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Prairie Hills LLC Variance Request - Front and Side Yard Setbacks - 806 & 813 Sunflower Road
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Summary:
Prairie Hills LLC has requested variances to the front and side yard setbacks for 806 and 813 Sunflower Road in Lot C of Prairie Hills Addition. The two homes have already been built, however, the required front and side yard setbacks were found to be nonconforming upon review of the plat for Lot C in Prairie Hills Addition.
The required front yard setback in the Residence R-3 apartment district is 20 feet. Because Prairie Hills is being constructed with private roads and common area lots, the accepted front yard setback has been determined to be from the front of the dwelling to the back of the curb, rather than to the public right-of-way which does not exist here. 806 Sunflower Road has an existing front yard setback of 12' 1 15/16" from the dwelling to the back of curb. 813 Sunflower Road has an existing front yard setback of 12' 10 1/2" from the dwelling to the back of curb.
The required side yard setback in the R-3 district is 7 feet. The accepted side yard setback for dwellings within common lot areas is matching side yard setbacks between dwellings, or a minimum distance of 14 feet between dwellings. The existing side yard setback between 806 Sunflower Road and 808 Sunflower Road is 12' 6 9/16" or a 6' 3 9/32" side setback for each. The existing side yard setback between 806 Sunflower Road and 804 Sunflower Road is 12' 3 1/4" or a 6' 1 5/8" side setback for each. 813 Sunflower Road meets side setback standards.
Additional variance requests are likely for this particular portion of Prairie Hills due to additional foundations having been poured and recently constructed dwellings being reviewed for compliance. The developer has agreed to meet all required setbacks going forward.
Findings of Fact:
(1) Due to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship, and the variance sha...
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