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PROJECT NARRATIVE
Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona owns a 6,974 square foot lot situated at 5329 West
Gardenia Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85301. The property is situated in the Cook and White
Addition Amended, and may be legally described as Lot 7, Block 7, Cook and White Addition,
Amended, in the City of Glendale, according to the plat of record in the office of the County
Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorded in Book 30 of Maps, Page 9. The property is a
flat, basically rectangular shaped lot. The lot is approximately 50.00 feet wide by 145.00 feet
deep and is zoned R-2, Multiple Residence District. The property fronts Gardenia Avenue on the
North. The Assessor’s Parcel Number is 147-18-141. A plat map is included following.
January 13, 2021
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Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a
worldwide organization with one main goal of eliminating substandard housing. Habitat, with
the help of donated money and volunteer labor, builds affordable homes and sells them to
qualified low-income buyers with the help of a no interest loan. The buyers not only put in work
hours on their own homes, but on the Habitat homes of their neighbors as well.
Habitat has already built, renovated and repaired in excess of 3,158 homes in the metro Phoenix
area as well as Pinal County. We have served families in Avondale, Apache Junction, Chandler,
Gilbert, Guadalupe, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Surprise, Tempe, Arizona City and Casa
Grande. These new and renovated homes and the associated 3,158 families who live in them
have had a positive impact on communities all over the valley. Many people do not realize that
we build and renovate energy efficient frame and stucco homes for stable working people who
are legal residents and have good credit. These families pay for their homes. It is not a
giveaway program. If you would like to see the quality of our homes you may visit our website
at www.habitatcaz.org.
East of 54th Avenue. The property is zoned R-2, Multiple Residence District. The majority of
parcels in the area are zoned R-2 and R-3, Mixed Residence and Multiple Residence Zoning
District. There is a mobile home development situated east of the subject site. The majority of
the lots are improved with single-family residential development similar to the development
proposed by Habitat for Humanity. Development standards within this district require that
minimum net lot areas are at least 6,000 square feet, with a minimum width of sixty (60) feet
and a minimum depth of ninety-four (94) feet. Front, rear, and side setbacks requirements are
fifteen (15) feet, with a maximum lot coverage of 50.00%.
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Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is requesting a variance to allow a decrease in setbacks
that would permit the construction of a single-family residence. We are
requesting a variance to allow a five (5) foot side yard setback on the west side where a twenty
(20) foot side yard setback is required and a ten (10) foot side yard setback on the east side
yard where a fifteen (15) foot side yard setback is required. The home planned is Habitat Mode
. The home will be single story and include three (3) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, contain
a two (2) car garage and will be constructed of frame and stucco.
Square footages of Model 1556 are as follows:
House
1,596 Square Feet
Two Car Garage
428 Square Feet
Front Porch
18 Square Feet
Covered Patio
90 Square Feet
Total Square Footage Under Roof 2,132 Square Feet
The home will be 15’9” in height, well below the maximum allowable height as outlined in
the R-2, Multiple Residence Zoning District.
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BOUNDARY SURVEY
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PLOT PLAN
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EXTERIOR PHOTO
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FINDINGS OF A VARIANCE
Pursuant to the requirements of the City of Glendale Planning Department, Habitat for
Humanity Central Arizona must provide evidence that the following findings are met:
1.
There are special circumstances or conditions applicable to the property
including its size, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, which were not
self-imposed by the owner;
The side setbacks required in the R-2, Multiple Residence Zoning District are not
typical of single-family residential development, and further, not typical of
existing development in the area. The majority of the surrounding area
development contains a variety of setbacks that do not meet the current zoning
requirements. The existing homes in the neighborhood are enjoying setbacks less
than the fifteen (15) feet required.
2.
Due to the special circumstances, the strict application of the Zoning Ordinance
would deprive the property of privileges enjoyed by other properties of the
same classification in the same zoning district;
The strict application of the Zoning Ordinance would limit the property to twenty
(20) foot side setbacks and limit the type of housing product to a total width of
ten (10) feet. The majority of the properties in the neighborhood have setbacks
that are similar to those proposed by Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona.
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3.
The variance is the minimum necessary to alleviate the property hardship; and
The requested side setbacks and minimum lot width reduction are the minimum
necessary to construct a typically sized single-family residential home on the lot.
The front and rear setbacks, as well as the minimum lot depth, and size are in
conformance with current R-2 zoning requirements.
4.
Granting the variance will not have a detrimental effect on the property,
adjoining property, the surrounding neighborhood, or the City in general.
The requested building setbacks are consistent with other properties in the
surrounding area and will not detrimentally affect any neighboring properties.