Fences): A. to increase the maximum height from 7 feet while maintaining an average of 6 feet and 4 feet (required, respectively) to 6 feet 6 inches (requested) and; B. to increase the solid material ratio of from 1 to 1.5 (required) to a ratio of 1 to 1 or solid (requested); in order to maintain a solid wood fence in the front yard setback in a “SF-3 NP-NCCD”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District zoning district. The Hyde Park NCCD-NP states a fence located in a front yard may not exceed a height of four feet and shall have a ratio of open space to solid material of not less than 1 to 1.5.
C15-2014-0161 John D. Sosa 2000 Trede Drive The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the side street yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested); and B. decrease the rear yard setback from 10 feet (required) to 1 foot (requested) in order to maintain a shed in a “SF-3”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0162 Jim Bennett for William Reid 1301 West 29th Street The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to increase the maximum impervious cover from 45% (required) to 50.15% (requested) in order to maintain existing single family home, drive and landscape components in an“SF 3-H-NP”, Family Residence – Historic – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Windsor Road)
C15-2014-0166 Juanita Marie Atkins 6914 Shannon Drive The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the minimum front setback from 25 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and B. decrease the side setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain a carport and shed added to the lot after 2005 in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0167 Andrew Hutton 5010 Strass Drive The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-893 (B) (7) (Accessory uses for a Principal Residential Use) to allow storage of a recreational vehicle on the property that is not located within an enclosed building or is not screened from public view by either a solid wood or masonry fence in an “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district.
C15-2014-0169 Ginger Mitchell and John Mitchell 8616 Big View Drive The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-1176 (Site Development Regulations for Docks, Marinas, and Other Lakefront Uses) (A) (3) to decrease the distance a dock may be constructed from the side property line from 10 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to construct a boat dock in an “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2014-0171 Gregory Millard 1604 West Lane The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the front yard setback from 40 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested) and; B. decrease minimum lot width from 100 feet (required) to 40 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
M11. C15-2014-0172 Jeremy Anderson 1504 and 1506 East Lane The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the front yard setback from 40 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested); and B. decrease the minimum lot width from 100 feet (required) to 85 feet (requested); and C. decrease the minimum side yard setback from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and D. decrease the minimum rear yard setback from 20 feet (required) to 10 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home at 1504 East Lane (Lot 26) in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district. E. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 15 feet (requested) in order to construct a single family home at 1506 East Lane (Lot 27) in a “SF-2”, Family Residence zoning district. P. ADJOURNMENT