ZBA Minutes 2026-01-15 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes – Jan. 15, 2026
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: January 15, 2026
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
Ver bick – Place 3, and Frank Bernardo - Alternate 2.
Members Absent: Board members: David Treichler – Vice Chairman, Heather King - Place 4,
Ryan Peabody - Alternate 1, Mark Harris - Alternate 3 and Al Karmali - Alternate 4.
Staff Present: Deputy Director of Planning Jennifer Crosby, Planner Cyndi Cheng, and Board
Secretary Denia Reyes.
REGULAR SESSION:
1. Call to Order: Chairman Medici called the Regular Session to order at 6:30 P.M.
2. Approval of the Minutes: Chairman Medici opened the discussion of the minutes of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting for December 11, 2025.
A motion was made to Approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for meetings
December 11, 2025.
Motion: Snead
Second: Bernardo
Ayes: Snead, Verbick, Bernardo, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 4-0-0
Motion: Approved
3. Administrative Comments: Deputy Director of Planning Jennifer Crosby announced that the
next meeting scheduled is February 26, 2026.
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4. Consider: ZBA25-0017, Special Exception Use per Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Section
44.12(1), for a domestic employee or family quarters on property described as Lot 22, Samuel
Freeman No. 525 Addition, Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 2530 Greenbough Lane.
Current Zoning: “SF-1A” Single Family Residential District. PUBLIC HEARING
Planner Cyndi Cheng presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board.
Michael McKellop, on behalf Jackson and Curri Hildebrand, is requesting a Special Exception
Use, per Ord. No. 480, as amended, Section 44.12(1) for a domestic employee or family quarters
on property described as Lot 22, Samuel Freeman No. 525 Addition, and located at 2530
Greenbough Lane, Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: SF-1A
Single Family Residential.
The applicant had no comments to add and waived his right to speak.
Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in support of the
request.
Deno Maggi, in support, 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 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 ZBA25-0017
Motion: Verbick
Second: Bernardo
Ayes: Verbick , Bernardo, Snead, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 4-0-0
Motion: Approved
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5. Consider: ZBA25-0018, Special Exception Use per Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended,
section 44.12(6), for a setback reduction for a residential accessory building or structure on
property described as Lot 8, Block B, Lakewood Ridge Addition, Southlake, Denton County, Texas, and
located at 4492 Soda Ridge Road. Current Zoning: “SF-1A” Single Family Residential District. PUBLIC
HEARING
Steven Schell, on behalf of Julian Fisher, is requesting a Special Exception Use, per
Ord. No. 480, as amended, Section 44.12(6) for a setback reduction for residential
accessory building or structure on property described as Lot 8, Block B, Lakewood
Ridge Addition, and located at 4492 Soda Ridge Road, Southlake, Tarrant County,
Texas. Current Zoning: SF-1A Single Family Residential.
Planner Cyndi Cheng presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board.
Julian and Brooke Fisher, 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.
Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in the 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 ZBA25-0018 – with the following stipulation:
That the furthest East corner of the structure is no less than 12 feet of the existing property
line and that the furthest Northern corner would be no less than 20 feet to the established
property line.
Motion: Snead
Second: Verbick
Ayes: Verbick, Bernardo, Snead, Medici
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 4-0-0
Motion: Approved
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6. Meeting Adjournment: Chairman Medici adjourned the meeting at 8:01 P.M.
*A recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary’s Office.
Jeff Medici, Chairman
Denia Reyes, Board Secretary