ITEM03 C15-2024-0026 ADV PACKET

Board of Adjustment – Sept. 9, 2024

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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2024-0026 BOA DATE: September 9th, 2024 ADDRESS: 4812 Palisade Dr OWNER: Ryan Scurlock COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 AGENT: N/A ZONING: LA LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 BLK A CLIFF OVER LAKE AUSTIN II THE VARIANCE REQUEST: Section 25-2-551 (Lake Austin (LA) District Regulations) (C)(3) from setback requirements to: (a) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 15 percent or less from 40.75 percent (maximum allowed) to 41.15 percent (requested) (b) increase the maximum impervious cover on a slope with a gradient of 15 percent and not more than 25 percent from 17.10 percent (maximum allowed) to 18.32 percent (requested) SUMMARY: erect a swimming pool & spa ISSUES: lot size LA SF-2 Site North South LA LA East PUD West ZONING LAND USES Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: 2222 Coalition of Neighborhood Associations, Inc. Austin Independent School District Austin Neighborhoods Council Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Long Canyon Phase II & III Homeowners Assn Inc. Preservation Austin TNR BCP – Travis County Natural Resources ITEM03/1August 23, 2024 Ryan Scurlock 4812 Palisade Dr Austin TX, 78731 Re: C15-2024-0026 Dear Ryan, Property Description: LOT 1 BLK A CLIFF OVER LAKE AUSTIN II 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 25-2- 551 at 4812 Palisade Drive. 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. Rosemary Avila, Planning Officer Infrastructure Support Services | Austin Energy 4815 Mueller Blvd Austin, TX 78723 (512) 972-8488 Rosemary.avilla@austinenergy.com ITEM03/2Board 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 # ____________________ C15-2024-0026 0133091322 13368922 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 ITEM03/3Portion 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 2/9/22 | Page 5 of 8 ITEM03/4Area 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 ITEM03/5Section 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 ITEM03/6[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet Advanced Packet Cover Letter Case No. C15-2024-0026 Address: 4812 Palisade Dr Hello board members! We are Sarah and Ryan (owners of 4812 Palisade Dr). We originally anticipated a smooth permitting process for our pool project. However, a few surprises were discovered during residential review related to zoning and impervious coverage. First it was found the zoning listed on our GIS property proﬁle (PUD) had been incorrect for many years (including when we bought the home). The correct zoning (LA) was conﬁrmed via a city zoning certiﬁcation letter and the GIS has since been updated. Then after completing a topography survey, we found out our original home is existing non-compliant with respect to LA zoning impervious coverage caps (driven by how small our lot is). Therefore, we are seeking a variance so we can add the pool for our growing family to enjoy without making drastic changes to our existing home. Sincerely, Sarah Crawford and Ryan Scurlock ITEM03/7[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet Table of Contents 1. Property Zoning History 2. Existing Impervious Coverage Map of Original Home 3. Additional Evidence for Hardship (case study of only recent pool project in subdivision) 4. Existing Site Photos 5. Neighbor & Neighborhood Association Support ITEM03/8[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet 1. Property Zoning History The zoning on the property had been incorrect per the city GIS property proﬁle for many years. Below is the property proﬁle report from May 2024 and the appraisal report when purchasing the home (July 2021), each showing PUD zoning. The error was discovered during residential review (comment shown below) and corrected to LA zoning after ordering a city zoning certiﬁcation letter. ITEM03/9[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet 2. Existing Impervious Coverage Map of Original Home Once the zoning was corrected, a topography survey revealed that LA zoning impervious coverage (IC) only allows for a total of 27.98% or 2,529 ft2 IC on our property (signiﬁcantly less than the footprint of the original permitted home). This motivated further research which lead to understanding our lot is signiﬁcantly smaller than the LA zoning minimum lot size (43,560 SF) The existing IC map is shown below. ITEM03/10[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet 3. Additional Evidence for Hardship (case study of only recent pool project in subdivision) We started to research the details of our neighbor’s pool project at 4601 Palisade Dr (permitted 2022) to understand the details of their permitting. This is the only new pool put in in the Cliﬀ of Lake Austin since we moved into our home (2021). Our pool projects are very similar in amount of IC added (~100 SF). It quickly became clear they were able to permit without variance due to their lot size being 47% larger than ours (13,325 SF