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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2021-0083 BOA DATE: January 11th, 2021 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 AGENT: Daniel Salazar ADDRESS: 2810 Gonzales St OWNER: Enez Salinas ZONING: SF-3-NP (Govalle NP) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3 BLK 1 *LESS SW TRI OLT 26-27 DIV A CHERNOSKY NO 11 VARIANCE REQUEST: Two-Family Residential use location at least 10 feet to the rear or side of the principal structure to 5 feet SUMMARY: erect 2 story secondary dwelling unit ISSUES: no alley and setback requirements ZONING LAND USES Site North South East West SF-3-NP SF-3-NP P-NP SF-3-NP CS-V-NP Single-Family Single-Family Public Single-Family General Commercial Services-Vertical Mixed Uses NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Bike Austin Del Valle Community Coalition East Austin Conservancy El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Govalle Neighborhood Association Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation Homeless Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Neighbors United for Progress Parque Zaragosa Neighborhood Association Preservation Austin SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group D-3/1D-3/2D-3/3D-3/4D-3/5D-3/66608 Northeast Dr. Austin, TX. 78723 12/07/2020 Board of Adjustment Development Services Department One Texas Center 505 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 To Whom It May Concern; My name is Miles J. Lefler. I am a Certified Arborist (TX-3423A), TRAQ, ISA. On the above date I made an onsite visit to the home of Daniel Salazar at: 2810 Gonzales St., 78702. Mr. Salazar told me that he needed me to view a large Pecan Tree in his yard, and wanted to get my impressions of this tree in relation to a new house he had built behind it. Specifically, he was very worried that this tree might fail at any time, and that being the case, he located the new house he had built, a year ago, as far from this tree as possible. I viewed the tree and took measurements of the same. This Pecan Tree is, approximately, 35” DBH. It is an over-mature, over-extended tree with a spread about as wide as it is tall. The height is about 35’- 40’ tall. This tree is seen to have stubs present that indicate that, in the past, it has dropped some fairly large leaders from its canopy. In fact, there is a hanger of approximate length 10’, that is now hanging almost directly over Mr. Salazar’s house. Other larger leaders are extended over his house at an almost vertical orientation. Mr. Salazar showed me a damaged area of his storage shed roof where the tree had dropped another leader. Mr. Salazar told me that he wanted to move his family into the new house, in back, because he feared for their safety, under the subject tree. I share his concerns. I feel that this tree could have its major leaders fail at any time. Mr. Salazar felt that the farther from the tree he sited his new house, the better for the safety of his family. I agree with him. The variance he is applying for pertains to his siting his new house far from the subject tree, but about 5’ too close to his back property line. Even so, he has left an amount of space between his back fence line and the new house, such space being about five feet. I feel that he did the prudent thing by moving his new house as far from the subject tree as possible, and I hope the BOA can grant him the variance he seeks, for the sake of his completing his new house and for the safety of his family. If I may be of further service, please feel free to contact me, as below. Miles J. Lefler CA, TRAQ, ISA Call or Text: 512-784-5333 D-3/7D-3/8D-3/9D-3/10D-3/11D-3/12D-3/13