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Board okays street-side setback reduction for Wisteria Lane corner lot
Summary
A corner-lot homeowner on Wisteria Lane received approval to reduce the street-side setback from 23.3 feet to 12.4 feet to allow a rear-line addition; staff said the change brings the house closer to compliance with R‑15 standards.
The License and Variance Board on Sept. 24 approved a variance to reduce the street-side setback from 23.3 feet to 12.4 feet for a corner lot at 3731 Wisteria Lane so the owner may extend the house rearward in line with the existing façade. Caitlin Crowe, Land Services development coordinator for Community Development, said the existing home is about 1,100 square feet and the addition would bring it to roughly 1,800 square feet, moving it closer to the R‑15 minimum house size of 2,000 square feet.
Crowe told the board the house predates the 1974 adoption of the current zoning ordinance and that the street-side encroachment is an existing nonconforming condition. Because the proposed addition would be aligned with the current nonconforming footprint, staff concluded the hardship was not self-created and recommended approval with the standard condition that the approved work substantially comply with the submitted site plan and elevations.
The applicant, Jeremiah Keith, confirmed he understood and would adhere to the stipulation. After a public hearing with no speakers, the board voted unanimously to approve the variance.
Background: Crowe said the parcel is a corner lot at Wisteria Lane and Brentwood Drive and that staff viewed this location as the logical area for an addition given the existing footprint. The approval was limited to the site plan and elevations submitted with the variance application; no other variances were required according to staff.
