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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2022-0057 BOA DATE: July 11th, 2022 ADDRESS: 8114 Cache Dr OWNER: Aaron Seifert COUNCIL DISTRICT: 8 AGENT: N/A ZONING: SF-3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8 BLK HH MAPLE RUN SEC 5-A VARIANCE REQUEST: decrease the minimum street side yard setback from 15 feet to 5 feet ZONING LAND USES SUMMARY: complete an accessory structure/shed ISSUES: 40 ft. easement in rear, tree with critical root zone Site North South East West SF-3 SF-3 SF-3 SF-3 SF-3 Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Circle C Neighborhood Assn. Deer Park Owners Association, Inc. Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Homeless Neighborhood Association Maple Run-Wheeler Creek-Woodstone Village-Twin Creeks Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) Onion Creek HOA Palomino Park HOA Preservation Austin SELTexas Save Barton Creek Assn. Save Our Springs Alliance Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group South Austin Neighborhood Alliance (SANA) BCP Travis County Natural Resources TNR D-3/1CITY OF AUSTIN Development Services Department Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application WARNING: Filing of this appeal stops all affected construction activity. please complete Section as needed. For Office Use Only If more space is required, Section 1: Applicant Statement 8114 Cache Drive Austin TX 78749 MAPLE RUN SECTION FIVE-A. BOOK 84, PAGES 12D- !3A, 8 N/A Residential Aaron Seifert HH N/A 8114 Cache Drive June 3 2022 Accessory Structure/Shed D-3/2Portion of the City of Austin Land Development Code applicant is seeking a variance from: I am seeking a variance from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site ____________________________________________________________________________ Development Regulations) from setback requirements to decrease the minimum street side ____________________________________________________________________________ yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested) in order to complete a Shed in a SF-2 ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Section 2: Variance Findings The Board must determine the existence of, sufficiency of, and weight of evidence supporting the findings described below. 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: We have a 40 foot easement on the back of our property, a tree with a critical root zone that we ____________________________________________________________________________ don't want to infringe upon, and a retaining wall that would cause structural issues if built across ____________________________________________________________________________ it. For that reason, we need to be able to build within the 15 foot setback that has been set by ____________________________________________________________________________ the city for a street side yard setback. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: Other properties have a 5 foot setback on the side of their property, however the street side ____________________________________________________________________________ setback is 15 feet because of our homes location which limits the buildable area of our lot. Also ____________________________________________________________________________ unique to the property is the 40 foot easment from the back of the property whereas other ____________________________________________________________________________ properties would only have a 5-10 foot setback ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: The drainage/utility easemant is not in every backyard, it is specific to our property. That ____________________________________________________________________________ combined with the tree's placement in the yard give our property a unique hardship that limits ____________________________________________________________________________ the buildable area in the backyard. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 5 of 8 D-3/3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: The structure will still be setback 5 feet from out property line, which is 15 feet from the street. ____________________________________________________________________________ It will not impair or infringe on any right of way, utility zone, or line of sight. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: N/A ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: N/A ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The granting of this variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of this Ordinance because: N/A ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The variance will run with the use or uses to which it pertains and shall not run with the site because: N/A ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 6 of 8 D-3/4Section 3: Applicant Certificate I affirm that my statements contained in the complete application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Applicant Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________ 06/07/2022 Applicant Name (typed or printed): ___________________________________________________ Aaron Seifert Applicant Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________ 8114 Cache Drive City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Austin 78749 TX Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ (512) 656-1649 Email (optional – will be public information): ________________________ Section 4: Owner Certificate I affirm that my statements contained in the complete application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Owner Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________ 06/07/2022 Owner Name (typed or printed): ______________________________________________________ Aaron Seifert Owner Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ 8114 Cache Drive City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Austin 78749 TX Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ (512) 656-1649 Email (optional – will be public information): __________________________ Section 5: Agent Information Agent Name: ____________________________________________________________________ N/A Agent Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ N/A City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ N/A N/A Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ Email (optional – will be public information): ____________________________________________ N/A Section 6: Additional Space (if applicable) Please use the space below to provide additional information as needed. To ensure the information is referenced to the proper item, include the Section and Field names as well (continued on next page). We are pursuing this variance because we received conflicting information from City of Austin _______________________________________________________________________________ employees about the rules and regulations of building an accessory structure/shed in a setback. _______________________________________________________________________________ We have multiple hardships in our yard that make it hard to build a structure without building inside _______________________________________________________________________________ of our street side setback. The variance we are seeking would amend the line from 15 feet to 5 _______________________________________________________________________________ feet City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 7 of 8 D-3/5Additional Space (continued) which is standard for other lots side yard setbacks. Because the property adjacent is the street, and we are building outside of our PUE easement, we are not infringing on any other properties or city utility needs. For these reasons we are seeking a variance to this city code -- 25-3-153 (5) : Street Side 15 foot setback -- D-3/6D-3/7D-3/8D-3/9D-3/10D-3/11D-3/12D-3/13D-3/14D-3/15D-3/16D-3/17D-3/18D-3/19