05-22-08 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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Staff Report June 26, 2008 Requested by: Requested for: Location: Zonilll~: Backeround: Special Exception Request #SE08-001 Bayway Homes, Inc. Side yard setback requirement on a comer lot 50 Forest Ave. (Block 15; Lot 6; Sylvan Beach 1 sl Addition, La Porte) Low Density Residential (R -1 ) To develop in the Low-Density Residential (R-l) zoning district, the City's minimum 50' lot width and minimum lot area of 6,000 sq. ft. are needed. In addition, minimum yard setbacks are Front 25', Rear 15', and Sides 5' (adjacent to public right-of-way is 10'). Typical lot size in the old Town of La Porte is (50'x125') 6,250 square feet. Due to a comer lot, total area of the subject lot equals 6,202 sq.ft. The property is further described as Lot 6, Block 15, Sylvan Beach 1 sl Addition, Volume 3, Page 72, Map Records of the Harris County, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. (See Exhibit A). The property in question is located at the northwest comer of Forest Avenue and Oregon Avenue (a.k.a Willow Ave.). Minimum yard setbacks for single-family detached are Front 25', Rear 15', and Sides 5'. In developing a comer lot, zoning regulations require a minimum ten-foot (10') setback on the side that adjoins a public right-of- way (Oregon Avenue). The survey/plot plan shows front building line at 35', rear setback 27', and 5'-1" on the side. In lieu of 10' side setback adjoining public right-of-way, the plan shows 5'. The applicant proceeded with selecting a home design and the development of construction plans anticipating special exception on a comer lot. The site meets the above referenced requirements; however, as a comer lot on Forest Avenue and Oregon Avenue, it shall comply with the the required 10' side lot setback when adjacent to the right-of-way. The plan is to build a 1741 sq. ft. structure with a width of approximately 40'. After the required 5' setback is added to the east side of the property, the 10' side setback requirement at Oregon A venue cannot be met. Therefore, the developer is requesting a 5' Special Exception to the side yard setback requirement on a comer lot. In this case, the applicant's plans only provided a five-foot (5') setback in lieu of the required ten-foot (10'). The applicant is requesting a five-foot (5') Special Exception to the side yard requirement on a comer lot. Granting of this exception would allow a five-foot (5') setback in lieu of the standard ten-foot (10') requirement.