2011-04-14 CITY O F
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
t REGULAR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: APRIL 14, 2011
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3 Location: Southlake Council Chambers
4 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
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6 Members Present: Chairman Laird Fairchild; and Board Members: Shawn McCaskill; Kate
7 Smith; Lisa Amend, Alternate # 1; Phyllis Lambert, Alternate # 2; Chad Patton, Alternate # 3;
8 and, Dustin Andrews, Alternate # 4.
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10 Members Absent: Vice - Chairman Michael Forman; Michael Waldman.
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12 Staff Present: Richard Schell, Planner II; and Dianna Brawner, Board Secretary.
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14 Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chairman Fairchild called the April 14, 2011 Zoning Board
15 of Adjustment meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
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17 Agenda Item No. 2 — Oath of Office for the Newly Appointed Zoning Board of Adjustment
18 Member:
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20 Dianna Brawner, Board Secretary, administered the Oath of Office to Chad Patton at 6:38 p.m.
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22 Agenda Item No. 3 — Approval of the Minutes: Chairman Fairchild opened discussion of the
23 minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on March 10, 2011.
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25 A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
26 March 10, 2011 as presented to the Board.
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28 Motion: Smith
29 Second: Amend
30 Ayes: McCaskill, Lambert, Smith, Andrews, Amend, Fairchild
31 Nays: None
32 Abstain: Patton
33 Vote: 6-0-1
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35 Motion: Carried
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37 Agenda Item No. 4 — Administrative Comments:
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39 Richard Schell, Planner II, announced that three submittals have been received for the April 28,
40 2011 meeting.
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42 Agenda Item No. 5 - ZBA -608, Special Exception Use Permit for a Family Quarters: Special
43 Exception Use Permit per Ordinance No. 480, Section 44.12 (1) for a family quarters. The
44 applicant is requesting to convert the existing residence with approximately 1,600 square feet of
45 living space into family quarters once construction of a new home on the lot is completed.
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47 The property is located at 2527 and 2555 Florence Road, being described as Lot 1, Block 1,
48 Charles W. Halfman Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and
49 Tract 9D6, J.J. Freshour Survey, Abstract No. 521, Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and
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50 being approximately 4.657 acres. The current zoning is "SF -2" - Single Family Residential
51 District. The applicant's are Patrick and Randi Worsham.
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53 Richard Schell, Planner II, reported nine (9) notices were mailed out within two hundred (200)
54 feet with no responses having been received.
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56 The applicant Patrick Worsham, 2555 Florence Road, Southlake, Texas; once sworn in,
57 presented items and answered questions from the Board.
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59 Chairman Fairchild opened the public hearing at 6:48 p.m. seeing no response, closed the
60 public hearing and opened discussion among the Board members.
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62 A motion was made to approve ZBA -608, Special Exception Use Permit per Ordinance No.
63 480, Section 44.12 (1) for family quarters, as presented.
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65 Motion: Smith
66 Second: Amend
67 Ayes: McCaskill, Lambert, Smith, Amend, Fairchild
68 Nays: None
69 Abstain: None
70 Vote: 5-0
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72 Motion: Carried
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74 Agenda Item No. 6 - ZBA -609, Variance to Rear Yard Setback: Variance to Ordinance No.
75 480, Section 29.6 (d), requiring a rear yard setback of not less than twenty -five (25) feet, except
76 that the principal building may encroach as close to fifteen (15) feet to the rear property line as
77 long as no more than fifty percent (50 %) of the area between the twenty -five (25) foot and
78 fifteen (15) foot rear yard area and the ten (10) foot side yard setbacks is encroached.
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80 The property is located at 1135 Haven Circle, being described as Lot 18R, East Haven Addition,
81 an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and being approximately 0.195
82 acres. The current zoning is MH — Manufactured Housing District. The applicant is Jeff Tufts.
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84 Richard Schell, Planner II, reported twenty -seven (27) notices were mailed out within two
85 hundred (200) feet with two (2) responses having been received, Mark A. Schulte, 1200 Haven
86 Circle, Southlake, Texas, opposed; Bill and Myrna Keller, 1125 Haven Circle, Southlake, Texas,
87 opposed.
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89 Dustin Andrews requested to recuse himself from ZBA -609 due to a conflict of interest,
90 Chairman Fairchild accepted his request.
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92 The applicant Jeff Tufts, 1812 Masters Drive, DeSoto, Texas; once sworn in, presented items
93 and answered questions from the Board.
