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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 15’.
FILE: 671-BA
STAFF REPORT
Zach Martin, representing URS Corporation, has applied for a special exception to the
minimum front yard setback from 25’ to 15’. The property is located at 1060 Doucette
Avenue.
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 of this property are
approximately 15’ from the front property line, this will allow the new structure to line up
with the houses closest to the property.
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: Kizzy Jones
LOCATION: 1060 Doucette Avenue
EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family
Dwelling – High Density) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.07 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: Doucette Avenue - Local Street with a 40’
right-of-way and a 20’ pavement width
DRAINAGE: Curb and Gutter
WATER: 6” water lines
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line
PROPERTY OWNERS
BELL MICHELLE D WALKER
BENTAOUIT INASSE
BROWN PAUL A & EMMA E
CALDWELL CARRIE LEE
CASTRO SILVIA
CULLIVAN FAYE E
FERGUSON SANDY
GERARD JOHN JR
GERARD JOHN SR
GERARD NELSON
JASPER JAMES & NEVA
JOHNSON CLAUDIA M
JOHNSON THERESA
JOHNSON WILLIAM ET AL
JONES GOLDIE MAE
JONES NEVA R
LADAY MOZELL
LASSIEN FREDDIE
LASSIEN FREDDY
LEAVEN DAVID R
LEAVEN DAVID RAY &
LIVINGSTON ALICE M
MARTIN THOMAS JOSEPH
PATTERSON JOHN W JR
PATTERSON JOHN WESLEY
PIPPILLION MONEK ESTATE
ROBERTS STACEY
ROCIO CHESTER H
STALLION GERALDEAN
SYLVESTER ELBEE & ALFREDA
THIBEAUX BRIA
THOMAS EDWARD ESTATE
WASHINGTON CHARLES