TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: December 10, 2024
RE:
Title
A24-45. Variance Request for Minimum Yard Setbacks at 510 North Street (REID #: 0437761787000), owned by Rogers & Breece Inc.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 - Malik Davis
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2022 - Goals 2027
* Goal 2: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
o Objective 2.1: Ensure a diverse City tax base.
* Goal 4: Highly Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
o Objective 4.5: Ensure great neighborhoods for residents.
Executive Summary:
The applicant is seeking a variance to maintain existing setbacks for a structure located in an LC (Limited Commercial) zoning district, which sustained fire damage exceeding 50% of its building cost. The existing building cannot meet current setback requirements without demolition, as the current setbacks are: front setback at approximately 25 feet, side setbacks at approximately 4 feet and 0 feet, and a rear setback of less than 2 feet. The existing structure is a crematory, which is a legally pre-existing use and will continue as such with no change of use, expansion, or remodeling. The applicant requests that the structure be allowed to remain with its current setbacks under the regulations for legally pre-existing buildings and uses.
The adjacent properties are zoned as LC and MR5 (Mixed Residential 5). Notably, the MR5 zoning to the rear of the property is the Lamon Street Park, not a single-family residential area. The requested variance aims to maintain the building's original footprint while complying with the zoning regulations to the fullest extent possible, given the constraints of the existing site conditions. Compliance with current setbacks is not feasible without significant demolition, which would disrupt the continuity of the existing land use.
Per 30.2.C.14, a varian...
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