2013-07-11 U3 CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
REGULAR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: July 11, 2013
Regular Session:
Location: Town Hall Council Chambers
1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Members Present: Chair Paul Venesky, Board members Kourosh Panahy, Paul Lepicier,
Bradford Cunningham, Eric Ransom and Mike Smietana
Members Absent: Vice -Chair John Huffman, Board members Scott Dyche and Ron Evans
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services; Richard
Schell, Planner II and Stacey Buller, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair Venesky called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2 — Approval of the Minutes: Chair Venesky opened the discussion of the
minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on June 27, 2013.
A motion was made to approve the corrected minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
meeting held on June 27, 2013.
Motion: Panahy
Second: Lepicier
Ayes: Panahy, Cunningham, Lepicier, Ransom, Smietana, Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 6 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 3 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Planner II, welcomed the
newly appointed member Brad Cunningham to the Board. Planner Schell announced that there
is one submittal for the next regularly scheduled ZBA meeting on July 25, 2013 and requested
that the Board members to note the meeting date on their calendars.
Agenda Item No. 4 — ZBA -639, Variance to side and rear setbacks: Variance to Ordinance
No. 480, Section 11.5(c), requiring a side yard setback of 20' and a Variance to Ordinance No.
480, Section 11.5(d), requiring a rear yard setback of 40'. The request is being made by the
applicant, Doug and Kristin Jones, for property described as Lot 15, Block 1, Loch Meadow
Estates, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 3056 Loch
Meadow Ct., Southlake, Texas. The current zoning is SF -1A — Single Family Residential
District. The applicant has requested to table this case to the August 15, 2013 meeting
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A motion was made to table Agenda Item No 4, case ZBA -639 to the August 15, 2013 meeting.
Motion: Lepicier
Second: Panahy
Ayes: Cunningham, Lepicier, Ransom, Panahy, and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 5 — ZBA -642. Variance to side and rear setbacks: Variance to Ordinance
No. 480, Section 11.5(c), requiring a side yard setback of 20' and a Variance to Ordinance No.
480, Section 11.5(d), requiring a rear yard setback of 40'. The request is being made by the
applicant, Matt and Lisa Carroll, for property described as Lot 6, Block 1, Wimbledon Estates,
an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1720 Grass Ct.,
Southlake, Texas. The current zoning is SF -1A — Single Family Residential District.
Planner Schell presented the case to the Board, stating that the request has been amended to a
variance to the required 40' rear setback to allow a setback of 25'. The request for a variance to
the required 20' side setback has been withdrawn. Planner Schell was available to answer
questions of the Board.
Chair Venesky opened the public hearing and called upon the applicant or the applicant's
representative to make such comments and present evidence as the applicant should desire.
Matt Carroll, 2604 Independence Rd., Colleyville, TX, the applicant and owner of the property,
once sworn in, presented testimony and was available to answer questions of the Board.
Once the applicant completed his presentation, Chair Venesky asked if there were those in the
audience who wished to speak in favor of the request.
There being no one, Chair Venesky asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak in opposition to the request.
There being no one, Chair Venesky closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion.
A motion was made to approve case ZBA -642.
Motion: Panahy
Second: Lepicier
Ayes: Cunningham, Lepicier, Ransom, Panahy, and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5 -0 -0
Agenda Item No. 6 - Meeting Adjournment: Chair Venesky adjourned the meeting at 6:49
p.m.
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* An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
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Paul Venesky
Chair
ATTEST:
Sta• - Buller
Board Secretary
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