C15-2015-0061 Roger and Mary Ellen Borgelt 106 Laurel Lane The applicant has requested variance(s) from: A. Section 25-2-554 (Single-Family Residence Standard Lot (SF-2) District Regulations) to decrease the rear yard setback from 5 feet for an accessory building that is not more than one story or 15 feet in height (required) to 2 feet (requested); and from B. Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain an accessory structure in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University)
K. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NEW PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS K-1 C15-2015-0092 Lex Henderson 608 Augusta Avenue The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain an elevated deck and stairs constructed at least 10 years ago in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence Zoning District. (Old West Austin) K-2 C15-2015-0105 Phil Moncada for Doug Lewis 5009 Eilers Avenue The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) to Ordinance 20120112-087, Part 7: A. 1. to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 3 feet (requested, existing); and to B. 8. to decrease the rear yard setback from 5 feet next to an alley (required) to 3 feet (requested, existing) in order to maintain a storage structure and covered concrete area constructed at least 10 years ago in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hyde Park)
L2. C15-2015-0052 Letty McGarrahan for Marcelo Vera 106 & 108 Comal Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the rear setback from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and to B. increase the building cover from 40% (required) to 55% (requested); and to C. Subchapter F: Residential Design and Compatibility Standards, Article 2: Development Standards, Section 2.1 (Maximum Development Permitted) to increase square footage from 2,300 square feet (required) to 2,500 square feet (requested) in order to join and expand two existing single family homes together into one, remodeled single family home in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (East Cesar Chavez) NOTE: The East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan allows for Small Lot Amnesty lots of 2,500 square feet or greater to be developed with a Single Family use, the area of these combined lots is 3,820 square feet. In addition, the plan allows for Small Lot Amnesty lots to have up to 65% impervious cover which the proposed use of this lot will meet. REQUESTING POSTPONMENT BY APPLICANT L3. C15-2015-0068 Nikelle Meade for Adam Wilson 5001 Evans Avenue & 5000 & 5002 Martin Avenue The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-832 (Private Schools) (1), of Division 3 – Civic Uses to decrease the minimum paved width of a street that the site must be located on from at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that also has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 27 feet paved width on 50th Street, Evans Avenue and Martin Avenue (requested/existing) in order to amend a condition of a previously approved variance so the applicant may increase the maximum number of students allowed on the site from 68 (as required pursuant to a previous Board variance approval on August 9, 2010 in case No C15-2010-0075 and 0076, existing) to the lower of either 125 students or the number of students permitted based on the number of parking spaces provided in accordance with the Table of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements for Public or Private Secondary Educational Facilities as listed in Section 25-6, Appendix A (requested) in a “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hyde Park)
C15-2015-0090 Jim Bennett for Sal Martinez 2710 & 2712 East 4th Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the minimum lot size from 5,750 square feet (required) to 2,205 square feet (at 2710) and 2,215 (at 2712) square feet (requested); and to B. decrease the minimum lot width from 50 feet (required) to 37.94 feet (at 2710) and 37.98 feet (at 2712) in order to construct a single family home on each tract in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence zoning district. (Holly)
C15-2015-0096 Ken Jordan 808 West 30th Street The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-774 (C) (Two-Family Residential Use): A. (2) (a) to decrease the space and location that a second dwelling unit can be located in relation/distance from the principal structure from 15 feet to the rear (required) to 1 foot adjacent to (requested, existing); and to B. (4) to decrease the distance the entrance of a second dwelling unit can be from a lot line from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested, existing); and to C. (5) to provide a driveway that crosses the front yard to be not more than 12 feet wide (required) to 13 feet wide (requested, existing); and to D. (7) (a) to increase the maximum gross floor area of the second dwelling unit from 850 square feet (required/permitted) to 1,001 square feet (requested, existing); and to E. Section 25-2-515 to decrease the through lot setback from 30th ½ Street from 25 feet (required) to 21.1 feet (requested, existing) in order to change the use of 2 of the existing 3 structures from day care to two-family residential use in an“SF-3-CO-NP”, Family Residence – Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (West University)
