574 Nautical Boulevard ZVAR19-0002 Presentation CDBRequest for a variance as permitted by Section
24-64, to increase the maximum structural
projection permitted into required rear yards
from 4 feet to 7 feet to allow an open porch in
the rear yard of 574 N. Nautical Boulevard (Lot
4 Block 3 Seaspray).
ZVAR19-0002
Site Context and Detail
Residential Single Family (RS-2) Zoning
Lot is 75 feet wide by 100 feet deep
Existing home built in 1976
Proposed Plan
Request to construct an open porch over an existing concrete pad
on the back of the house.
Porch would be 13 feet from rear lot line and extend 10 feet from
the existing house.
Need for a Variance
Section 24-83 allows open porches to project up to 4 feet into
required 20 foot rear yard setback, essentially making the
required rear setback 16 feet
The proposed porch would only be 13 feet from the rear lot line
Analysis and Concerns
Purpose of the porch is to provide cover from rain
Allowed to have a porch that extends 7 feet from the back of
the house (asking for 10 feet)
House was built in 1976
Grounds for Decision
APPROVAL-existence of
one or more of the following
DENIAL-adverse impact on
one or more of the following
1.Exceptional topographic conditions of or
near the property.
2.Surrounding conditions or circumstances
impacting the property disparately from
nearby properties.
3.Exceptional circumstances preventing
the reasonable use of the property as
compared to other properties in the
area.
4.Onerous effect of regulations enacted
after platting or after development of
the property or after construction of
improvement upon the property.
5.Irregular shape of the property
warranting special consideration.
6.Substandard size of a lot of record
warranting a variance in order to provide
for the reasonable use of the property.
1.Light and air to adjacent properties.
2.Congestion of streets.
3.Public safety, including risk of fire, flood,
crime or other threats to public safety.
4.Established property values.
5.The aesthetic environment of the
community.
6.The natural environment of the
community, including Environmentally
Sensitive Areas, wildlife habitat,
protected trees or other significant
environmental resources.
7.The general health, welfare or beauty of
the community.