2009-05-14
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
1 REGULAR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING May 14, 2009
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3 Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
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5 Members Present: Vice-Chairman Michael Waldman and Board Members; Laird A. Fairchild;
6 Karen Whitaker, Alternate # 3; and Thomas Joyner, Alternate # 4.
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8 Members Absent: Chairman Lewis Miltenberger and Board Members; Kate Smith; John Smart;
9 Kristin Jain, Alternate # 1; Todd Parrish, Alternate # 2.
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11 City Attorney Present: Steve Wood
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13 Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services; Richard
14 Schell, Planner II, Dianna Brawner, ZBA Secretary.
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16 Agenda Item No. 1 - Call to Order: Vice-Chairman Waldman called the meeting to order at
17 6:36 p.m.
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19 Agenda Item No. 2 - Approval of the Minutes: Vice-Chairman Waldman opened discussion
20 of the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on April 16, 2009.
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22 Motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
23 April 16, 2009 as presented.
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25 Motion: Whitaker
26 Second: Fairchild
27 Ayes: Whitaker, Fairchild, Joyner, Waldman
28 Nays: None
29 Abstain: None
30 Vote: 4-0
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32 Agenda Item No. 3 - Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Planner II, announced our
33 next scheduled meetings are May 21, 2009 and June 11, 2009.
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35 Agenda Item No. 4 - ZBA-567, Special Exception Use Permit per Ordinance No. 480,
36 Section 44.12 (1) for a family quarters. ZBA Case # 567 The applicant is requesting a waiver
37 of the one thousand (1,000) square foot maximum floor area requirement to allow a 1,704
38 square foot family quarters in a separate accessory building. The property is located at 2350
39 Crooked Lane, being described as Lot 10, Meadow Oaks Addition, an addition to the City of
40 Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and being approximately 2.3 acres. The current zoning is
41 "SF-1A" Single Family Residential District. Applicant: Charles Wood. No action taken. This
42 item was tabled to the May 28, 2009 meeting at the applicant's request.
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44 Agenda Item No. 5 - ZBA-568, Variance to Ordinance No. 480, Sections 11.5 (c) and 11.5
45 (d), requiring a side yard setback of twenty (20) feet and a rear yard setback of forty (40)
46 feet. ZBA Case # 568 The applicant is requesting a side yard setback of ten (10) feet and a rear
47 yard setback of twenty (20) feet. The property is located at 615 Brewer Rd., being described as
48 Lot 3, Block 1, Brewer Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and
49 being approximately 1.43 acres. The current zoning is "SF-1B" Single Family Residential
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50 District. Applicant: Jason Zimmerman. No action taken. This item was tabled to the May 28,
51 2009 meeting at the applicant's request.
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53 Agenda Item No. 6 - ZBA-569, Reconstruction of a nonconforming wood fence
54 approximately 10 feet in height: ZBA Case # 569 The request is to allow reconstruction of a
55 nonconforming use in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 480, Sections 44.3e, as
56 amended, for the purpose to reconstructing a wood fence approximately 10 feet in height. The
57 applicant is proposing a board on board cedar fence approximately 10 feet in height that runs in
58 a straight line similar to the existing nonconforming fence structure.
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60 The property is located at 819 Pearl Dr., being described as Lot 12A, Block 6, Diamond Circle
61 Estates, Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and being approximately .27 acres. The current
62 zoning is "SF20B" Single-Family Residential District.
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64 Applicant Alan Newland 819 Pearl Dr., Southlake, Texas, once sworn in, presented items to the
65 Board and answered questions.
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67 Vice-Chairman Waldman opened the Public Hearing at 7:02 p.m.; no one came forward to
68 speak.
69 Vice-Chairman Waldman closed the Public Hearing at 7:02 p.m.
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71 Vice-Chairman Waldman announced the Board would recess to into Executive Session to seek
72 advice from the City Attorney as provided by Texas Government Code at 7:04 p.m.
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74 The Board returned from Executive Session at 7:15 p.m.
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76 Motion was made to approve ZBA Cases # 569 as submitted.
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78 Motion: Whitaker
79 Second: Fairchild
80 Ayes: Whitaker, Fairchild, Waldman
81 Nays: Joyner
82 Abstain: None
83 Vote: 3-1
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85 The Motion for ZBA Case # 569 did not pass.
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87 Agenda Item No. 7 - Meeting Adjournment: Vice-Chairman Waldman adjourned the meeting
88 at 7:20:44 p.m. on May 14, 2009.
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93 Michael Waldman
94 Vice-Chairman
95 ATTEST:
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99 Dianna Brawner
100 Board Secretary
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