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Commission approves 4-foot lot-width variance at 1209 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St. for infill
Summary
Staff said the 46-foot-wide lot at 1209 W. MLK Jr. Street previously existed in that configuration and exceeds minimum lot depth and area; the commission approved a 4-foot variance to allow construction of a detached dwelling and cited infill benefits.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance reducing the minimum lot width from 50 feet to 46 feet for a vacant parcel at 1209 West Martin Luther King Jr. Street to permit construction of a detached residential dwelling.
Staff said the lot had previously existed in a 46-foot-wide configuration dating to a deed from the 1980s and that the proposed lot would be 10,932 square feet with a depth of about 235 feet — well above required minimum depth and area. Staff recommended approval on the basis that the lot area and depth provide sufficient buildable area and that enforcing the strict 50-foot width would impose hardship on the owner.
No citizens spoke at the hearing and commissioners approved the variance unanimously, with several noting the benefit of encouraging infill development.
