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Variance to Southlake City Code
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April 28, 2020
1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Virtual
Sherry Berman, Community Engagement Committee
Aaron Clary
Jerod Potts, Policy & Strategic Initiative Principal Planner
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FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation:
The property is located south of E. Continental Blvd., east of Bent Creek Dr., north of State Hwy
26, and west of Byron Nelson Pkwy.
Development Details:
The applicant is proposing a permanent variance to the Southlake City Code (Chapter 11, Article
III — Noise Nuisances) to allow for golf course maintenance to occur at 6:00 AM at Timarron
Country Club
Presentation:
Timarron
T I M A R RO N Country Club
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• Timarron Country Club
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opened in 199d and offers
manicured and maintained open
space to adjacent properties.
• Homes were first sold and
occupied on portions of
Tioramon beginning in 1995.
Course maintenance has
operated at 6:00 a.m. for 25OM
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years.
• Timarron has neverreceived
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a citation for violating the Noise
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Ordinance which indicates
decades of general acceptance
of normal course preparation.
Health, Safety,
Employees
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of beg
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ance at Bd70 a.m. allows
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diminishing sun exposure and
potentially dangerous heal
related lnpden(s.
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mowing the entire course takes
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families Beginning work'ter
than g:n0 a.m. puts some of our
employee's 2"' jobs in leopardµ
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• Timarron Country Club
is requesting a permanent
variance to the Noise
Nuisance code to extend
daytime operating hours
to 6A0 a.m. for our
business alone. T I M A R R O N
C O U N T R Y CLUB
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• Preparing theQ IFmurse is
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operation covering over 150
acres.
• Mowing equipment is
consistentty moving away
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from adjacent ro pperties
minimizing the sound effect.
• Full course mowing only
xcurs on Mond
Wednesdaysand`fridays.
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Saturday and Sunday - only,
on'thelRa ens are magma, each
o ing approximately 15
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minutes.
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• only 4 holes are mowed
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during the first hour of the
day
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Conversation - 60
• Air Conditioner - 60
• Vacuum-70-75
Dishwasher - 70-75
• Washing Machine-70-75
• City Traffic-8T I AAA R R O N
• Motorcycle-9s
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Questions and Concerns:
Q: Can you clarify what this request is for? I already thought there was an allowance to begin
golf course maintenance at 6:00 AM.
A: We do not have a variance and must abide by the current noise ordinance which states work
begins at 7:00 AM and concludes at 9:00 PM
C: From where I live, we can hear the motorized equipment all the time, and its rough. We do
not understand the need to change the timing from 7:00 AM to 6:00 AM because 7:00 AM is
already early. We are against this variance.
C: Sympathize with other homeowners pertaining to increased noise on the golf course from
maintenance, but that is expected when you purchase property on a golf course. Everybody
hates noise, I do too, but there is a significant difference between gardening noise and
maintenance noise. Hopefully, there is a compromise in this situation — no music, talking or
yelling, no high-pitched equipment in the early hours?
C: We can hear the mowers early in the morning and light does come through into our backyard
area. Sound does travel, especially during the nighttime hours. We are against this variance.
Q: Has Timarron Country Club been in violation of this noise ordinance for the past 25 years?
A: We did begin golf course maintenance again and were visited by local authorities explaining
that the maintenance work begins at 7:00 AM via the noise ordinance.
C: Just because we live on a golf course does not mean we have to give up our rights as
homeowners to wanting a peaceful place to live — we are against this variance.
C: The mowers are very loud when they come by, and the mowing noises also causes the dogs
in the neighborhood to begin barking. We prefer to not have all the noise early in the morning
(i.e. 6:00 AM). We would appreciate any effort made to maintain peace and quiet in the morning
hours.
A: I do not want to say never, but I do not see a time where we would be mowing a fairway or
green prior to 7:00 AM by your residence.
C: We are against changing the ordinance for several reasons — first, we do hear golf course
maintenance noise and we do not even live on the golf course (we live close); and second, this
is a private enterprise, so this exception to the ordinance will allow other private enterprises to
do the same (i.e. where does it stop?)
Q: Regarding the sound decibel readings, were they average readings?
A: I wish the sound worked in the presentation, because the spikes on the sound decibel were
related to the golf course superintendent (Aaron) speaking.
Q: Can the golf course maintenance use electric motors prior to 7:00 AM?
A: We did looked into using electric motors, but they do not produce the quality of cut that
commercial lawn mowing equipment has.
C: The only issue we've had is hearing noise from the blowers around our fence. Do you use
blowers around fences?
A: We would not use the blower or rough unit prior to 7:00 AM
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meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by residents and
the general responses made. Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the applicant. Interested parties are
strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning Commission and final action by City Council.
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