AGENDA CAPTION:
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AC-20-06 (724 Valley Street) Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Al Carroll on behalf of Marel and Rosa Alvarado for an Alternative Compliance Request to allow two lots that exceed a 3:1 ratio in length to width for approximately 0.34 acres out of the B. W. Breeding Addition, Located at 724 Valley Street. (W. Parrish)
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Meeting date: June 23, 2020
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Background Information:
The applicant is requesting an Alternative Compliance to deviate from the Irregularly-Shaped Lots standards in the San Marcos Development Code. The applicant is proposing to take one lot, that is currently in conformation and divide it into two lots, both of which would be considered severely elongated, as they would be in excess of a 3 to 1 ratio in length to width.
In addition to the Alternative Compliance application, the applicant is submitting a Zoning Change request, to rezone the property from SF-6 to ND-3. As part of this request, the applicant is required to submit an Existing Neighborhood Regulating Plan (ENRP) overlay.
The submitted ENRP shows that the applicant intends to subdivide the existing lot, which measures approximately 99 feet wide by 167 feet deep, into two lots measuring approximately 44.5 feet wide by 167 feet deep. This request is possible as the ND-3 zoning district allows for the Cottage building type to be built on lots that are a minimum of 40 feet wide and have a lot area of 4,500 square feet, which the proposed lots exceed. However, the proposed configuration exceeds the 3:1 maximum ratio, and is instead approximately 3.75:1.
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Recommendation:
Staff submits this request to the Planning and Zoning Commission and recommends approval of the request with the following condition:
1. Approval of Alternative Compliance request is contingent upon rezoning to ND-3
2. The Alternative Compliance shall not expire