2017-06-15 ZBA Minutes CITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: June 15, 2017
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Executive Session-Executive Conference Room, Suite 268 of Town Hall
Regular Session-City Council Chambers
Time 6:30 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION:
Members Present: Vice Chair Ronell Smith, Board members: Brett Nickel, Jeff Medici, Gina
Phalen, Robert Kemins, Alternate No. 2 and David Treichler, Alternate No. 3
Members Absent: Chair Kourosh Panahy, Board members: Michael Quinones, Alternate No. 4
and Rob Baker, Alternate No. 1
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services, Richard
Schell, Principal Planner, and Karen Heistand, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 Call to Order: Vice Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
Agenda Item No. 2 Executive Session: No Executive Session was held.
Agenda Item No. 3—Approval of the Minutes: Vice Chair Smith opened the discussion of the
minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on May 25, 2017.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
May 25, 2017.
Motion: Medici
Second: Nickel
Ayes: Smith, Kemins, Medici, Phalen and Nickel
Nays: None
Abstain: Treichler
Vote: 5-0-1
Motion: Approved
Agenda Item No. 4 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner,
announced that the next scheduled ZBA meeting is June 29, 2017. Planner Schell also
announced that the City Council will appoint Board members at the June 20, 2017 meeting.
REGULAR AGENDA:
Agenda Item No. 5 -ZBA-733, Special Exception Use per Ordinance No 480, Section 44.12(1)
for a servants or family quarters on property described as Lot 17A2, Block 1, Cedar Oaks
Estates, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1223
Morgan Rd., Southlake, Texas Current Zoning: "SF-1A" —Single Family Residential District.
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Planner Richard Schell presented the request of the applicant. On April 27, 2017, the Zoning
Board of Adjustment approved a Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480, Section
44.12(1) for a servants or family quarters to construct an approximately 600 square foot family
quarters in a separate accessory building. In order to save trees on the property, the applicant
has relocated the proposed family quarters on the plot plan approximately 41 feet towards the
rear of the property and approximately 21 feet away from the north property line compared to
the approved plot plan, so the Special Exception Use request is being reprocessed to request
approval of the family quarters in the new location. No other changes to the previously approved
plans are proposed.
Vice Chair Smith opened the public hearing and called upon the applicant or the applicant's
representative to make such comments and present evidence as the applicant should desire.
Molly Bullard, 1223 Morgan Road, Southlake, Texas, the applicant and property owner, once
sworn in, presented testimony and answered questions from the Board.
Vice Chair Smith asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in favor of the
request.
There being none, Vice Chair Smith asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak in opposition of the request.
There being none, Vice Chair Smith closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion from the Board.
A motion was made to approve Case No. ZBA-733.
Motion: Nickel
Second: Medici
Ayes: Smith, Kemins, Medici, Nickel and Phalen
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
Agenda Item No. 6 - ZBA-734, Variance to Ordinance No. 480, Section 33.14, requiring a
minimum lot size of one acre for an on-site sewage facility (OSSF) on property described as
Tracts 2A3A, 2A3A1, 2A3B, 2A3 and 2A5, William H. Martin Survey, Abstract No. 1068, City of
Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 208 Randol Mill Avenue and 1719 and 1825
Maranatha Way, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "SF-1B" - Single Family Residential District
and "AG"—Agricultural District.
Planner Richard Schell presented details of the case with a slide presentation to the Board,
explaining the request for approval of Variance to Ordinance No. 480, Section 33.14, requiring a
minimum lot area of one acre with a minimum useable area of one acre for an on-site sewage
facility (OSSF) to allow 9 lots in the proposed 16 lot Happy Homes subdivision to utilize OSSFs
on lots with useable areas ranging from 0.74 acre to 1.0 acre. All 16 lots in the subdivision have
a minimum lot area of 1.0 acre. Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 33.14 requires a minimum
lot area of one acre with a minimum useable area of at least one acre excluding areas in
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drainage and flowage easements. The drainage easements shown on the proposed lots reduce
the useable areas below the one acre minimum required. The nearest City sewer is
approximately 2,700 feet to the southeast in Biltmore Drive with an approximately 60 foot uphill
change in elevation.
Vice Chair Smith opened the public hearing and called upon the applicant or the applicant's
representative to make such comments and present evidence as the applicant should desire.
David Recht, DHR Engineering, Irving, Texas, the applicant, once sworn in, presented
testimony and answered questions from the Board.
Vice Chair Smith asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in favor of the
request.
Gerald Pruitt, 1730 Maranatha Way, Southlake, Texas, once sworn in, spoke in favor of the
request.
Vice Chair Smith asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in opposition of
the request.
There being none, Vice Chair Smith closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion from the Board.
David Recht, DHR Engineering, Irving, Texas, returned to podium and answered additional
questions from the Board. Mr. Recht then requested to table the item to the June 29, 2017
meeting.
A motion was made to table case ZBA-734 to the next meeting on June 29, 2017.
Motion: Medici
Second: Kemins
Ayes: Smith, Kemins, Medici, Nickel and Phalen
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved to table to June 29, 2017 meeting.
Agenda Item No. 7 - Meeting Adjournment: Vice Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:54
PM.
*An audio cording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
Ronell mith, Vice Chairman
ATT
Karen eistand, Board Secretary
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