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DATE: February 6, 2014
TO: Board of Adjustment
FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT: To consider a request for a special exception to the minimum front setback from
25’ to 7’.
FILE: 669-BA
STAFF REPORT
Zach Martin, representing URS Corporation, has applied for a special exception to the
minimum front yard setback from 25’ to 7’. The property is located at 2345 Prairie.
Special exception b.3 allows an exception where the existing front yard setbacks of the
various lots in the same block are not uniform, so that any one of the existing front yard
setbacks shall, for a building, hereafter, constructed or extended, be the required
minimum front yard depth. The remaining houses to the east and west of this property
are approximately 7’ from the front property line, this will allow the new structure to line
up with those on either side of it.
URS Corporation is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services
for public agencies and private sector companies worldwide. In Round 1 of FEMA
Disaster Recovery efforts due to hurricanes Rita and Ike, URS was hired by SETRPC
(Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission) to manage construction in our area.
Due to success they had during Round 1, URS was hired by the GLO (General Land
Office) to manage the CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Round 2. Most of
the structures being replaced were built in the early 1900’s and do not meet current
setback requirements where they sit. Occasionally the lot does not meet minimum
requirements for width or depth. This is the case in this request.
Mr. Martin states that due to the shallowness of the property, a special exception is
necessary to fit a new structure at this location.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Zack Martin for URS Corporation
PROPERTY OWNER: James Carrierre
LOCATION: 2345 Prairie Street
EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family
Dwelling – High Density) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.08 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Single Family
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: “X” - Areas determined to be outside 500-
year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Single Family RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling-Highest
Density) District
EAST: Single Family RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling-Highest
Density) District
SOUTH: Single Family RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling-Highest
Density) District
WEST: Single Family RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling-Highest
Density) District
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization
STREETS: Prairie Street - Local Street with a 40’
right-of-way and a 20’ pavement width
DRAINAGE: Open Ditch
WATER: 8” water lines
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer line
PROPERTY OWNERS
ABATTE ANTHONY
ADAMS DEVIN O
BARNETT F G ET UX
BERRY GENIA
BEVERLY ALSACE
BOUDREAUX ANTHONY D &
CRYSTAL
CARRIERRE JAMES
DUGAS MARY JOSEPHINE
ELDRIDGE JOHN SR
FIDELITY FUNDING MORTGAGE
CORP
HUNTER DEBRA GUIDRY
JOHNSON CLAUDIA M
JOHNSON CLAUDIA M
JONES VIOLA ESTATE
LAMELL JACQUELINE ELAINE
LEE V
MOLLETTE EDDIE MAE
PHILLIPS JESS W JR ETAL
PIER ADDIE F
SIMON MABEL
SIMON MABEL
SION HARRY JAMES & BARBARA L
SMITH HELEN MARIE
WARNER CHARLES JR
WILLARD PATRICIA ANN
WILLARD PATRICIA ANN
WISE WILLETTA
WYKOFF D KENT EST
YOUNG JOYCE
YOUNG ROY LEWIS