ITEM6 C15-2022-0067 ADV PACKET

Board of Adjustment – Oct. 10, 2022

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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2022-0067 BOA DATE: October 10th, 2022 ADDRESS: 2614 Canterbury St OWNER: Jose Minguell COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 AGENT: N/A ZONING: SF-3NP (Holly) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 9 BLK 5 OLT 41-42 OLT 53 DIV O RIVERVIEW ADDN VARIANCE REQUEST: decrease the minimum Interior Side Yard Setback from 5 feet to 6 inches SUMMARY: maintain two (2) small sheds - a utility shed and bike shed ISSUES: corner lot, heritage pecan tree ZONING LAND USES Site North South East West SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Del Valle Community Coalition East Austin Conservancy East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation Homeless Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Neighbors United for Progress Preservation Austin SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group Tejano Town ITEM6/1September 28, 2022 Jose Minguell 2614 Canterbury St Austin TX, 78702 Re: C15-2022-0067 Dear Jose, Property Description: LOT 9 BLK 5 OLT 41-42 OLT 53 DIV O RIVERVIEW ADDN Austin Energy (AE) has reviewed your application for the above referenced property, requesting that the Board of Adjustment consider a variance(s) from the City of Austin Land Development Code at 2614 Canterbury St pertaining to the 5’ interior side yard setback requirement for SF-3 zoning. 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 ITEM6/2Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application - - - For Office Use Only Case # __________________ ROW # ___________________ Tax # ____________________ Section 1: Applicant Statement Street Address: __________________________________________________________________ 2614 Canterbury Street ____________________________________________________________________________ LOT 9 BLK 5 OLT 41-42 OLT 53 DIV O RIVERVIEW ADDN ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ 9 _____________________________ 5 _________________________________ 53 _____________________________ O Riverview Addn ___________________________________________________________________ SF 3 ________________________________________________ Jose Minguell & Laura McQuary ________________________________________________ July 15 2022 ______________________________________________________________ Two small (35 & 75 square foot) utility and bike sheds ____________ | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application | Page 4 of ITEM6/3____________________________________________________________________________ 25-2-492 Site Development Regulations for a Side Yard setback of 5 ft. (required) to 6" ____________________________________________________________________________ setback along a 22'-6" portion of the side property line (requested). ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Section 2: Variance Findings ____________________________________________________________________________ The 1940 house sits on a corner lot, its driveway (curb cut) runs along the interior side property ____________________________________________________________________________ line and is over the interior side yard setback. The existing house sits 9' from the side yard ____________________________________________________________________________ property line and has a giant heritage Pecan tree on the opposite side (the side street yard). As ____________________________________________________________________________ a result of these existing conditions, the property has no options of accessing a garage from the front driveway. The property has an undeveloped alley to the rear that is not on daily driving ____________________________________________________________________________ conditions, due to overgrown vegetation and poor driving surface conditions. ____________________________________________________________________________ (Continued on page 8) ____________________________________________________________________________ a) b) ____________________________________________________________________________ The original 1940 house, located on a corner lot, doesn't sit within the City's current zoning ____________________________________________________________________________ parameters, it is located 11' from the side street and 9' from the interior side. Because of a 44" ____________________________________________________________________________ pecan tree on the street side (heritage tree) and the narrow area to the side, there is no space ____________________________________________________________________________ for access or a garage (back yard or side of the house) or storage area serving the driveway ____________________________________________________________________________ areas (bikes, tools). (Continued on page 8) ____________________________________________________________________________ Few houses from the 1930s or 40s, that were sited awkardly (before the modern code restrictions) remain in the neighborhood. The ones that are left and grandfathered in, will have a ____________________________________________________________________________ garage sitting outside the interior side yard setback (close to the property line) with a driveway ____________________________________________________________________________ extending to the back yard (ie: 2612 Canterbury). We do not have the clearance to do this. ____________________________________________________________________________ Likewise fewer and fewer trees that were typical of the neighborhood remain. ____________________________________________________________________________ | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application | Page 5 of ITEM6/4____________________________________________________________________________ East Austin has a history of yard sheds. We would like to maintain the character of the original ____________________________________________________________________________ house. However the only solution based on the current code would be to attach storage directly ____________________________________________________________________________ to the side of the house. This would destroy the character of original 1940 house and the ____________________________________________________________________________ character of the area. The sheds have purposly been made as two to minimize their size and ____________________________________________________________________________ stay witin the character of the sheds that are found throughout east austin. Similar small ____________________________________________________________________________ structures are even documented in the City's 2016 East Austin Historic Resources Survey. - - 1. 2. 3. 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application | Page 6 of ITEM6/5Section 3: Applicant Certificate ____________________________________________ _____________ 09/08/2022 ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2614 Canterbury Street ________________________________________ Austin ________________ TX _______ 78702 ____________________________________________________ (512) 470-0484 _ __________________________ Section 4: Owner Certificate ______________________________________________ _____________ 09/08/2022 ______________________________________________________ Jose Minguell ____________________________________________________________ 2614 Canterbury Street ________________________________________ Austin ________________ TX _______ 78702 ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Section 5: Agent Information ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________ _______ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Section 6: Additional Space (if applicable) _______________________________________________________________________________ The request for this variance arises from a COA Code enforcement citation. The two sheds in _______________________________________________________________________________ question were rebuilt during the fall of 2021. The previous sheds (one enclosed and the other one _______________________________________________________________________________ open) where in poor condition due to weather and age and were not built with structurally sound _______________________________________________________________________________ construction. | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application | Page 7 of ITEM6/6_______________________________________________________________________________ Neighbors had complained to COA of their precarious condition, fearing that they could house _______________________________________________________________________________ rodents. Prior to starting the reconstruction of the sheds, we contacted COA 311 and consulted if _______________________________________________________________________________ we needed a permit to rebuild these sheds. We were told that it was not neccessary so we _______________________________________________________________________________ proceeded with the work. One sheds stores yard tools and the other houses the family bikes. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Continued from Reasonable Use (page 5): _______________________________________________________________________________ As a result the only place for storage accessible to the driveway (garage storage elements such as _______________________________________________________________________________ bikes, auto repair, etc.) should be on the interior side yard part of the house. If the storage is to be _______________________________________________________________________________ located right next to the house within the allowable setback area, it would block natural light and _______________________________________________________________________________ not allow for natural ventilation from this side of the house. For this reason the only reasonable _______________________________________________________________________________ space for storage is along the property line (original location previously been renovated) within _______________________________________________________________________________ interior side yard setbacks. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Continued from page Hardship A (page 5): _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ We cannot simply cut down the tree to make it easier to comply with current _______________________________________________________________________________ setback restrictions. Also the state of the undeveloped alley does not offer the possibility of a _______________________________________________________________________________ secondary driveway. As owners of the property we are adamant on leaving the existing _______________________________________________________________________________ bungalow (character of the neighborhood). Demoing it and rebuilding a modern floor plan is not _______________________________________________________________________________ an option for us. This is not the current trend within the neighborhood, arguably this makes this _______________________________________________________________________________ an element unique to this property. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application | Page 8 of ITEM6/7ITEM6/8ITEM6/9ITEM6/10ITEM6/11ITEM6/12ITEM6/13ITEM6/14ITEM6/15ITEM6/16