2021-04-15 ZBA MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: April 15.2021
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Regular Session -Council Chambers in Town Hall
Members Present: Board members: Chair -Jeff Medici, Vice Chair -David Treichler, Trey
Verbick- Place 3, Heather King- Place 4, Britton Wells -Alternate 1, Clinton Snead- Alternate 3,
and Alex Sexton- Alternate 4
Members Absent: Board Member Quinones -Place 1 and Board Member Kemins-Alternate-2
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning and Development Services
Richard Schell, Principal Planner, and Andrea Parrott, Board Secretary
REGULAR SESSION:
1. Call to Order: Chairman Medici called the Regular Session to order at 7:50 P.M.
2. Executive Session: No executive session was held.
3. Approval of the Minutes: Chairman Medici opened the discussion of the minutes of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on March 25, 2021.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
March 25, 2021.
Motion: Treichler
Second: King
Ayes: Medici, Treichler, Verbick, King, Wells, Snead and Sexton.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 7-0-0
Motion: Approved
4. Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner, announced, that three Board
Member appointments are coming up in June. Board Members expiring in June are Michael
Quinones, Trey Verbick and Chairman Medici. The next ZBA meeting is scheduled for April 29,
2021 and the only item on the agenda is a request to withdraw a case that was tabled at the
meeting on March 11, 2021.
5. Consider: ZBA21-0011, Variance to Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Section
33.14 requiring a minimum usable area of at least one acre for an on-site sewage facility
(OSSF) to be employed on property described as Tract 2L, John Childress Heirs Survey,
Abstract No. 254, Tarrant County, Texas, more fully and completely described in the deed
recorded as Instrument No. D221013517, Deed Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at
3525 Burney Ln., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District.
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Planner Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board. On
behalf of the applicant, Richard G. Grandy, Jody Alumbaugh is requesting approval of a
Variance to Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Section 33.14 requiring a minimum usable
area of at least one acre for an on-site sewage facility (OSSF) to be employed to allow an OSSF
on an existing approximately 1.773 acre tract of land. Usable area per Zoning Ordinance No.
480, as amended, Section 33.14 excludes the areas of the property listed below that are
identified on the survey of the property and that reduce the usable area to less than one acre. It
appears that the area of the lot that is outside the flowage easement is approximately 0.5 acre.
Chairman 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.
Jody Alumbaugh, 680 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake, TX 76092, the applicant, on be behalf of
owner Richard Grandy, once sworn in, presented testimony, and answered questions from the
Board.
Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in support of
the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak against the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici called upon the applicant or the applicant's representative
for a brief rebuttal.
There being none, Chairman Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion from the Board.
Chair Medici Closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion from the Board.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA21-0011.
Motion: Wells
Second: Verbick
Ayes: Medici, Treichler, Wells, Verbick, and King
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
6. Consider: ZBA21-0012, Variance to Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Section
9.5.e requiring the maximum lot coverage to not exceed 10% of the lot area on property
described as Lot 2A1, R.P. Estes Subdivision, being a portion of Lot 2, R.P. Estes Subdivision,
Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 982 W. Dove Rd., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas.
Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District.
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Planner Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board. The
applicant, Chandra Ponnapureddy, is requesting approval of a Variance to Zoning Ordinance
No. 480, as amended, Section 9.5.e requiring the maximum lot coverage to not exceed 10% of
the lot area to allow a maximum lot coverage of approximately 12.2% for a new residence. The
lot is approximately 40,920 square feet and 10% of the area is approximately 4,092 square feet.
The applicant is proposing a lot coverage of approximately 5,000 square feet.
Chairman 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.
Chandra Ponnapureddy, 416 Paluxy Dr, Irving, TX 75039 and Brandt Barham, 105 Dickens Dr,
Coppell, TX 75019, the applicant and applicant's representative, once sworn in, presented
testimony, and answered questions from the Board.
Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in support of
the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak against the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici called upon the applicant or the applicant's representative
for a brief rebuttal.
There being none, Chairman Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion from the Board.
Chair Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion from the board.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA21-0012.
Motion: Sexton
Second: King
Ayes: Medici, Wells, Verbick and King.
Nays: None
Abstain: Treichler
Vote: 4-0-1
Motion: Approved
7. Meeting Adjournment: Chairman Jeff Medici adjourned the meeting at 8:34 P.M.
*A recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's Office.
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Je Medici, Chairman
ATTEST:
Andrea Parrott, Board Secretary
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