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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet D-3 DATE: Monday January 11, 2021 CASE NUMBER: C15-2020-0083 ___-____Brooke Bailey OUT ___Y____Jessica Cohen ___Y____Ada Corral ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne ____-___VACANT ___Y____Don Leighton-Burwell ___Y____Rahm McDaniel ___Y____Darryl Pruett ___-____Veronica Rivera OUT ___Y____Yasmine Smith ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen ___Y____Kelly Blume (Alternate) ___-____Vacant (Alternate) ___-____Donny Hamilton (Alternate) NOT AVAIL APPLICANT: Daniel Salazar OWNER: Enez Salinas ADDRESS: 2810 GONZALES ST VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-774 (Two-Family Residential Use) (C) (2) (a) for a Two-Family Residential use location at least 10 feet to the rear or side of the principal structure (required) to 5 feet (requested) in order to erect a Secondary Dwelling Unit in an “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family Residence-Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Govalle Neighborhood Plan) Note: Per LDC the second Dwelling Unit must be contained in a structure other than the principal structure and must be located at least 10 feet to the rear or side of the principal structure BOARD’S DECISION: BOA MEETING JAN 11, 2021 Board Member Jessica Cohen motions to postpone to February 8, 2021 due to technical difficulties, Board member Michael Von Ohlen seconds on a 9-0 vote; POSTPONED TO February 8, 2021 DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: G-4/1 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: 3. 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: ______________________________ ____________________________ Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Don Leighton-Burwell Chairman Diana Ramirez for G-4/2Members of the Board of Adjustment  I would like to take this opportunity to speak on behalf of Daniel Salazar. I hope this can shed some light  on why this variance is being sought.  For those of you that are unfamiliar with the building inspection process I would like to briefly explain  the layout inspection. The layout inspection is the initial inspection for most projects and is when we  verify site conditions are consistent with the approved plans. This is by far one of the most important  inspections we do, and in this case if it had been done correctly, we would not be having this  conversation.  When Mr Salazar was starting his project the building inspections division was in the middle of  department wide re‐organization, dealing with declining response times and an alarming number of  backlogged inspections. We were eventually allocated seven new positions at the beginning of fiscal  year to deal with the backlog. This coupled with the departure of three veteran inspectors left us with  the arduous task of not only filing ten vacancies but also training them with our remaining staff while  simultaneously catching up with a seemingly insurmountable inspection backlog.    The approval of the layout inspection for 2810 Gonzales was a biproduct of this tumultuous time. Under  normal circumstances this oversight would have been identified and correcting it would have been as  simple as moving some forms. This oversight has led us to re‐evaluate the way we do conduct our  inspections as well as who conducts those inspections. Mr. Salazar trusted the City of Austin to make  sure his project was done correctly and due to some very unfortunate circumstances we failed to meet  those expectations.   Sincerely,  Kelly Stilwell     Acting Chief Building Inspector, Division Manager T.S.B.P.E License No. 2461  G-4/3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 G-4/4January 5, 2021 Daniel Salazar 2810 Gonzales St Austin TX, 78702 Re: C15-2020-0083 Property Description: LOT 3 BLK 1 *LESS SW TRI OLT 26-27 DIV A CHERNOSKY NO 11 Dear Daniel, Austin Energy (AE) has reviewed your application for the above referenced property, requesting that the Board of Adjustment consider a variance(s) from the following section of the Land Development Code – Section 25-2-774 (Two-Family Residential Use); (C) 2 a. The second dwelling unit must be located at least 10 feet to the rear or side of the principal structure; (required); to allow for a second dwelling unit to be five (5) ft. from the principal structure; (requested); In order to erect a Secondary Dwelling Unit in an “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family Residence-Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Govalle Neighborhood Plan); Austin Energy does not oppose the above variance request provided any proposed and existing improvements follow Austin Energy’s clearance criteria requirements, the National Electric Safety Code and OSHA. Any removal or relocation of existing electric facilities will be at owners /applicants’ expense. Please use this link to be advised of our clearance and safety requirements which are additional conditions of the above review action: https://austinenergy.com/wcm/connect/8bb4699c-7691-4a74- 98e7-56059e9be364/Design+Criteria+Manual+Oct+2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES If you require further information or have any questions regarding the above comments, please contact our office. Thank you for contacting Austin Energy. Eben Kellogg, Property Agent Austin Energy Public Involvement | Real Estate Services 2500 Montopolis Drive Austin, TX 78741 (512) 322-6050 G-4/5G O NZALES Y E L L A V T N A S A E L P CASTRO PRADO GARWOOD S O M A R GONZALES 7TH ! ! ± SUBJECT TRACT PENDING CASE ! ! ! ! ZONING BOUNDARY NOTIFICATIONS CASE#: LOCATION: C15-2020-0083 2810 GONZALES STREET 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 " = 175 ' 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. G-4/6G-4/7G-4/8G-4/9G-4/10G-4/11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 G-4/12G-4/13G-4/14G-4/15G-4/16G-4/17G-4/18