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Commission approves 5-foot side-setback reduction for 44 Hummingbird Lane
Summary
The commission approved a request to reduce a side setback from 10 feet to 5 feet at 44 Hummingbird Lane to accommodate a reconfigured driveway; staff noted the reduction is limited to setback relief and the grading permit and overall development are subject to administrative approval.
The Springdale Planning Commission voted Jan. 21 to approve a requested reduction of the side setback from 10 feet to 5 feet at 44 Hummingbird Lane to allow a new driveway and parking configuration.
Tom Dancy, the staff contact on the application, told commissioners the commission was being asked only to consider the setback reduction under Section 10-11(B)(7); the overall development and grading permit would be handled administratively by staff. Dancy explained that the property’s prior driveway crossed an adjacent lot and that imminent development at the neighboring lot required relocation of the access to the subject property.
Dancy said the applicant had applied for and been granted a grading permit to construct the new access and that, because of the reconfigured driveway and parking, the property owners requested a setback reduction from 10 feet to 5 feet. He told the commission the applicant’s written materials stated they had spoken with the adjacent property owner and that the neighbor had "given his blessing," but staff had not independently verified that claim.
Commissioners examined the staff materials and site plans and concluded the application satisfied the code criteria needed to grant a setback reduction. Commissioner Paul Zimmerman moved to approve the encroachment in accordance with the findings and Section 10-11(B)(7); the motion was seconded and carried. Chair Jennifer McCullough and Commissioners Paul Zimmerman and Kasz Bhatt recorded aye votes.
The commission’s approval is limited to the requested setback reduction; staff will continue to process the grading permit and related development approvals.
