CASE NUMBER: PZ 22-027. Silver Woods Walk Undisturbed Buffer Variance.
APPLICANT: Kenneth Simpson.
VARIANCE REQUESTS:
1. Variance to comply with 12-3 (e) which prohibits encroachment of structures into buffer areas.
2. Variance to comply with Section 12-13 concerning removal of lot or buffer trees in rear yard as approved on landscaping plan.
3. To consider a Change in Zoning Conditions related the buffer disturbance and encroachment.
LOCATION: 5374 Silver Woods Walk. Cameron Springs Lot 27.
ZONING: R15 Cluster. PIN: 19080700300.
Staff Recommendation: DENIAL Planning and Zoning Recommendation: APPROVAL
BACKGROUND:
The subject site is located within Cameron Spring subdivision within the Residential (R15C) zoning district. The subdivision was originally approved May 2, 2005 consisting of 152 single-family units.
A 50' undisturbed buffer was stipulated for the lots adjacent to the railroad (25, 26, and 27), which was established at original zoning - May 2, 2005 Rezoning approval. The front setback for lot 27 was reduced from 35-feet to 30-feet - May 19, 2008 Change in Zoning Conditions Approval.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson would like to construct an enclosed patio on the existing concrete pad at the rear of the house. During the permitting process it was discovered that the existing concrete pad may encroach into the 25-foot impervious buffer that was shown on the foundation survey. A new survey was requested which revealed that the existing shed and privacy fence were encroaching into the 50' undisturbed buffer. The applicant is seeking approval to keep their fence and shed in the current locations. The application initially included a request for steam buffer variance, which was later determined as unnecessary. City Staff and the surveyor confirmed that state waters do not exist on, nor immediately adjacent the property.
In addition, the final recoded plat (2016) and approved tree plan for the Cameron Spring subdivision outlined the 50-fo...
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