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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM05 DATE: Monday April 13, 2026 CASE NUMBER: C15-2026-0001 ___Y____Thomas Ates (D1) ___Y____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) ___Y____Jessica Cohen (D3) ___Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) ___Y____Haseeb Abdullah (D6) ___Y____Sameer S Birring (D7) ___Y____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) ___Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) ___Y____Jeffery L Bowen (M) ___-____Corry L Archer-mcclellan (Alternate) (M) ___-____Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) ___-____VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Samantha Riddell OWNER: John Lohr ADDRESS: 2205 Quarry Road VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from setback requirements to decrease the interior yard setback from 5 feet (required) to 2 ft 3 in (requested) in order to rebuild a Detached Garage in a “SF-3NP”, Single-Family Neighborhood Plan (West Austin Neighborhood Group) zoning district. BOARD’S DECISION: The public hearing was closed by Chair Jessica Cohen, Vice Chair Melissa Hawthorne’s motion to approve, Board member Michael Von Ohlen’s second on 11-0 votes; GRANTED. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: there was a detached garage in the same location it existed for decades before it was destroyed by a fire and current setback requirements prohibit the construction within the prior footprint with all the trees that are surrounding this is the best place to rebuild the garage. 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: the placement of the mature tree surrounding it and it’s also the location where the prior detached garage was there for decades. (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: the placement of the trees around the actual garage structure and the constraints provided by it as well as not having visibility because of those trees makes it a little different. 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: as the rebuild garage will match the form, scale, and location of the original structure that existed for many years without a negative impact to adjacent neighbors. Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Chair for