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1 REGULAR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: April 26, 2012
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3 Location: Southlake Council Chambers
4 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
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6 Members Present:; Chair Kate Smith, Vice -Chair Shawn McCaskill, Board Members Chad
7 Patton, Phyllis Lambert, Dustin Andrews and Alternates Daniel Kubiak, Paul Venesky.
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9 Members Absent: Board Member Lisa Amend
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11 Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services and
12 Stacey Buller, Board Secretary.
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14 REGULAR SESSION:
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16 Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair Smith called the April 26, 2012 Zoning Board of
17 Adjustment meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
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19 Agenda Item No. 2 — Approval of the Minutes: Chair Smith opened the discussion of the
20 minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on January 12, 2012.
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22 A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
23 January 12, 2012, as presented.
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25 Motion: Lambert
26 Second: Patton
27 Ayes: Smith, McCaskill, Lambert, Andrews, Kubiak, Venesky
28 Nays: None
29 Abstain: Patton
30 Vote: 6-0-1
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32 Motion: Carried
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34 Agenda Item No. 3 — Administrative Comments: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of
35 Planning & Development Services reminded Board Members Venesky and Patton of the
36 expiration of their term on the board and invited them to reinstate. Killough stated that there has
37 been no submittal for the next scheduled meeting on May 24, 2012.
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39 Agenda Item No. 4 — ZBA -623, Variance to rear yard setback: Variance to Ordinance No.
40 480, Section 14.5(d), requiring a rear yard setback of thirty -five (35) feet for lots fronting on a
41 cul -de -sac for property located at 902 Shadywood St., Southlake, Texas, and described as Lot
42 4, Block 4, Chimney Hill, Phase 11, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas.
43 The current zoning is SF -20A — Single Family Residential District.
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45 Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development, reported fifty -five (55) notices
46 were mailed out within two hundred (200) feet with two (2) responses having been received,
47 Robert and Elizabeth Huss, 1413 Northridge Dr., Southlake, Texas, In Favor Of; Ernest and
48 Linda Kish, 907 Chimney Hill Trail, Southlake, Texas, Opposed To.
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50 Trevor Matheson, 902 Shadywood St., Southlake, Texas, once sworn in, requested that a
51 variance be allowed to the rear setback. Mr. Matheson requested the variance to build an
52 addition to the principal structure to be used as a pool house seventeen (17) feet from the
53 property line. He stated that the shape of the lot is irregular and that the addition would not
54 match the surrounding structures and would have a non - functional floor plan if built to the
55 standards required. He also noted that other neighbors have buildings that encroach on the
56 building line. Mr. Matheson stated that the addition meets all other building requirements. The
57 Board questioned the square footage and approval of the HOA of the neighborhood. Mr.
58 Matheson stated that the addition is within the square footage requirements (1100 sq ft) and
59 confirmed the approval of the HOA.
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61 A motion was made to approve ZBA -623.
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63 Motion: Lambert
64 Second: McCaskill
65 Ayes: Smith, McCaskill, Patton, Lambert, Andrews
66 Nays: None
67 Abstain: None
68 Vote: 5-0
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70 Motion: Carried
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72 Agenda Item No. 8 - Meeting Adiournment: Chair Smith adjourned the April 26, 2012 meeting
73 at 7:03 p.m.
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76 Shawn McCaskill
77 Chair
78 ATTEST: -15 89 :..._. 1 �' �` " �/1
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81 Stacey Buller
82 Board Secretary
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