TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Craig Harmon, Senior Planner
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: November 12, 2025
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A25-50: Variance (UDO ?30-3.D.5; ?30-7.D.2) to reduce the MR-5 corner-side setback along Davis St. from 25 ft. to 10 ft. and the rear setback from 30 ft. to 15 ft. for a new single-family dwelling on the corner lot at 1001 Branson St. (PIN 0437049051000), Fayetteville; owner: Verona Assets, Inc. (Bob Doran); agent: Marcel Boatwright (Coldwell Banker Advantage - Fayetteville).
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 - Council Member Malik Davis
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2025
Goal III - City Investment Planning: The Board's quasi-judicial action sits squarely inside Goal III's charge to "manage the City's future growth and strategic land use" and to "sustain a favorable development and business climate through timely and accurate construction review and building inspection services." Administering a variance by the book - grounded in competent, material, substantial evidence - supports both objectives by applying the UDO precisely while enabling small-scale reinvestment when warranted.
Goal IV (Live, Work, & Recreate): Objective 4.5 calls for "a place for people to live in great neighborhoods." Where a setback modification can be conditioned or narrowed to protect light, air, privacy, and block character, it aligns with that neighborhood-quality focus rather than undermining it. (If the record shows adverse effects, denial is also consistent with Goal IV's quality-of-life lens.)
Goal II (Diverse & Viable Economy): Objective 2.4 targets "a favorable development climate to encourage business growth." At the household scale, a compliant variance pathway is part of that climate - reducing friction for code-consistent home investments while maintaining predictable rules. The plan tracks this climate with KPI's like permitting timeliness and vacancy/appearance indica...
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