Sugar Land board grants rear-yard special exception for 5211 Palm Royale Boulevard

The Sugar Land Zoning Board of Adjustment on a unanimous vote approved a special exception to the rear-yard setback for property at 5211 Palm Royale Boulevard, Lot 7, Block 1, Sweetwater Section 3A, allowing a proposed new single-family home to be sited about 41 feet from the rear property line instead of the 50 feet required by the R-1E zoning district.

Emily Yershus, a representative from Planning and Development Services, told the board the lot was platted in 1988 and annexed into the city in 1997, at which time R-1E zoning was applied. "The recorded restriction for the property establishes a 40-foot rear yard setback, while the R-1E zoning district requires a 50-foot rear yard setback," Yershus said. She said the proposed home would align with the recorded restriction and "would be located approximately 41 feet from the rear property line, encroaching 9 feet into the required…