10-27-05 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes

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Staff Report February 23, 2006 Variance Request #V06-001 Reauested by: Dudley Masterson & Larry Hogan, Property owners. Reauested for: Waiver from the Business Industrial (BI) building setbacks. Le2alDescriDtion: TRS SA, SA-I, SF, and TR 10,1.3204 acre tract out of the Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract No.5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: 1827 Sens Road at North 'L' Street Zonin2: Business Industrial (BI) Back2round: The subject property is a "L" shaped comer lot frontage along Sens Road at North 'L' Street. The property presently retains Business Industrial (BI) zoning designation, as currently depicted on the City of La Porte zoning map and as described in the City Ordinance, Chapter 106. The abutting zoning designations are Business Industrial (BI). As per Section 106-522, Table B, Industrial Area Requirements, the building setbacks in BI zoning districts are: front- 50', rear- 40', and sides- 30'. Currently, Harris County is undertaking the widening and acquisition phase ofSens Road 300' north of"H" Street to State Highway 225. As per Harris County Public Infrastructure Department, the Engineering Division's right-of-way (ROW) alignment maps show a 38 foot section requirement for the full length of the west side along Sens Road. The applicant's property is approximately 160'deep as per HCAD information and survey (copy attached). Once the right-of-way condemnation of the adjacent property is fulfilled, the subject tract will be 1.1264 acres and only 122' deep. In addition, a ditch along southern property line encroaches approximately 19' into the applicant's property, rendering the width oflot to be 81' to the east along North 'L' Street. With a loss of 38' of depth and compliance with the current setbacks of 50' - 40' -30', the applicant is unable to build a reasonable and architecturally sound building on this property. Taking into consideration the depth of the lot (122') and subtracting setbacks totaling 90'(Front 50'and Rear 40'), only 32' of developable area is left. The applicant is requesting a waiver on the prescribed setbacks to enable him to develop the property setbacks as: front- 40', rear- 20', and sides- 20'.