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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet Item 10 DATE: Monday May 12, 2025 CASE NUMBER: C15-2025-0015 ___-____Thomas Ates (D1) OUT ___Y____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) ___Y____Jessica Cohen (D3) ___Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) ___-____Niccolo A Sacco (D6) OUT ___Y____Sameer S Birring (D7) ___Y____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) ___Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ___-____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) OUT ___Y____Jeffery L Bowen (M) ___-____Corry L Archer-mcclellan (Alternate) (M) OUT ___Y____Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Richard Weiss OWNER: Kayo Asazu ADDRESS: 4705 ROWENA AVE VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the North Hyde Park NCCD Ord. #20050818-064, PART 7 (Residential District) (4) from: lot size requirements to decrease the minimum lot size from 7,000 square feet (required) to 6,038 square feet (requested) in order to allow a Two-Family residential use in an “SF-3- NCCD-NP”, Single-Family Residence-Neighborhood Conservation Combining District Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (North Hyde Park NCCD Neighborhood Plan). Note: Ordinance No. 20050818-064 Part 7 (Residential District) (4) A Two-Family Residential use or Duplex use is permitted on a lot that is 7,000 square feet or larger. BOARD’S DECISION: The public hearing was closed by Madam Chair Jessica Cohen, Vice-Chair Melissa Hawthorne’s motion to Approve; Board member Suzanne Valentine second on 9-0 votes; GRANTED. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: the current lot doesn’t allow a reasonable use based on the surrounding lots and as this is a very diverse neighborhood with a lot or different older homes of all sorts shapes and sizes and different lot configurations, this is one of a few that is on two public streets adjacent lots all enjoy two family residential. 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: as it is deminimus request to put an apartment unit above the existing garage, and that it is one of two mid-block properties that actually have a public street frontage (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: this is the only one of 7 lots n the NCCD that faces 2 residential streets on the front and back. 3. 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: there are several duplexes and two family residential units visible from the property and this is a very diverse neighborhood with everything from a historic home to new built, and it is not uncommon to have a garage or a garage apartment placement typically adjacent to an alley, but as this property is on two city streets, it is definitely a little different but it is quite a character in the area to have a garage apartment and a garage that actually faces the alley. Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Madam Chair for