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95 Roger Hill, applicant's contractor, 8420 Glen Eagle, Ovilla, Texas; once sworn in, gave
96 additional information and answered questions from the Board.
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98 Chairman Fairchild opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.
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100 Mark Schulte, 1200 Haven Circle, Southlake, Texas; once sworn in was concerned about the
101 present zoning and felt the proposed house was too big for the size of the lot.
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103 Chairman Fairchild called a short recess at 7:36 p.m., because several vehicles needed to be
104 moved for Art in the Square.
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106 Chairman Fairchild called the meeting back to order at 7:48 p.m., stated that the public hearing
107 was still open and asked if anyone would like to speak.
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109 William Keller, 1125 Haven Circle, Southlake, Texas; once sworn, felt that this development was
110 misrepresented by the builder from the beginning and was concerned that more problems would
111 occur if the plans were not redone to fit the requirements of the lot.
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113 Chairman Fairchild closed the public hearing at 7:59 p.m. and opened discussion among the
114 Board members.
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116 Mr. Tufts requested the Board to table ZBA -609 until the April 28, 2011 meeting.
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118 A motion was made to table ZBA -609, Variance to Rear Yard Setback, to the April 28, 2011
119 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, at the Applicant's request.
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121 Motion: Smith
122 Second: McCaskill
123 Ayes: McCaskill, Lambert, Smith, Amend, Fairchild
124 Nays: None
125 Abstain: None
126 Vote: 5-0
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128 Motion: Carried
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130 Agenda Item No. 7 - ZBA -610, Variance to Side and Rear Yard Setbacks: Variance to
131 Ordinance No. 480, Section 14.5c and 14.5d, requiring a side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet
132 and a rear yard setback of 40 feet. The applicant is requesting a rear yard setback of thirty -eight
133 (38) feet ten (10) inches and a side yard setback of seven (7) feet seven (7) inches to construct
134 an addition to the principal residence.
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136 The property is located at 1025 Summerplace Lane, Southlake, Texas, being described as Lot
137 10, Block 3, Summerplace Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas
138 and being approximately 0.289 acres. The current zoning is "SF -20B" Single Family Residential
139 District. The applicant is Threvolution, on behalf of Diane Borkowski.
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141 Richard Schell, Planner 11, reported forty -six (46) notices were mailed out within two hundred
142 (200) feet with three (3) responses having been received, Lori J Billman, 1023 Summerplace Ln,
143 Southlake, Texas, in favor; Edward and Myrtie Burke, 1029 Summerplace Lane, Southlake,
144 Texas, in favor, Paige McLeod, 1027 Summerplace Lane, Southlake, Texas, in favor, Katherine
145 and Troy Findlay, 802 Dove Creek Trail, Southlake, Texas, in favor.
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147 The applicant's representative, Thomas Burkhardt, 4760 Preston Rd, Dallas, Texas; once sworn
148 in, presented items and answered questions from the Board.
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150 Chairman Fairchild opened the public hearing at 8:23 p.m.
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152 Diane Borkowski, applicant, 1025 Summerplace Lane, Southlake; Texas; once sworn in gave
153 further details to the Board and answered questions.
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155 Ben Henderson, 6301 Stonewood Drive, Plano, Texas; once sworn in gave additional
156 information regarding the design and the setbacks.
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158 Chairman Fairchild closed the public hearing at 8:33 p.m. and opened discussion from the
159 Board.
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161 Chairman Fairchild reopened the public hearing at 8:40 p.m.
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163 Diane Borkowski, applicant, 1025 Summerplace Lane, Southlake, Texas; requested to table
164 ZBA -610, Variance to Side and Rear Yard Setbacks, to the April 28, 2011 meeting.
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166 Chairman Fairchild closed the public hearing at 8:41 p.m.
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168 A motion was made to table ZBA -610, to the April 28, 2011 Zoning Board of Adjustment
169 meeting, at the Applicant's request.
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171 Motion: Smith
172 Second: McCaskill
173 Ayes: McCaskill, Lambert, Smith, Amend, Fairchild
174 Nays: None
175 Abstain: None
176 Vote: 5-0
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178 Motion: Carried
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180 Agenda Item No. 8 — Meeting Adjournment: Chairman Fairchild adjourned the meeting at
181 8.42 p.m. on April 14, 2011.
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187 Laird Fairchild
188 Chairman
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190 ATTEST:
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194 Dianna Brawner
195 Board Secretary
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