ITEM03 C15-2023-0051 ADV PACKET JAN8

Board of Adjustment – Jan. 8, 2024

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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2023-0051 BOA DATE: January 8th, 2024 ADDRESS: 4400 Waterford Pl OWNER: Lotus Management Trust COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 AGENT: Clean Tag Permits -Linda Sullivan ZONING: LA, DR LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 17 BLK A WATERFORD PLACE SEC 2 AMENDED VARIANCE REQUEST: a) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 25 percent or less from 20 percent to 47.4 percent AND b) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 25 percent and not more than 35 percent from 10 percent to 17.8 percent SUMMARY: remodel an uncovered wood deck ISSUES: were compliant with code at time of permitting, no longer complying with current code ZONING Site LA, DR North LA, DR South LA, DR East West DR LA LAND USES Lake Austin, Development Reserve Lake Austin, Development Reserve Lake Austin, Development Reserve Development Reserve Lake Austin NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Assn. Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Preservation Austin SELTexas TNR BCP – Travis County Natural Resources ITEM03/1Board 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 # ____________________ 0131070229 C15-2023-0051 13238816 Section 1: Applicant Statement Street Address: __________________________________________________________________ Subdivision Legal Description: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Lot(s): _________________________________ Block(s): _____________________________ Outlot: _________________________________ Division: _____________________________ Zoning District: ___________________________________________________________________ Council District: 10 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 2/9/22 | Page 4 of 8 ITEM03/2Portion of the City of Austin Land Development Code applicant is seeking a variance from: ____________________________________________________________________________ LDC, Section 25-2-551 - Lake Austin (LA) District Regulations(C)(2)(a)(b) (a) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 25 percent or less from 20 percent to 47.4 ____________________________________________________________________________ percent ____________________________________________________________________________ (b) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 25 percent and not more than 35 percent from 10 percent to 17.8 percent ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: an exisitng two-story uncoverd wooden deck was approved for construction and issued building ____________________________________________________________________________ permit 1997-004630 BP was purchased, the deck was constructed, and the project reached final ____________________________________________________________________________ inspection on December 2, 1997. The deck, now 26 years in age, needs extensive ____________________________________________________________________________ reconstruction beyond basic repair and maintenance. The deck serves exterior doors and in ____________________________________________________________________________ order to remove and reconstruct the deck new building permits would be required, but can not be approved under current code. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: the existing structures on the property were permitted and constructed prior to current ____________________________________________________________________________ impervious coverage restrictions and can not be maintained or altered under current code. The ____________________________________________________________________________ structures, once legal, are now non-compliant, and the deck, original to the residence, provides ____________________________________________________________________________ safe egress from the rear of the structure. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: the deck on the rear of the residence can not be reduced in size or maintained in a safe ____________________________________________________________________________ condition without permits. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 2/9/22 | Page 5 of 8 ITEM03/3Area 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 2/9/22 | Page 6 of 8 ITEM03/4Section 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: _____________ Applicant Name (typed or printed): ___________________________________________________ Applicant Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): _________________________________________ 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: _____________ Owner Name (typed or printed): ______________________________________________________ Owner Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): _________________________________________ Email (optional – will be public information): _______________________________ Section 5: Agent Information Agent Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Agent Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ Email (optional – will be public information): ____________________________________________ 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). _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 2/9/22 | Page 7 of 8 ITEM03/5Additional Space (continued) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 2/9/22 | Page 8 of 8 ITEM03/6ITEM03/7