04-24-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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• Staff Report May 22, 2003 Special Exception Request #SE03-001 Reauested bv: Mr. Doug Kneupper, Director of Planning, City of La Porte Requested for: Side yard requirement on a corner lot Location: 330 N. Sa' Street -Lots 1 & 2, Block 80, LaPorte, Harris County Texas Zonin : Residential-1 (R-1) Background: In December 2002, the City of La Porte formally accepted a $350,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) HOME grant program through Harris County's Office of Housing and Economic Development Department. The City designed a program that will build 11 new homes in the Northside neighborhood. To generate interest in the program, the City is building the first two homes. These homes will be located on 7~' and Sa' streets. (See Exhibit A.) To develop in the Northside and meet the City's minimum 50' lot width requirement, two 25' x 125' lots are needed. Both sites meet these requirements; however, the corner lots on Sa` and W. Tyler Streets cannot meet the required 10' side lot setback when adjacent to the public right-of - way. The City plans to build a 1554 sq. ft. with a width of 40'. (Exhibit B) After the required 5' setback is added to the south side of the property, the 10' side setback requirement at W. Tyler Street cannot be met. The City is requesting a 5' Special Exception to the side yard requirement on a corner lot. Anal sis: The Code of Ordinances defines a special exception as a specked enumerated deviation from zoning regulations The Board is empowered to grant a social exception when it finds the following: • Granting the exception will not adversely a,~fect the value, or use of neighboring property. • Granting the exception will not be contrary to the best public interest. The applicant's request is based on Section 106-191 b (2) c, which states the following: • To deviate yard requirements in the following circumstances: a yard exception on corner lots To generate interest in redeveloping the Northside, the City committed to increasing the number and quality of housing. When originally platted, several areas in La Porte, (including the Northside), were platted as 25' x