C15-2015-0109 I.T. Gonzalez for Susan C. Garza 617 Thrasher Lane and 6404 Ponca Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use): A. (G) to decrease the minimum front yard setback on Lot 2 from 15 feet (required) to 11 feet (requested, existing); and B. (H) to decrease the minimum street side yard setback on Lot 1 from 10 feet (required) to 2 feet (requested. existing); and C. (L) to increase the maximum building cover on Lot 2 from 55% (required) to 58% (requested, existing) in order to subdivide the property and maintain two single family homes in an “SF-4A-CO-NP”, Family Residence Small Lot – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Montopolis)
C15-2015-0111 Michael Kane for Heather Ashley-Ngugen/Cuong Nguyen 1509 Madison The applicant has requested variance(s) to Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the minimum side setback from 5 feet (required) to .5 feet (requested, reconstructed) in order to replace an existing carport during a remodel of a single family home in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Crestview)
C15-2015-0112 Bruce Aupperle for Carl Lauryssen 4209 Hidden Canyon Cove The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-551 (Lake Austin (LA) District Regulations): A. (B) (3) (a) to permit a mechanized pedestrian access facility within a shoreline setback area, where no structures are allowed except that: (a) a bulkhead, retaining wall, dock, nonmechanized pedestrian facility, or marina may be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations of this title (requested); and from B. (E) (2) to permit development other than a fence, driveway, road or utility that cannot be reasonably placed elsewhere on a slope with a gradient of more than 35% (requested) in order to construct a tram in an in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2015-0113 Bruce Aupperle for Santosh Singla 8818 Big View Drive #4 The applicant has requested a variance(s) to Section 25-2-1176 (A) (1) (Site Development Regulations for Docks, Marinas, and Other Lakefront Uses) to increase the distance a dock can extend from the shoreline from no greater than 30 feet (required) to 45 feet (requested) in order to erect a boat dock in an “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2015-0110 David Hancock 1631 Palma Plaza The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Subchapter F: Residential Design and Compatibility Standards, Article 3, Section 3.3.3(B)(2) to change the measurement for a basement exemption from “a habitable portion of a building that is below grade if the finished floor of the first story is not more than three feet above the average elevation at the intersections of the minimum front yard setback line and the side property lines” (required) to instead calculate the average elevation starting from the intersection of the northwest corner of the building and existing grade, extending along the building line, where it intersects the east property line per sheet A1.2 (requested) in order to permit a basement exemption for the construction of a new single family home in an “MF-3-NP”, Multi- Family – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Old West Austin)
C15-2015-0114 Donna Carter for James Hill 1134 Chicon Street The applicant has requested variance(s) to Section 25-2-773 (B) (1) (Duplex Residential Use) to decrease the minimum lot size for a duplex use from 7,000 square feet (required) to 6,834 square feet (requested) in order to create a duplex in a “MF-4-NP”, Multi-Family Residence - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Central East Austin)
C15-2015-0115 David M Biven 101 West 32nd Street The applicant has requested a variance(s) from: A. Section 25-2-899 (D) (Fences as Accessory Uses) to exceed the average height of six feet or a maximum height of seven feet for a solid fence constructed along a property line; and to B. Ordinance #040826-58, Part 6, General Provisions, 10. Fences, to locate a fence in a front yard higher than four feet and more solid than 1 to 1.5 ratio in order to maintain a wall as tall as 9 feet along the property line of this lot in an “SF-3-NCCDNP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University)
C15-2015-0120 David West 1813 Brackenridge Street The applicant has requested variance(s) to: A. Section 25-2-774 (C) (7) (a) (Two- Family Residential Use) to increase the maximum gross floor area of the second dwelling unit from 850 square feet total (required) to 1,850 square feet total (requested); and to B. Section 25-2-515 (Rear Yard of Through Lot) to decrease the rear through lot yard from 25 feet (required) to 10 feet (requested, 8.3 feet existing) in order to reconstruct a second dwelling unit to the rear of this 9,747 square foot lot and maintain the existing 1,322 square foot primary, historic structure located in the front of the lot in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City)
