2019-05-16 ZBA Minutes CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: May 16, 2019
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: Chair Jeff Medici, Vice Chair David Treichler Board members: Michael
Quinones- Place 1, Sabreena Hakemy- Place 3 and Akash Shah-Alternate 1
Members Absent: Brett Nickel- Place 4, Robert Kemins- Alternate 2 and Heather King-
Alternate 4
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services, Richard
Schell, Principal Planner and Julia Lyon, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 Call to Order: Chair Medici called the meeting to order at 6:33 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 April 25, 2019.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
April 25, 2019.
Motion: Treichler
Second: Hakemy
Ayes: Medici, Treichler, Quinones, Hakemy and Shah
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
Agenda Item No. 4 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner,
announced that the next scheduled ZBA meeting will be on June 13th, 2019.
REGULAR AGENDA:
Agenda Item No. 5 — Consider: ZBA19-0005, Special Exceptions use per Ordinance No. 480,
Sections 44.12(1) for domestic employee or family quarters, 44.12(2) for accessory buildings or
structures of a size or aggregate size greater than that permitted and 44.12(6) for a reduction in
the required setback from property lines for residential accessory building or structure on
property described as Lot 34, Block 3, Cross Timber Hills Phase II, an addition to the City of
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Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1343 Ten Bar Trail, Southlake , Texas. Current
Zoning: "SF-1A" —Single Family Residential District.
Planner Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board. The
applicant, Robert Moore, is requesting approval of a Special Exception Use per Ordinance No.
480, Sections 44.12(1) for a domestic employee or family quarters, 44.12(2) for accessory
buildings or structures of a size or aggregate size greater than that permitted and 44.12(6) for a
reduction in the required setback from property lines for a residential accessory building or
structure to allow an approximately 1,000 square foot family quarters in an approximately 1,570
square foot accessory building located approximately 28' from the rear property line. The
maximum area for accessory buildings in the SF-1A zoning district is 3% of the lot area or 4,000
square feet, whichever is less. In this case, the lot is approximately 1.037 acres and the
maximum area allowed is 1,355 square feet. Combined with an existing 120 square foot storage
shed, the total accessory building area requested is approximately 1,690 square feet. The
required rear yard setback is 40' for accessory buildings over 500 square feet and a setback of
approximately 28' is requested.
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.
Robert Moore, 705 Saddlebrook Dr, Southlake, Texas, the applicant, 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 to 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 ZBA19-0005.
Motion: Quinones
Second: Shah
Ayes: Medici, Treichler, Quinones, Hakemy, Shah
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
Agenda Item No. 6 - Meeting Adjournment: Chair Medici adjourned the meeting at 7:09 P.M.
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*An Audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the city's Secretary's
Office.
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