TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with 1507 E. Cass Street
Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a Two-Unit Residence, an R-3 (One-and Two-Family Residential) Use, in the R-2A (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District, Located at 1507 E. Cass Street (ZBA 2025-09)
Ordinance Repealing a Variation of Use to Allow the Continuation of an Existing Pizza Business, a B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Use, in an R-2A Zoning District, Located at 1507 E. Cass Street (ZBA 1995-48)
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Felimon Deltoro, is requesting a Variation of Use to allow the addition of one residential unit, for a total of two residential units, located at 1507 E. Cass Street. The property contains R-2A (Single-Family Residential) zoning. A recent rental inspection of the property revealed that the building currently contains two dwelling units. The requested Variation of Use petition, if approved, would allow for the two dwelling units to remain on the subject property. As part of the requested Variation of Use petition, a previously approved Variation of Use petition from 1995 to allow the continuation of an existing pizza business, a B-1 (Neighborhood Business) use in an R-2A zoning district at the subject property, would be repealed. The applicant also received Variations to reduce the minimum lot area per family from 4,800 sq. ft. to 2,750 sq. ft. and to reduce the front yard setback from 25 ft. to 3.67 ft. from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The subject property is approximately 5,500 square feet in size and contains a two-story building, with a 1-story addition to the north (rear) side. The property was annexed into the City in 1995 with a pizza business operating on the first floor, and an apartment dwelling unit on the top floor. The property owner is looking to obtain a Variation of Use that would allow the previously made conversion of the lower floor into a legal s...
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