06-24-2004 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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Staff Report July 22, 2004 Variance Request #V04-008 Requested bv: Mr. Sherman M Moore, 7r. (Property Owner) Requested for: Lot 7, Willow View Subdivision, Vol. 79, Pg. 46, H.C.M.R., Enoch Brinson League, Abstract No. 5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: 1607 Willow View Street ZoniuE: Low Density Residential (R 1) Baclg!round: Lot 7 (21,200 sq.ft.) is located in the Willow View Subdivision along North `P' Street west of Northwest Park in Lomax azea. Willow View is a 60' public right-of--way irnersecting at North `P' Street. The subject lot is adjacern to the Northwest Pazk. The lot has 15' drainage easemern plus 10' utility easemern in the rear yazd. Currently, the gazage has unusual dimensions. of 30'wide and 29'deep. Due to current design, the gazage sits below the vegetation line, which causes the siding to rot and needs a serious repair. The applicarn wants to replace 850 S.F. of wood frame gazage with a 1,500 S.F. of 2 car gazage by lifting the gazage and pouring a new slab. Section 106-741 (e) (1) further states that no accessory building or carport garage for a single-family dwelling shall occupy more than 25% of a reaz yard, nor exceed 1,000 S.F. An exception is made for large lot residential tracts to have accessory buildings up to 2,000 S.F. but by definition, this exception is for tracts one (1) acre or greater. This variance requests seeks to allow the construction of an accessory building (2 car gazage) in the reaz yazd allowing the building to be 30'x50', or 1500 S.F. which is 500 S.F. over the limit. An sis: Section 106-192(b)(1), in the Code of Ordinances, defines a dance as a deviation from the literal provisions of the chapter, which is granted by the Board when strict conformity to the chc~ter would cause an unnecessary hardship because of the circumstances unique to the property on which the variance is granted The subject tract is less than 1 acre (approx. 0.48 ac.) Section 106-741 prohibits the proposed construction ofthe accessory building in excess of 1000 S.F. Except as otherwise prohibited, the boazd is empowered to authorize a variance from a requirement when the boazd finds that all of the following conditions have been met: • That the granting of the variance will not be contrary to the best public interest. • That literal enforcemern of the chapter will result in unnecessary hardship because of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, shape, topography or other extraordinary or