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54 Anthony Street Austin, TX 78702 CASE #C15-2022-0018 F-7/1-PRESENTATION54 ANTHONY - VARIANCE REQUEST Requesting a variance from City of Austin Land Development Code: 1) Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from setback requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 25 feet (required) to 10.3 feet (requested) 2) b) Section 25-2-943 (Substandard Lot) (1) (a) to decrease the minimum Lot Size requirements from 4,000 square feet (required) to 3,380 square fee F-7/2-PRESENTATIONCURRENT CONDITIONS (FRONT OF LOT) F-7/3-PRESENTATIONCURRENT CONDITIONS (REAR OF LOT) F-7/4-PRESENTATION54 ANTHONY – KEY FACTORS  SUBSTANDARD LOT SIZE OF 3,380 SQUARE FEET  BUILDABLE AREA REDUCED BY AE EASEMENT (SIDE) - 1,035 SF  BEACH FRONT OVERLAY REDUCES IMPERVIOUS COVER TO 40%  PROTECTED PECAN TREES IN THE MIDDLE THE LOT (REAR)  LEGAL LOT PER 1995 PLATTING RULE PLATTING EXCEPTION  FEW OPTIONS TO BUILD WITHOUT VARIANCE APPROVAL  CURRENT STRUCTURES ARE IN SEVERE NEED OF DEMO  PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT F-7/5-PRESENTATION54 ANTHONY – FESTIVAL BEACH OVERLAY F-7/6-PRESENTATION54 ANTHONY – ORIGINAL 1910 PLAT F-7/7-PRESENTATIONREASONABLE USE  This lot is considered to be a substandard lot / "small lot" per LCD 25-2-943, section (B) (1) (A). Per the survey the entire lot stands at a total of 3,380 SF. This is probably one of the smallest lots existing in Austin. The owner is requesting to build a modest home for his family and only asking for leniency as far as the current SF3 lot size requirement and for a reasonable reduction of 15 feet from the standard front yard setback. In order to build a livable space for a single family, the additional square footage is undoubtably necessary. F-7/8-PRESENTATIONHARDSHIP  This substandard lot has always been used as a single family residence since the early 1940s. The original structures of a single family 480 SF home and 162 SF garage still exist. This particular lot runs along a side alley on the north side of lot also which has a 15 foot electrical easement. Per current building requirements and the Austin Energy Criteria Manual, this reduces the buildable area by an approximate 1,040 due to the newly adopted requirement by AE. F-7/9-PRESENTATIONNOT GENERAL TO THE AREA  A majority of the lots in this neighborhood are at or above minimum lot sizes per COA LDC. There are only a few small lots in the Holly Neighborhood plan that exist today. The neighborhood plan allows for these in addition, not all lots have a 3 phase utility line that runs along the side of the entire property which also adds to the hardship not being general to the area but to these particular properties between Haskell and Holly Street. F-7/10-PRESENTATIONAREA OF CHARACTER  Approving a variance for lot size will have zero adverse impact on adjacent lots. The front yard setback reduction from 25 feet reduced to 10 feet request would grant only the square footage allowed for a single-family house built on a small lot which is allowed within the Holly Neighborhood Plan. The owner’s new construction plans seek to maximize the lots use of living and little personal the use of adjacent impair yard space would not properties nor limit the purposes of the regulations as it will be used for a modest East Austin single family home. This request proposes no uses which pose any impact to existing surrounding improvements or uses. F-7/11-PRESENTATIONF-7/12-PRESENTATIONCity of Austin Development Services Department Land Status Determination 1995 Rule Platting Exception September 22, 2021 File Number: C8I-2021-0370 Address: 54 ANTHONY ST Tax Parcel I.D.# 0200080209 Tax Map Date: September 22, 2021 The Development Services Department has determined that this parcel, as described in the attached description and map, IS EXCEPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO PLAT in accordance with the Land Development Code, Section 25-4-2(C), and is eligible to receive utility service. The parcel of land consists of five acres or less, and is described as being the north one-half of Lot 16, Block H, Driving Park Addition, a subdivision of Outlot No. 61 in Division O in the current deed, recorded on Oct 27, 2008, in Document #2008176678, Travis County Deed Records. This parcel existed in its current configuration on January 1,1995, as evidenced by a deed recorded on Mar 19, 1964, in Volume 2700, Page 147, Travis County Deed Records. The parcel was lawfully receiving utility service, as defined in Section 212.012 of the Texas Local Government Code, on January 1, 1995, as evidenced by water service on Aug 22, 1939. The parcel meets the requirements of the Land Development Code for roadway frontage and is located on an existing street. Additional Notes/Conditions: NONE This determination of the status of the property is based on the application of Chapter 212, Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development, Texas Local Government Code; and the City of Austin Land Development Code, Chapter 25-4, Subdivision. Recognition hereby does not imply approval of any other portion of the City Code or any other regulation. By: ______________________________________ Jennifer L. Bennett, Representative of the Director Development Services Department F-7/13-PRESENTATIONF-7/14-PRESENTATIONF-7/15-PRESENTATIONF-7/16-PRESENTATIONF-7/17-PRESENTATIONF-7/18-PRESENTATIONF-7/19-PRESENTATIONF-7/20-PRESENTATIONIn summation, we ask the Board approve this reduction in the front yard setback and to reduce the minimum lot size to allow the current owner to be able to build a modest home which will be designed and utilized in the most efficient manner. THANK YOU! F-7/21-PRESENTATION