ITEM-4 C15-2022-0046 ADV PACKET

Board of Adjustment – Aug. 8, 2022

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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2022-0046 BOA DATE: August 8th, 2022 ADDRESS: 1101 Quaker Ridge Dr OWNER: Leslie Socha COUNCIL DISTRICT: 8 AGENT: Ricca Keepers ZONING: SF-2 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 19 BLK N HILLS OF LOST CREEK SEC 4 PHS A THE VARIANCE REQUEST: decrease the minimum Street Side Yard Setback from 15 feet to 10 feet. SUMMARY: erect an addition above the garage. ISSUES: corner lot, PUE, and location of trees ZONING LAND USES Site North South East West SF-2 SF-2 SF-2 P SF-2 Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Public Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Lost and Found Pets City of Rollingwood Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Lost Creek Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Save Our Springs Alliance Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group TNR – BCP Travis County Natural Resources Item-4/1July 25, 2022 Ricca Keepers 3712 Apple Vista Circle Pflugerville, TX 78660 Re: C15-2022-0046 Dear Ricca, Property Description: LOT 19 BLK N HILLS OF LOST CREEK SEC 4 PHS A THE Austin Energy (AE) has reviewed your application for the above referenced property, requesting that the Board of Adjustment consider a variance request from LDC Section 25-3-153 at 1101 Quaker Ridge Dr. Austin Energy does not oppose the request, provided that any proposed or existing improvements follow Austin Energy’s Clearance & Safety Criteria, the National Electric Safety Code, and OSHA requirements. Any removal or relocation of existing facilities will be at the owner’s/applicant’s expense. Please use this link to be advised of our clearance and safety requirements which are additional conditions of the above review action: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/utilities_criteria_manual?nodeId=S1AUENDECR_1 .10.0CLSARE If you require further information or have any questions regarding the above comments, please contact our office. Thank you for contacting Austin Energy. Cody Shook, Planner II Austin Energy Public Involvement | Real Estate Services 2500 Montopolis Drive Austin, TX 78741 (512) 322-6881 Cody.Shook@austinenergy.com Item-4/2Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application DevelopmentATX.com | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) For submittal and fee information, see austintexas.gov/digitaldevelopment WARNING: Filing of this appeal stops all affected construction activity. This application is a fillable PDF that can be completed electronically. To ensure your information is saved, click here to Save the form to your computer, then open your copy and continue. The Tab key may be used to navigate to each field; Shift + Tab moves to the previous field. The Enter key activates links, emails, and buttons. Use the Up & Down Arrow keys to scroll through drop-down lists and check boxes, and hit Enter to make a selection. The application must be complete and accurate prior to submittal. If more space is required, please complete Section 6 as needed. All information is required (if applicable). For Office Use Only Case # __________________ ROW # ___________________ Tax # ____________________ 0113250513 C15-2022-0046 12923343 Section 1: Applicant Statement Street Address: __________________________________________________________________ Subdivision Legal Description: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Lot(s): _________________________________ Block(s): _____________________________ Outlot: _________________________________ Division: _____________________________ Zoning District: ___________________________________________________________________ Council District: 8 I/We ________________________________________________ on behalf of myself/ourselves as authorized agent for ________________________________________________ affirm that on Month , Day , Year , hereby apply for a hearing before the Board of Adjustment for consideration to (select appropriate option below): Erect Attach Complete Remodel Maintain Other: ____________ Type of Structure: ______________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 6/26/20 | Page 4 of 8 Item-4/3 Portion of the City of Austin Land Development Code applicant is seeking a variance from: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 6/26/20 | Page 5 of 8 Item-4/4 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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 6/26/20 | Page 6 of 8 Item-4/5Item-4/6Item-4/7Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment Arborist Report 15/04/2022 Leslie Socha 1101 Quaker Ridge Austin, TX 78746 Tree Condition Information - # 1 Tag Species and DBH 1001: 24.5” live oak Date Project Name Address City, State Zip Introduction Trees Tree Description photo 1 This report contains tree condition information about trees located at 1101 Quaker Ridge. The site is an occupied single family residence. The owners are considering a remodel/addition. At the time of my inspection there are currently no architectural plans for me to evaluate potential tree impacts. Tree vitality is good. New foliage for the season is emerging at the time of my visit. It appears the tree canopy is filling out normally. Structural integrity is fair. The trunk leans considerably to the west. There is considerable mounding around the tree. I cannot tell if the mounding is natural or if the tree is experiencing a root plate failure. Tree should be monitored. photo 1 description Shows the whole tree leaning significantly to the west. Page 1 of 6Item-4/8Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment photo 2 photo 2 description Shows the tree trunk. Mounding around the tree trunk is evident. Tree Condition Information - # 2 Trees Tree Description Tag Species and DBH 1002: 20.5” multi stem ash juniper (14.5, 12) Tree is incorrectly represented as elm on survey. This should be updated to reflect as ash juniper. Tree condition is good. Page 2 of 6Item-4/9Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment photo 1 Tree Condition Information - # 3 Trees Tree Description Tag Species and DBH 1003: 25” multi stem live oak (17, 16.5) New foliage for the season is emerging at the time of my visit. Canopy appears to developing normally. Vitality is good. Structural integrity is good. Root flare appears to be partially covered. Could be beneficial to the tree to excavate some soil from the base of the tree to ensure there is no detrimental build up. Page 3 of 6Item-4/10Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment photo 1 Page 4 of 6Item-4/11Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment photo 2 photo 2 description Root flares aren’t immediately visible at the base of the tree. Tree Condition Information - # 4 Trees Tree Description Tag Species and DBH 104, 105 & 106: group of ash junipers Trees are listed on survey as elm. They are actually ash junipers. These trees are not protected size and should not be listed on any development plans submitted to the city. Overall condition is fair. They are likely to be negatively impacted by construction if activity occurs near them. Junipers are very sensitive to root zone damage. Tree Condition Information - # 5 Page 5 of 6Item-4/12Keith Brown Austin Tree Experts ISA Board Certified Master Arborist TX-0985B www.AustinTreeExperts.com (512) 996-9100 Tree Condition Assessment Trees Tag Species and DBH 107: 19” red oak Tree Description Tree condition is good. photo 1 Page 6 of 6Item-4/13