HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-2023 FINAL Staff Report 311STAFF REPORT
HISTORIC & ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
CZC
APPLICATION INFORMATION
ADDRESS 311 Harahan Blvd
CASE NO. CZC2023-0009
OWNER Genevieve Postlethwait
APPLICANT Genevieve Postlethwait, Anna Postlethwait
REQUEST Certificate of Zoning Compliance
GENERAL SITE INFORMATION
CURRENT ZONING NSZ
CURRENT LAND USE Residential
PUBLIC UTILITIES Power, gas, water
PUBLIC SERVICES Storm sewer, Paducah Fire, Paducah Police
SURROUNDING AREA INFORMATION
SURROUNDING ZONING SURROUNDING LAND USE
NORTH NSZ Residential
SOUTH NSZ Residential
EAST NSZ Residential
WEST NSZ Residential
Vicinity Map
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Front from Harahan
311 Harahan and garage pictured in middle
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Rear yard garage
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
311 Harahan is located in the Neighborhood Services Zone and within the Fountain
Avenue neighborhood. It has a brick and stone exterior with a gabled roof.
Located in the rear of the property is a detached one car garage. It is accessible by
the front driveway.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Applicants request a Certificate of Zoning Compliance to make an addition to
their existing rear yard garage to be used as an additional living space.
The style of the current garage is complimentary to the house with a brick exterior
and a gabled roof with asphalt shingles. It is currently 342 sf at 19’ x 18’ and sits 51’ 6”
away from the primary home.
The proposed addition is to expand the length of the existing garage to that of 33’.
This will expand the garage further into the yard by 14’ resulting in a new distance of 37’
6” between it and the home. The new area of the garage will be 33’x 18’ or 594 sf.
For exterior building materials the applicants will use hardi-board siding (cement
fiberboard) in a dark green color. The roof pitch or style is not to be changed.
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Existing site layout:
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STAFF ANALYSIS
Regarding the size of the proposed addition most importantly to address is that of
the rear yard setback for the zone. The setback requirements for the zone dictate that a
minimum yard rear setback of twenty-five feet be maintained.
Section 126-120
3. Minimum yard requirements.
a. Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.
b. Side yard: Six (6) feet.
c. Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.
Despite increasing the area of the of the garage the rear yard setback requirement for
the zone is still met with the resulting distance between the home and garage being 37’
6”.
Regularly permitted exterior materials as defined in the NSZ Design Standards are:
“Exterior Siding & Details – wood, cement fiberboard, traditional brick veneer with
true mortar joints, appropriate stone (no concrete block), and, traditional stucco (no EIFS).
Vinyl siding is allowed on existing structures when the configuration of siding, trim, and
details are consistent with historic profiles. Vinyl siding is not allowed on new
construction.”
As proposed the use of cement fiberboard is an appropriate exterior material by the
NSZ Design Standards.
The applicants have discussed with Planning Staff their intention for the project to
keep the garage complimentary to the primary home. While brick will no longer be the
primary exterior material the use of hardi-board does not pose any substantial changes
that would conflict with the design of the home and is a regularly approved and used
exterior material within the zone.
Based on the limited design changes, the use of appropriate exterior material, and the
maintaining of the rear yard setbacks for the zone Planning Staff recommends approval
for this project as proposed.
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
Based on the above, staff recommends approval of the request and recommends the
following motion:
I move that this Commission Approve the Certificate of Zoning Compliance request of Anna
and Genevieve Postlethwait for a new addition to the rear yard garage at 311 Harahan Blvd.
I further move that the approval be based on the following findings of fact
• The proposed addition meets the criteria of the NSZ Design Standards for building
material and style
• The proposed addition does not violate the rear yard setback requirements for the zone