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C15-2015-0061 Roger and Mary Ellen Borgelt 106 Laurel Lane The applicant has requested variance(s) from: A. Section 25-2-554 (Single-Family Residence Standard Lot (SF-2) District Regulations) to decrease the rear yard setback from 5 feet for an accessory building that is not more than one story or 15 feet in height (required) to 2 feet (requested); and from B. Section 25-2-496 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain an accessory structure in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University)
K. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NEW PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS K-1 C15-2015-0092 Lex Henderson 608 Augusta Avenue The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) in order to maintain an elevated deck and stairs constructed at least 10 years ago in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence Zoning District. (Old West Austin) K-2 C15-2015-0105 Phil Moncada for Doug Lewis 5009 Eilers Avenue The applicant has requested a Special Exception under Section 25-2-476 (Special Exception) to Ordinance 20120112-087, Part 7: A. 1. to decrease the side yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 3 feet (requested, existing); and to B. 8. to decrease the rear yard setback from 5 feet next to an alley (required) to 3 feet (requested, existing) in order to maintain a storage structure and covered concrete area constructed at least 10 years ago in an “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hyde Park)
L2. C15-2015-0052 Letty McGarrahan for Marcelo Vera 106 & 108 Comal Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the rear setback from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested); and to B. increase the building cover from 40% (required) to 55% (requested); and to C. Subchapter F: Residential Design and Compatibility Standards, Article 2: Development Standards, Section 2.1 (Maximum Development Permitted) to increase square footage from 2,300 square feet (required) to 2,500 square feet (requested) in order to join and expand two existing single family homes together into one, remodeled single family home in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (East Cesar Chavez) NOTE: The East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan allows for Small Lot Amnesty lots of 2,500 square feet or greater to be developed with a Single Family use, the area of these combined lots is 3,820 square feet. In addition, the plan allows for Small Lot Amnesty lots to have up to 65% impervious cover which the proposed use of this lot will meet. REQUESTING POSTPONMENT BY APPLICANT L3. C15-2015-0068 Nikelle Meade for Adam Wilson 5001 Evans Avenue & 5000 & 5002 Martin Avenue The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Section 25-2-832 (Private Schools) (1), of Division 3 – Civic Uses to decrease the minimum paved width of a street that the site must be located on from at least 40 feet from the site to where it connects with another street that also has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 27 feet paved width on 50th Street, Evans Avenue and Martin Avenue (requested/existing) in order to amend a condition of a previously approved variance so the applicant may increase the maximum number of students allowed on the site from 68 (as required pursuant to a previous Board variance approval on August 9, 2010 in case No C15-2010-0075 and 0076, existing) to the lower of either 125 students or the number of students permitted based on the number of parking spaces provided in accordance with the Table of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements for Public or Private Secondary Educational Facilities as listed in Section 25-6, Appendix A (requested) in a “SF-3-NCCD-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Hyde Park)
C15-2015-0090 Jim Bennett for Sal Martinez 2710 & 2712 East 4th Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to: A. decrease the minimum lot size from 5,750 square feet (required) to 2,205 square feet (at 2710) and 2,215 (at 2712) square feet (requested); and to B. decrease the minimum lot width from 50 feet (required) to 37.94 feet (at 2710) and 37.98 feet (at 2712) in order to construct a single family home on each tract in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence zoning district. (Holly)
C15-2015-0096 Ken Jordan 808 West 30th Street The applicant has requested a variance from Section 25-2-774 (C) (Two-Family Residential Use): A. (2) (a) to decrease the space and location that a second dwelling unit can be located in relation/distance from the principal structure from 15 feet to the rear (required) to 1 foot adjacent to (requested, existing); and to B. (4) to decrease the distance the entrance of a second dwelling unit can be from a lot line from 10 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested, existing); and to C. (5) to provide a driveway that crosses the front yard to be not more than 12 feet wide (required) to 13 feet wide (requested, existing); and to D. (7) (a) to increase the maximum gross floor area of the second dwelling unit from 850 square feet (required/permitted) to 1,001 square feet (requested, existing); and to E. Section 25-2-515 to decrease the through lot setback from 30th ½ Street from 25 feet (required) to 21.1 feet (requested, existing) in order to change the use of 2 of the existing 3 structures from day care to two-family residential use in an“SF-3-CO-NP”, Family Residence – Combining District - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (West University)
