HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA-559DATE: March 12, 2001
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for approval of a certificate of appropriateness to pour concrete, creating
parking for three (3) vehicles, in the front yard.
FILE: CA-559
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends denial of this request. Since the inception of the Oaks
Historic District, it has been the policy of the City to discourage parking in the front yard.
The applicant wishes to pave an area approximately 25 feet wide to park three (3)
vehicles in the front yard at 2234 Liberty. No street parking is allowed on Liberty.
The house originally shared a driveway with its neighbor. When the applicant bought the
house, the neighbor paved her half of the drive and put up a fence on the property line. The
applicant has stated that the remaining area is too narrow for driving a vehicle to the
parking area at the rear of the property. When photos were taken, cars were parked in the
carport at the rear of the property.
The Zoning ordinance says that parking in front or side yards is not permitted on grassed
areas. Vehicles may be parked only on paved surfaces. Grassed areas may not be paved or
otherwise destroyed without a certificate of appropriateness.
Due to the difficulty in parking along Liberty, circular drives have been approved when space
would allow.
This structure is listed in SPARE.