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Developer seeks dimensional variances for irregular 324 Bartlett Street lot
Summary
Owner Jairo Ordonez Zapata and engineer Larry Grabowski requested variances to subdivide and build two semi‑detached units at 324 Bartlett Street, proposing smaller lot area and width than the R‑2 rules allow plus a modest increase in building and impervious coverage to accommodate rear parking access.
At the Nov. 12 hearing, applicant Jairo (Jairo/Jairo name variants in record) Ordonez Zapata and engineer Larry Grabowski presented a plan to subdivide an unusually shaped parcel at 324 Bartlett Street in the R‑2 district and construct two semi‑detached single‑family dwellings.
Grabowski described the constrained geometry and said Lot 2 would be nonconforming: "minimum lot size in this district is 2,500 square feet, and we're proposing 2,040 square feet for Lot Number 2," and "minimum lot width is 25 feet, and we're proposing 19.7 feet." He also said proposed building coverage for Lot 2 is 36.8% (versus the 35% limit) and noted impervious coverage initially proposed at 67.5% but increased in the discussion to approximately 75% if required rear parking is accommodated.
The applicant emphasized that the proposed unit types are permitted in R‑2 and that the design seeks to locate required parking to the rear and use the alley for access per the staff direction. Zoning staff commented that the revised, lower number of apartments (four proposed overall, down from earlier filings) improves compliance and that the staff and planning office would support the design improvements if rewritten site plans address access and impervious coverage.
The board closed the hearing and said a written decision will be issued at next month’s meeting.
