2018-02-15 ZBA MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: February 15, 2018
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: Chairman Jeff Medici, Vice Chairman Ronell Smith Board members: Gina
Phalen— Place 1, Sabreena Hakemy— Place 3, Brett Nickel— Place 4, Kenny Cotten— Alternate
1, Robert Kemins— Alternate 2, David Treichler— Alternate 3 and Michael Quinones— Alternate 4.
Members Absent: No members absent.
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services, Richard
Schell, Principal Planner, Karen Heistand, Board Secretary and Miranda Aldaco, Board
Secretary.
Agenda Item No. 1 Call to Order: Chair Medici called the meeting to order at &30 P.M.
Agenda Item No. 2 Executive Session: No Executive Session was held.
Agenda Item No. 3 Approval of the Minutes: Chair Medici opened the discussion of the
minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on January 25, 2018.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
January 25, 2018.
Motion: Kemins
Second: Phalen
Ayes: Medici, Hakemy, Nickel, Cotten, Kemins,
called for a vote by the Board Secretary)
Nays: None
Abstain: Smith and Triechler
Vote: 6-0-2
Motion: Approved
and Quinones (Board member Phalen was not
Agenda Item No. 4 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner,
announced that the next scheduled ZBA meeting will be on March 29, 2018 and that the first
meeting in March is cancelled due to it being during spring break week.
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REGULAR AGENDA:
Agenda Item No. 5 - ZBA-747, Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480, Section 44.12(2)
for the construction of accessory buildings or structures of a size or aggregate size greater than
that permitted on property described as Lot 20, Block 5, Cross Timber Hills Phase II, an addition
to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1355 Ten Bar Trail, Southlake,
Texas, Current Zoning: "SF-1K — Single Family Residential District.
Planner Richard Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the
Board. The applicant is requesting approval of a Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480,
Section 44.12(2) for the construction of accessory building or structures of a size or aggregate
size greater than that permitted to allow an approximately 1,343 expansion to an existing 636
square foot garage in addition to an existing approximately 202 square foot shed and an
approximately 50 square foot water tank, bringing the sum total of all accessory buildings and
structures on the lot to approximately 2,231 square feet. The maximum area allowed for the
sum total of the accessory buildings and structures on a property in the "SF-1K Single Family
Residential District is 3% of the lot area or 4,000 square feet, whichever is less. The lot area in
this case is approximately 1.05 acres and 3% of the area is approximately 1,372 square feet.
Chair Medici 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.
Judi Sofka, 1355 Ten Bar Trail Southlake, Texas, the applicant and property owner, once sworn
in, presented testimony and answered questions from the board.
Chair Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in favor of the
request.
There being none, Chair Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak
in opposition of the request.
There being none, Chair Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion
from the Board.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA-747 less the one car garage.
Motion: Phalen
Second: Cotten
Ayes: Medici, Smith, Phalen, Nickel
Nays: Hakemy
Abstain: None
Vote: 4-1-0
Motion: Approved
Agenda Item No. 6 — ZBA -748, Special Exception use per Ordinance No. 480, Section
44.12(1) for a domestic employee or family quarters on property described as Lot 1, Block 1,
Hunter's Ridge Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located
at 1710 Hunter's Creek Dr., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "SF-1A"- Single Family
Residential District.
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Planner Richard Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the
Board. The applicant is requesting approval of a Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480,
Section 44.12(1) to allow the construction of an approximately 1,392 square foot domestic
employee or family quarters in an addition to the principal residence.
Chair Medici 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 Walsh, 1654 Creekside Dr. Southlake, Texas, a representative of the owner, once sworn
in, presented testimony and answered questions from the board.
Chair Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in favor of the
request.
There being none, Chair Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak
in opposition of the request.
There being none, Chair Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion
from the Board.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA-748.
Motion: Nickel
Second: Smith
Ayes: Medici, Smith, Phalen, Hakemy, Nickel
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
Meeting Adjournment: Chair Medici adjourned the meeting at 7:56 PM.
* An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
Je Me ici, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Miranda Aldaco, Board Secretary
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