TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: April 8, 2025
RE:
Title
A25-10: A variance request to address maximum lot coverage at 3299 Quarry Drive (0418817137000), owned by Vincent and Linda Higgins, represented by Christopher Haywood of Haywood Builders Inc.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 9 - Deno Hondros
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: A Responsive City Government Driving Economic Diversity and Sustainability
* Objective 2.1: Expand and diversify the City's tax base to promote long-term fiscal resilience and economic stability.
Goal IV: A Thriving, Livable Community
* Objective 4.5: Support the development of vibrant, well-connected neighborhoods that enrich the quality of life for all residents.
Executive Summary:
The applicant is requesting a variance from the City Code limitation that restricts residential structures to a maximum of 30% of the total lot square footage. According to the applicant, the proposed custom home, located at 3299 Quarry Drive in Fayetteville, exceeds this threshold with a ground-floor footprint of 6,777 square feet on a 17,275-square-foot-lot. This design is essential to accommodate the unique accessibility needs of the homeowners' disabled child. The home features a specially designed garage, carport, and indoor pool - vital amenities in the child's mobility, transportation, and therapeutic exercise. All ground-floor elements, including hallways, doorways, and rooms, are being tailored to ensure full wheelchair access. The requested variance is crucial to providing a safe, functional, and inclusive living environment, and the proposed design complies with all required setbacks, as documented in the submitted plot plan.
Per Section 30.2.C.14, variances are intended to provide relief from dimensional standards in cases where exceptional conditions - beyond the landowner's control - create a unique hardship under the...
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