Broken Arrow Board of Adjustment
09-12-2016
To: Chairman and Board Members
From: Development Services Department
Title:
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding BOA 718, Stone Horse of Broken Arrow, Lot 2, Block 7, 0.36 acres, RS-3, request to reduce the front building setback line from 25 feet to 20 feet and reduce the south side yard from 5 feet to 2 feet, located one-quarter mile north of Jasper Street, one-quarter mile east of Olive Avenue at 7504 S. Laurel Avenue
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Background:
Applicant: Sean Bowen
Owner: Simmons Homes
Developer: Simmons Homes
Surveyor: James Edward Harden, Harden & Associates
Location: One-quarter mile north of Jasper Street, one-quarter mile east of Olive Avenue at 7504 S. Laurel Avenue
Size of Tract 0.36 acres
Number of Lots:|910|Present Zoning: RS-3
Comp Plan: Level 2
BOA 718 involves a request for a variance to reduce the front building setback line from 25 feet to 20 feet and reduce the south side yard from 5 feet to 2 feet. The home is located on Lot 2, Block 7 in the Stone Horse of Broken Arrow addition, one-quarter mile north of Jasper Street, one-quarter mile west of Olive Avenue. The property is zoned RS-3, which requires a front yard setback of 25 feet and a side yard setback of 5 feet.
Construction of a new two-story home was recently completed on the pie-shaped lot. A survey of the property that was sealed by the surveyor on July 5, 2016, revealed that the middle part of the structure encroached 4.4 feet into the front building setback line. In addition, the south side of the structure encroached 2.3 feet into the side yard setback. The initial site plan submitted by the applicant for a building permit showed the building to meet all the setback requirements.
According to information provided by the applicant, Simmons Homes contracted to have a footing installed on the property on February 9, 2016. The footing was laid out and installed incorrectly resulting in the home...
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