TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: September 10, 2024
RE:
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A24-35. Order of Approval - Findings of Fact: Variance to reduce the minimum required lot size, minimum lot width, rear setback, and side setback for a lot in the Single Family Residential 10 (SF-10) zoning district, located at 0 McRae Drive (REID # 0427432094000)
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5 - Lynne Greene
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2022
Goals 2027
Goal 2: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
* Objective 4.5 - Ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods.
Executive Summary:
Thomas Michael Lecka, owner of a residential property at 0 McRae Drive in Fayetteville, has applied for a variance to reduce the minimum lot size, lot width, and setbacks for his undeveloped, Single Family Residential 10 (SF-10) zoned property. The requested variances include reducing the lot size from 10,000 to 7,793 square feet, the lot width from 75 to 40 feet, the rear setback from 35 to 31 feet, and the side setback from 10 to 5 feet.
On August 13, 2024, the Zoning Commission held an Evidentiary Hearing regarding this case. After receiving all evidence and testimony, the Commission voted 5-0 to approve the Variance application.
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 s...
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