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March 12, 2008 at 9:05 pm · Filed under 2008 Project, Uncategorized

Existing House

Existing Home on Property

After rereading some of the initial posts, I believe that I should go into greater detail about the extent of this project. To begin with, you need a clear visual. The property that is being transformed is just over an acre and rectangular in shape. One of the short ends of the property abuts the street, and the longer sides and rear are adjacent to neighbors. If you were to stand on the street and look down the length of the property you would be facing roughly north. Along the west property line there is one neighbor owning a property of similar size. The north end of the property is the back line of a subdivision as is the east property line. The entire south line abuts the street.The existing home on the property is located about 1/3 of the length of the rectangle back from the street. It is a two story home with a basement and a lovely, southern front porch. It resembles a southern farmhouse. The home is currently occupied by the daughter of my client. We will be making changes to this house as well so that the interior functions well for the family, and so that the exteriors of all buildings on the site are cohesive. This will probably be one of the final steps in the project.

To begin the project we sub-divided the 1.2 acres into two lots. This allows us to build the second home in an area that is zoned R-1 (one residence per property). The requirements of the city in which the houses are located included (but are not limited to) the following:

The second property may not be less than 20,000 square feet.
The second property must have 25’ of road frontage.
The construction of the home must be within the allowable setbacks.

According to these guidelines, there were already limitations on the size and location of the home to be built. Part of the process was to design a home that fit within the buildable space that met my client’s requirements and desires. We began drafts of the plan immediately. Until we submitted the final survey to the city, we could move the new property division lines around as necessary to accommodate the house. Based on the drafts and our desires to develop the land between the two homes, the lot division was submitted and approved.

The property is sketched out the in the drawing below. The dashed lines represent the new property line that divides the rectangle into two properties. site plan rough sketch.doc

Check in tomorrow for more about how the site and the house plan developed, and as always, your comments are welcome!

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