TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Craig Harmon - Senior Planner
FROM: Heather Eckhardt, CZO - Planner II
DATE: November 12, 2025
RE:Title
A25-47. Order of Approval - Findings of Fact - Variance to reduce the rear yard setback, located at 5490 Ivyridge Ct (REID 0407932810000), and being the property of Dark Horse Investments LLC, represented by Alfonzo Whittington.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
7 - Brenda McNair
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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
* Objective 2.2 - Invest in community places to ensure revitalization and increase quality of life
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
* Objective 4.5 - Ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
Executive Summary:
The applicant requests a variance to reduce the rear yard setback at 5490 Ivyridge Court. The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) requires a 35-foot rear yard setback in the Single Family Residential 10 (SF-10) zoning district. The applicant is requesting a 10.82 foot reduction in this setback requirement.
30.2.C.14 Variance:
The purpose of a variance is to allow certain deviations from the dimensional standards of this Ordinance (such as height, yard setback, lot coverage, or similar numeric standards) when the landowner demonstrates that, owing to special circumstances or conditions beyond the landowner's control (such as exceptional topographical conditions, narrowness, shallowness, or the shape of a specific parcel of land), the literal application of the standards would result in undue and unique hardship to the landowner and the deviation would not be contrary to the public interest.
Variances are to be sparingly exercised and only in rare instances or under exceptional circumstances to relieve undue and unique hardships to the landowner. No change in permitted uses or applicable conditions of approval may be aut...
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