HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-02 MinutesBoard of Adjustment Meeting
April 2, 2012
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MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
A meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on April 2, 2012 at 3:45 p.m. in Room
111 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
ACTION TAKEN
MINUTES: March 5, 2012 Approved
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New Business:
BOA 12-4074 (2385 and 2407 E. Joyce/Joyce Street Houses, 176)
Page 3 Approved
MEMBERS PRESENT
Robert Kohler
Kristen Knight
Evan Niehues
Matthew Hoffman
STAFF PRESENT
Andrew Garner
Jason Kelley
MEMBERS ABSENT
Jeff Hagers
Tim Stein
Board of Adjustment Chair Bob Kohler called the meeting to order at 3:45 PM.
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Approval of the minutes from the March 5, 2012 Board of Adjustment meeting.
Motion•
Board Member Knight made a motion to approve the March 5, 2012 Meeting Minutes.
Board Member Hoffman seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with
a vote of 5-0-0.
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BOA 12-4074 (2385 & 2407 E. Joyce Blvd./Joyce Street Houses, 176): Submitted by
HUGH JARRATT for properties located at 2385 & 2407 EAST JOYCE BOULEVARD.
The properties are zoned RMF -24, RESIDENTIAL MULTI -FAMILY, 24 UNITS PER
ACRE and contains approximately 1.18 acres. The request is for a variance of the
minimum buildable street frontage and front build -to requirements.
Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report.
Board Member Knight asked how close would the proposed homes line up with the
setbacks to the east.
Hugh Jarratt, applicant, discussed how the new homes would relate to the existing
homes.
Board Member Kohler asked about rezoning the property.
Hugh Jarratt, applicant, discussed the reasons they were asking for a variance as
opposed to a rezoning.
Board Member Knight asked staff if this was minimal amount of variance for this
development.
Garner discussed the amount of variance that was being applied for, mainly that because
there was an existing 25 -foot utility easement in front no portion of the homes could be
placed within the build -to zone. It is a 100% variance.
Hugh Jarratt, applicant, discussed that these were single family lots in a multi -family
zoning district.
Board Member Niehues discussed that because of the existing utility easement in front,
the setting of the existing neighborhood including the location of surrounding homes the
variances are justified.
Hugh Jarratt, applicant, requested that condition of approval No. 3 be modified to make
it clear that the Master Street Plan right-of-way was not dedicated.
Motion:
Board Member Niehues made a motion to approve the request as recommended by
staff, with the exception of a change in the wording on condition of approval No. 3 to
state that the Master Street Plan right-of-way was "undedicated".
Board Member Hoffman asked about the zoning of the pasture across the street.
Garner stated that it was zoned R -A, Residential Agricultural.
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Board Member Knight asked about moving the homes to 26 feet from Joyce Boulevard.
Board Member Niehues discussed that this variance request makes sense and he
discussed the character of the existing homes to the east that were set a long way off of
Joyce Boulevard and how it would look odd to pull the homes up to 25 feet.
Board Member Knight seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a vote of 4-0-0.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.