C15-2015-0109 I.T. Gonzalez for Susan C. Garza 617 Thrasher Lane and 6404 Ponca Street The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use): A. (G) to decrease the minimum front yard setback on Lot 2 from 15 feet (required) to 11 feet (requested, existing); and B. (H) to decrease the minimum street side yard setback on Lot 1 from 10 feet (required) to 2 feet (requested. existing); and C. (L) to increase the maximum building cover on Lot 2 from 55% (required) to 58% (requested, existing) in order to subdivide the property and maintain two single family homes in an “SF-4A-CO-NP”, Family Residence Small Lot – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Montopolis)
C15-2015-0111 Michael Kane for Heather Ashley-Ngugen/Cuong Nguyen 1509 Madison The applicant has requested variance(s) to Section 25-2-492 (D) (Site Development Regulations) to decrease the minimum side setback from 5 feet (required) to .5 feet (requested, reconstructed) in order to replace an existing carport during a remodel of a single family home in an “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Crestview)
C15-2015-0112 Bruce Aupperle for Carl Lauryssen 4209 Hidden Canyon Cove The applicant has requested variance(s) from Section 25-2-551 (Lake Austin (LA) District Regulations): A. (B) (3) (a) to permit a mechanized pedestrian access facility within a shoreline setback area, where no structures are allowed except that: (a) a bulkhead, retaining wall, dock, nonmechanized pedestrian facility, or marina may be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations of this title (requested); and from B. (E) (2) to permit development other than a fence, driveway, road or utility that cannot be reasonably placed elsewhere on a slope with a gradient of more than 35% (requested) in order to construct a tram in an in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2015-0113 Bruce Aupperle for Santosh Singla 8818 Big View Drive #4 The applicant has requested a variance(s) to Section 25-2-1176 (A) (1) (Site Development Regulations for Docks, Marinas, and Other Lakefront Uses) to increase the distance a dock can extend from the shoreline from no greater than 30 feet (required) to 45 feet (requested) in order to erect a boat dock in an “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district.
C15-2015-0110 David Hancock 1631 Palma Plaza The applicant has requested a variance(s) from Subchapter F: Residential Design and Compatibility Standards, Article 3, Section 3.3.3(B)(2) to change the measurement for a basement exemption from “a habitable portion of a building that is below grade if the finished floor of the first story is not more than three feet above the average elevation at the intersections of the minimum front yard setback line and the side property lines” (required) to instead calculate the average elevation starting from the intersection of the northwest corner of the building and existing grade, extending along the building line, where it intersects the east property line per sheet A1.2 (requested) in order to permit a basement exemption for the construction of a new single family home in an “MF-3-NP”, Multi- Family – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Old West Austin)
C15-2015-0114 Donna Carter for James Hill 1134 Chicon Street The applicant has requested variance(s) to Section 25-2-773 (B) (1) (Duplex Residential Use) to decrease the minimum lot size for a duplex use from 7,000 square feet (required) to 6,834 square feet (requested) in order to create a duplex in a “MF-4-NP”, Multi-Family Residence - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Central East Austin)
C15-2015-0115 David M Biven 101 West 32nd Street The applicant has requested a variance(s) from: A. Section 25-2-899 (D) (Fences as Accessory Uses) to exceed the average height of six feet or a maximum height of seven feet for a solid fence constructed along a property line; and to B. Ordinance #040826-58, Part 6, General Provisions, 10. Fences, to locate a fence in a front yard higher than four feet and more solid than 1 to 1.5 ratio in order to maintain a wall as tall as 9 feet along the property line of this lot in an “SF-3-NCCDNP”, Family Residence – Neighborhood Conservation Combining District – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North University)
C15-2015-0120 David West 1813 Brackenridge Street The applicant has requested variance(s) to: A. Section 25-2-774 (C) (7) (a) (Two- Family Residential Use) to increase the maximum gross floor area of the second dwelling unit from 850 square feet total (required) to 1,850 square feet total (requested); and to B. Section 25-2-515 (Rear Yard of Through Lot) to decrease the rear through lot yard from 25 feet (required) to 10 feet (requested, 8.3 feet existing) in order to reconstruct a second dwelling unit to the rear of this 9,747 square foot lot and maintain the existing 1,322 square foot primary, historic structure located in the front of the lot in a “SF-3-NP”, Family Residence - Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (South River City)
N. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NEW BUSINESS N-1 Review draft revised Board Bylaws and Rules (Brent Lloyd) O. ADJOURNMENT