1991-07-11
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CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N. Carroll Avenue
Board of Adjustment Worksession
vo, July 11, 1991 7:30 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Arthur Sorenson, Chairman; Fred Joyce and
Karen Reynolds, Alternate #2.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Ernest Johnson, Vice Chairman, Joe Bentley,
Robert Downard, Dennis Minder, Alternate #1.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT. None
Agenda Item # 2 Discussion Proposed Amendments to Ord. # 480.
Discussion of Board of Adjustment review of Zoning Ordinance No.
480 and related ordinances.
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Ongoing review of Ordinance 480 and 483 will help us to do our job
better through increased familiarity with them, and will help P & Z
and Council with periodic revisions if we can make well considered
recommendations for change.
Board of Adjustment members present concurred in having regularly
li scheduled meetings (2nd and 4th Thursdays) regardless of case load
for purpose of ordinance review..
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Some items mentioned for our consideration in near future.
a. Clarification of "reversed frontage lots" and
"second front yard".
b. "Grandfathering" yard setbacks in subdivisions
platted under previous ordinances.
c. Available building area minimums for corner lots.
d. Board of Adjustment coordination on changes
recommended by other sources.
Other items Discussed:
a. Board of Adjustment training and North Central Texas
Council of Government.
b. Ordinance # 483 required for Karen Reynolds
C. Changes to Ord. # 483 forwarded to Board of Adjustment
members as proposed and published. City base map and
Land Use Plan thoroughfare maps obtained for each member.
Work session adjourned at 8:36 P. M.
Notes prepared by Arthur Sorenson
Session taped for Public Record.
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Planning and Zoning
governing Boards FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
PLANNING AND ZONING - Role of the Board and its
TRAINING SERIES members Fiscal impact analysis is an important
• Types of power tool when considering new
To help local governments - Variances development, redevelopment, land
proactively plan and manage - Special exceptions use planning, and annexation
future growth, the Regional - Appeals/ interpretive rulings proposals. This course provides
Training Center, in cooperation • The non-conforming use dilemma participants with the tools and
with the North Central Texas methodologies to make informative
Section of the American Planning Date: April 19, 1991 and sound decisions regarding
Association, is again offering the rime: 9 am - 4 pm growth.
Planning and Zoning Training Instructor. Allen Taylor is a partner
series. in the Fort Worth law office of Topics Will Include:
Fielder, Barrett and Taylor and a • Working with developers
Individuals have three years in member of the Planning Commission • Identifying affected services and
which to complete all five parts for the City of Fort Worth. Prior to those responsible for providing
Wr of the training series in order to embarking upon a legal career, he them
receive a certificate of completion. served as Planning Director for the • Projecting costs and revenues
49 City of Edinburg and Director of • Building inflation and economic
Parts I, II and III of the 1990-91 Planning and Community shifts into the forecast
Planning and Zoning Training Development for the cities of Pharr • Projecting one-time and continuing
Series have already been held. and Killeen. costs/revenues for services and
X11 Parts IV, and V have been Tuition: $50/person (includes lunch) facilities
scheduled as follows: • Presenting and using the results of
fiscal impact analysis
PART IV - Subdivision Regulation AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING
Date: May 3, 1991 AND ZONING FOR PLANNING Date: May 31, 1991
1r' DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES ~NS4- Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
PART V - Planning for Fiscal Instructors: David Eisenlohr is Senior
Responsibility This new workshop has been Vice President of Ralph Andersen &
Date: July 12, 1991 developed to give secretaries the Associates and manager of their
information they need to effectively Dallas office. He has developed fiscal
Tuition: $50/person (includes impact analysis systems and written
ww lunch) planning perform their role department. a municipal expert systems applications for use in
complex policy analysis assignments.
Terry Brechtel is a Senior Consultant
Topics Will Include:
PR • Brief history of P&Z in the Dallas office of Ralph Andersen
TRAINING FOR ZONING BOARD OF • Preparing commission meeting & Associates. She has over nine years
ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS agendas and materials (what is of local government finance
included and why) management and consulting
This course seeks to provide experience
Commission meeting
members of boards of adjustment procedures /process (what happens Tuition: $90/person
and those who staff them with a to materials you prepare)
greater understanding of their • Definition of terms
statutory and local authority and . How to write minutes
their role in relation to other local . How to post notices
decision-making bodies. Board . legal documents (what they are
members will be provided with and where they are filed)
specific tools and knowledge to a Maintaining effective relationships
assist them in becoming more with the Planning Director and See also "Overview of Planning
effective board members as well as Commission members and Zoning for Mayors and
improve the overall quality of board . Confidentiality and ethics Councilmemberv; page 26.
decision-making. Other courses of interest can be
Date: May 9, 1991 found under the heading
Topics Will include: Time: 9 am - 4:30 pm "Current Topics" beginning
• Overview of the Zoning Board of Instructors: To be announced. on page 14.
Adjustment Tuition: $50/person (includes lunch)
State laws authorizing and
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