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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2020-0069 BOA DATE: November 9th, 2020 ADDRESS: 1230 Rockcliff Dr OWNER: Malia Muir COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 AGENT: Courtney Mogonye-McWhorter ZONING: LA LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 LAKECLIFF 492SQ FT OF LOT 15 BLK B PRESERVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST: decrease shoreline setback from 25 ft. to 10 ft. SUMMARY: erect a single-family residence ISSUES: main body and canal have a 25 ft shoreline setback ZONING LAND USES Site LA North LA South LA LA East West LA Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Bike Austin City of Rollingwood Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Preservation Austin SELTexas Save Our Springs Alliance Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group TNR BCP – Travis County Natural Resources D-6/1T O R T U G A T O R T U G A S H A D O W O A K R O C K C L I F F HIDDEN CANYON N O Y N A C D N A L S I L A K E P L A C E NOTIFICATIONS CASE#: LOCATION: C15-2020-0069 1230 Rockcliff Dr CORU M W E S TL A K E ! ! ± SUBJECT TRACT PENDING CASE ! ! ! ! ZONING BOUNDARY This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries. 1 " = 333 ' This product has been produced by CTM for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. D-6/2CITY OF AUSTIN Development Services Department E]T ITgPb :T]cTa j FW^]T5 0,-)423)/+++ 0+0 9Pac^] H_aX]Vb G^PS’ 8dbcX]’ ITgPb 232+/ Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application WARNING: Filing of this appeal stops all affected construction activity. 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Therefore, you must complete each of the applicable Findings Statements as part of your application. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected as incomplete. Please attach any additional supporting documents. NOTE: The Board cannot grant a variance that would provide the applicant with a special privilege not enjoyed by others similarly situated or potentially similarly situated. I contend that my entitlement to the requested variance is based on the following findings: Reasonable Use The zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: The property was platted in 1976. The shoreline setback is measured 25' from all points along ____________________________________________________________________________ both the shoreline of Lake Austin and the canal, making this property unreasonably limited for ____________________________________________________________________________ its intended purpose of residential use as originally zoned under A Residential (current SF-2), ____________________________________________________________________________ under the current zoning of LA. Applicant seeks to construct a modest single family residential ____________________________________________________________________________ house, which is a fair and reasonable use in the Lake Austin zoning category, as that category ____________________________________________________________________________ specifically prescribes development of a residential nature. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: The site has a main body and a canal feature which requires a 25' setback from each. Having ____________________________________________________________________________ both features is rare. When the canal was first created the shoreline setback did not exist. ____________________________________________________________________________ Given the width of the property and large trees located on the Property, with the canal setback ____________________________________________________________________________ there is no room for entry to the house and the overall footprint of the house is severely ____________________________________________________________________________ constrained. ____________________________________________________________________________ (See attached for additional information) b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: Man-made inlets on private lots are not general to the area, but are rather the exception. There ____________________________________________________________________________ are a few examples of them along Lake Austin, each of which poses significant development ____________________________________________________________________________ constraints to the property. The Board has consistently recognized these constraints on similar ____________________________________________________________________________ properties. (See attached for additional information) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 09/11/2015 | Page 5 of 8 D-6/4Area Character The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: Due to the various site constraints, the proposed construction has a lower impact on the area ____________________________________________________________________________ than neighboring properties given the smaller scale of the proposed house. There will be no ____________________________________________________________________________ adverse impacts on adjacent property. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Parking (additional criteria for parking variances only) Request for a parking variance requires the Board to make additional findings. The Board may grant a variance to a regulation prescribed in the City of Austin Land Development Code Chapter 25-6, Appendix A with respect to the number of off-street parking spaces or loading facilities required if it makes findings of fact that the following additional circumstances also apply: 1. Neither present nor anticipated future traffic volumes generated by the use of the site or the uses of sites in the vicinity reasonably require strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specific regulation because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The granting of this variance will not result in the parking or loading of vehicles on public streets in such a manner as to interfere with the free flow of traffic of the streets because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The granting of this variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of this Ordinance because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The variance will run with the use or uses to which it pertains and shall not run with the site because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 09/11/2015 | Page 6 of 8 D-6/5D-6/6SpRDUSE Shrader Smith pllc ATTORNEYS AT LAW COURTNEY MOGONYE-.MCWHORTER (512) 615-6652 October 9, 2020 City of Austin Board of Adjustments do Elaine Ramirez One Texas Center 505 Barton Springs Rd Austin, Texas 78704 Dear Board of Adjustment Members; Re; Request for 1230 Rockcliff Road to Reduce Shoreline Setback from Canal Regulated per Land Development Code 25-2-551(B)(l)(b) from 25'-10' The undersigned's firm represents John Gordon Muir 111 in seeking a variance to reduce the shoreline setback along a manmade canal on Lot 1, LakeclifT. a subdivision in Travis County, Texas according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Volume 75, Page 129, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, and locally known as 1230 Rockcliff Road, Austin, Texas 78746 (the "Property"). The current setback is 25' per City of Austin Land Development Code Section 25- 2-551(B}(l)(b). We are seeking a 10' shoreline setback along the canal. The 25' shoreline setback along the main body of Lake Austin is to remain unchanged. Enclosed herein please find detailed exhibits setting forth the allowed construction taking into account current setbacks and allowable impervious cover calculations, and the requested construction with a 10' canal setback with impervious cover calculations. The proposed impervious cover, taking into consideration a 10' setback from the slough, would be under the allowed impervious cover limits for the Property. As noted in the application, the Property has been in its current configuration since it was platted in 1976. The manmade canal has been in place for decades. The applicant is requesting a reduced setback along the canal to accommodate construction of a single family residential house. This is a fair and reasonable use in the Lake Austin zone district, as this district specifically prescribes development that is residential in nature, The canal has been in its current configuration since it was created prior to the platting of the Property. The original zoning on the Property did not include a shoreline setback fiom either the main body of Lake Austin or the canal. The city changed the zoning on the property to Lake Austin zoning in 1984 under Ordinance No. 840913-S. At the time of the zoning change, and historically under staffs original interpretation of Section 25-2-551, the LA shoreline setback was not applied to sloughs, canals or coves. Staffs more recent interpretation of the shoreline setback to include the slough places approximately 40% (4,595 square feel) of the Property within a shoreline setback. While under the original interpretation, only 21.88% (2,504 square 805 t^s Cl^\AS I'AKKWAY - Suite 350 • Austin. Texas 78746 PHONE 1512) 615-6650 • FAX (512) 382-6644 • SPROUSELAW.CO.vi D-6/7D-6/8Advanced Packet For 1230 Rockcliff Road November 9, 2020 Board of Adjustments D-6/9TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. Cover Letter Transmitting Advanced Packet Letter to City of Austin Board of Adjustments dated 10-9-20 1208 - 1402 Rockcliff Rd Map and Property Photos 1230 Rockcliff Rd - Photos D-6/10D-6/11D-6/12D-6/131 of 6 D-6/142 of 6 D-6/153 of 6 D-6/164 of 6 D-6/175 of 6 D-6/186 of 6 D-6/191230 Rockcliff Road - PHOTOS Page 1 of 5 D-6/201230 Rockcliff Road - PHOTOS Page 2 of 5 D-6/211230 Rockcliff Road - PHOTOS Page 3 of 5 D-6/221230 Rockcliff Road - PHOTOS Page 4 of 5 D-6/231230 Rockcliff Road - PHOTOS Page 5 of 5 D-6/24D-6/25D-6/26