2023-08-10 ZBA MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAIE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: August 10, 2023
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Regular Session - City Council Chambers of Town Hall
Members Present: Board members: Jeff Medici - Chairman, Clinton Snead - Place 1, Trey
Verbick - Place 3, Jeff Medici - Place 5, Jennifer Gatz - Alternate 1, and Sridevi Vemulapalli —
Alternate 3
Members Absent: Board members: David Treichler - Vice Chairman, Heather King - Place 4,
Frank Bernardo — Alternate 2, and Al Karmali — Alternate 4.
Staff Present: Reagan Rothenberger, Planning Manager, Peyton Sherman, Planner, and Denia
Reyes, Board Secretary
REGULAR SESSION:
1. Call to Order: Chairman Medici called the Regular Session to order at 6:31 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 May 25, 2023.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
May 25, 2023.
Motion: Snead
Second: Vemulapalli
Ayes: Snead, Verbick, Getz, Vemulapalli, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
4. Administrative Comments: Reagan Rothenberger, Planning Manager, announced that the
next scheduled meeting is on August 24, 2023.
5. Request to Withdraw: ZBA23-0009, Special Exception Use, per Ordinance No. 480, as
amended, Section 44.12(6) for a reduction to the required setback for a residential
accessory structure on a property described as Lot 29, Block 9, Carillon Lakes Phase SA, an
addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 901 La Salle Lane,
Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "ECZ" Employment Center Zoning District.
PUBLIC HEARING This item was tabled atthe May 25, 2023, regular Zoning Board of Adjustment
Meeting.
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A motion was made to withdraw case ZBA23-0009 to the August 10, 2023, meeting.
Motion: Verbick
Second: Vemulapalli
Ayes: Snead, Verbick, Gatz, Vemulapalli, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
6. Consider: ZBA23-0012 Variance to Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Section 44.12(1) for
a domestic employee or family quarters on a property described as Lot 4, O.'d`J. Knight Addition,
an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 610 Byron Nelson
Pkwy., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "SF-30" Single Family Residential
District. PUBLIC HEARING
Planner Rothenberger presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board.
The applicant, Deena Powers, is requesting approval of a Special Exception Use per Ord. No.
480, as amended, Section 44.12(1), to allow Domestic Employee or Family Quarters in an
existing approximately 575 square foot accessory building.
The applicants, Deena Powers, 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 in opposition to the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion
from the Board.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA23-0012
Motion: Snead
Second: Vemulapalli
Ayes: Snead, Verbick, Gatz, Vemulapalli, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion: Approved
7. Meeting Adjournment: Chairman Medici adjourned the meeting at 7:05 P.M.
*A rec rding of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's Office.
Je edici Chairman
Dbfia Reyes, Board Secr
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