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Council approves rear-setback variance at 210 Nunn Street to permit duplex with garages
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Summary
The White House City Council approved a variance reducing the rear setback from 20 feet to 15 feet for 210 Nunn Street (Robert Schultz) to allow a duplex with enclosed garages; the applicant said the lot is shallow and the change would provide off-street garage parking.
The White House City Council approved a rear-setback variance for 210 Nunn Street, allowing a reduction from 20 feet to 15 feet so owner-applicant Robert Schultz can build a duplex with enclosed garages on a shallow lot.
City planning staff said the lot, zoned residential medium-density, is slightly shallower (approximately 69 feet) than neighboring lots and previously contained a dilapidated mobile home that was sited about 6.8–7 feet from the rear property line. Staff said the proposed duplex is a permitted use in the zoning district and that notice and required postings were made before the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing.
Miss Vargas (planning staff) summarized outreach and said staff received three inquiries after posting: one caller opposed the variance, one had no objection after learning the mobile home would not be replaced, and one caller requested details and did not follow up after receiving information. She said the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing April 15 and that one resident spoke with concerns but became less opposed after learning the reduced setback applies to the rear of the lot, not the front.
Robert Schultz, who identified himself as the owner and a contractor (Schultz Custom Homes), told council the lot only provides roughly 29–30 feet of buildable depth from front to back and that a five-foot reduction in the rear setback would allow an enclosed garage for each unit and adequate off-street parking. He said the mobile home and carport had been removed and that the proposed construction would be masonry.
A council member moved to approve the variance request; another member seconded. The council adopted the motion by voice vote. The motion as recorded authorized the setback reduction from 20 to 15 feet for property located at 210 Nunn Street (owner: Robert Schultz).
Planning staff noted the applicant had appealed the Planning and Zoning Commission decision and attended the council meeting to speak. Council members asked questions about prior site conditions, lot depth measurements and neighborhood impacts; staff and the applicant addressed those inquiries during the hearing.
