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Applicant seeks RLSF rezoning at 204 Shelterwood Circle to allow covered front porch; staff says rezoning would supersede prior variance
Summary
Mr. and Mrs. Locker requested rezoning at 204 Shelterwood Circle from R1 to Residential Legacy Single Family (RLSF) to permit an unenclosed covered front porch that would extend about 5 feet into the R1 front yard setback; staff said a prior BZA variance allowed a temporary solution and that rezoning would render that variance unnecessary.
A staff presenter described a rezoning request from R1 to Residential Legacy Single Family (RLSF) for 204 Shelterwood Circle so the owners, identified in the transcript as Mr. and Mrs. Locker, could add an unenclosed covered front porch that would extend approximately 5 feet into the 35‑foot R1 front‑yard setback.
Staff explained that the RLSF district was created to allow front‑porch reinvestment in older, established neighborhoods such as Bluff Park and said the district maintains a setback for the climate‑controlled portion of homes while allowing additional unenclosed porch footage at the front. "At the end of the day, should this board and the city council approve the rezoning to the legacy single family district, the variance request and the granting of that variance would become a moot point," the staff member said, referring to an earlier Board of Zoning Adjustment action that had granted a variance allowing an enclosed front porch as a temporary remedy.
Commissioners asked whether an enclosed porch would be allowed; staff clarified the porch must remain unenclosed under the requested district. The transcript does not show a formal vote; staff indicated the typical process would move the item to the council if the planning body recommends approval.