vs 9,039 SF) . At this point, we and residential review agreed the path forward was to seek a variance. ITEM03/11  [C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet 4. Neighbor & Neighborhood Association Support The project has been reviewed and approved by the Cliﬀ Over Lake Austin HOA (see email below from Bill Anderson, Head of the Architectural Control Committee (ACC)). Additionally, our adjacent neighbor at 4810 Palisade Dr is generously allowing us to come on to their property for project access and remove a portion of our shared fence during construction (See signed pool contractor neighbor form below). We are looking forward to them being able to enjoy the pool as well with their young children. ITEM03/12[C15-2024-0026] Advanced Packet 5. Existing Site Photos Carter stomped out all the grass… ITEM03/13BULL CREEK ROAD (F. M. 2222 PER PLAT) (100' R.O.W.) S 49° 04' 00" E 63.19' UNABLE TO SET FENCE COR. BEARS N 71° 46' W 0.4' 1.0' FENCE COR. BEARS S 41° 33' E 2.6' UNABLE TO SET 6 3 7 2.5' 10' SETBACK PER SITE PLAN 636 635 6 3 4 6 3 3 25' BUILDING LINE LOT 1, BLOCK A THE CLIFF OVER LAKE AUSTIN-II 6 3 2 6 3 1 4.0' I E N I L C R T C E L E D N U O R G R E D N U GUY ANCHOR THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER DOC. NO. 2018103416 D.R.T.C.T. 5' SIDE SETBACK PER SITE PLAN ' 7 . 5 ' 6 . 5 2.0' 2.0' ' 9 . 5 ' 4 . 1 1 0 3 6 24.4' 4.1' 5.3' ' I 9 4 . 5 4 1 E " 0 0 ' 5 2 ° 0 5 N ) G N R A E B E C N E R E F E R ( A/C ' 4 . 6 1 629 GM 11.5' ' 8 . 2 13.9' 628 627 11.7' ' 7 . 8 23.7' TWO STORY STONE & FRAME RESIDENCE 150 PALISADE DRIVE FINISHED FLOOR = 629.76' 12.0' ' 6 . 3 ' 2 . 5 ' 1 . 2 1 ' 5 . 0 2 7.5' 22.8' ' 0 . 5 2 0.4' 5.0' A/C EM ' 2 . 9 2 ' 0 0 . 1 4 1 W " 0 0 ' 8 4 ° 3 4 S 0.7' LOT 2 5' SIDE SETBACK PER SITE PLAN UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE UNDERGROUND CABLE LINE E N I L S A G D N U O R G R E D N U 626 25' BUILDING LINE 25' FRONT SETBACK PER SITE PLAN ' 9 . 1 1 ' 7 . 8 2 625 6 2 4 6 2 3 ' 9 . 6 L = 93.00' R = 50.00' 6 2 2 6 2 1 620 MAILBOX I E N L E N O H P E L E T D N U O R G R E D N U T W 0.5' 1/2" IRF PALISADE DRIVE (50' R.O.W.) 619 CATV RISER TELE. RISER WATER METER C 1/2" IRF 60.38' CM 1/2" IRF S. COR. LOT 2 1/2" IRF 119.79' CM 1/2" IRF S. COR. LOT 5 54.24' LEGEND: BARBWIRE FENCE CHAINLINK FENCE WROUGHT IRON FENCE WOOD FENCE VINYL FENCE ELECTRIC LINE ASPHALT = CONCRETE = GRAVEL = TILE = WOOD = GM = GAS METER EM = ELECTRIC METER IPF = IRON PIPE FOUND IRS = IRON ROD SET WITH "PREMIER" CAP IRF = IRON ROD FOUND CM = CONTROLLING MONUMENT (WOOD) RAILROAD TIE = STONE = BRICK = NOTES: TBM = TEMPORARY BENCHMARK. CONTOUR INTERVAL EQUALS ONE FOOT. BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE RECORDED PLAT. ELEVATINOS WERE DERIVED FROM GPS OBSERVATIONS. BUILDING LINES AND EASEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE RECORDED PLAT UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 0' 10' 20' 40' SCALE: 1"= 20' LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BEING LOT 1, BLOCK A, THE CLIFF OVER LAKE AUSTIN-II, A SUBDIVISION IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 80, PAGES 33-34, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. TECH FIELD MSP RC SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION: THIS IS TO DECLARE THAT ON THIS DATE A SURVEY WAS MADE ON THE GROUND, UNDER MY SUPERVISION AND REFLECTS A TRUE AND CORRECT REPRESENTATION OF THE DIMENSIONS AND CALLS OF PROPERTY LINES, LOCATION AND TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS. THIS SURVEY IS NOT TO BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES AND WAS PREPARED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A TITLE COMMITMENT PROVIDED BY A TITLE COMPANY. THERE MAY BE EASEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD AFFECTING THE PROPERTY SHOWN HEREON THAT ONLY A PROPER TITLE SEARCH WOULD REVEAL. USE OF THIS SURVEY FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE BY ANY OTHER PARTIES SHALL BE AT THERE OWN RISK AND THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS RESULTING THEREFROM. THIS SURVEY IS SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RECORDED PLAT REFERENCED HEREON. DATE: 06/12/24 FIELD: 06/10/24 JOB NO.: 23-09745TOPO REV.: 06/17/24 4812 PALISADE DRIVE, AUSTIN, TX 78731 LOT 1, BLOCK A, THE CLIFF OVER LAKE AUSTIN-II FLOOD INFORMATION: THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES NOT APPEAR TO LIE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A 100-YEAR FLOOD HAZARD ZONE ACCORDING TO THE MAP PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND HAS A ZONE "X" RATING AS SHOWN BY MAP NO. 48453C0435 K, DATED JANUARY 22, 2020. TBM SET MAG NAIL ELEV. = 618.55' DATE: ACCEPTED BY: 18" PECAN9'-0"NOTE:DUMPSTER AND WASHOUT WILLNOT BE ON SITETEMPSPOILSPROPOSED POOL IMPERVIOUS COVERAGEPool Coping: 51 SFEQ Pad: 28 SFRetaining Wall: 35 SFRemove Stone Walls: (-57.47 SF)Proposed Total: 56.53 SFProposed IC % = 3,140.01/9,039.3 = 34.74%CONSTRUCTIONACCESSTEMP. TOILET17 x 16 TINYPOOL w/6 x 5 SPA5'-0"EXISTING IMPERVIOUS COVERAGEREMOVE 34.79 SFSTONE WALLSREMOVE 22.68 SFSTONE WALLSPOOL EQ10'-7"ITEM03/14ITEM03/15ITEM03/16