2013-09-12 CITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
TEXAS
SPECIAL ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: September 12, 2013
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Work Session - Executive Conference Room, Suite 268 of Town Hall
Or City Council Chambers of Town Hall
Regular Session - City Council Chambers of Town Hall
WORK SESSION:
Members Present: Chair Paul Venesky, Vice -Chair John Huffman, Board members Ron
Evans, Paul Lepicier, Bradford Cunningham, Mike Smietana, Eric Ransom and Kourosh Panahy
Members Absent: Scott Dyche
Staff Present: Richard Schell, Planner II, Steve Wood, City Attorney and Misty Knaust, Board
Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair Venesky called the meeting to order at 5:44 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2- Orientaion for Zoning Board of Adjustment members: City Attorney
Steve Wood presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Regular Session:
Members Present: Chair Paul Venesky, Vice -Chair John Huffman, Board members Ron
Evans, Paul Lepicier, Bradford Cunningham, Scott Dyche, Mike Smietana, Eric Ransom and
Kourosh Panahy
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Richard Schell, Planner II and Misty Knaust, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair Venesky called the meeting to order at 6:47 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 August 21, 2013.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
August 21, 2013.
Motion: Huffman
Second: Cunningham
Ayes: Cunningham, Lepicier, Huffman, Evans, Dyche, Smietana, Panahy, Ransom and
Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 9 -0 -0
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Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 3 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Planner II, announced that
there are no submittals for the next regularly scheduled ZBA meeting on September 26, 2013
and one submittal for the October 10, 2013 meeting. Planner Schell requested that the Board
members note the meeting date on their calendars.
Agenda Item No. 4 — ZBA -639, 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 item to the November 14, 2013 meeting, which will be held at 6 :30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers
A motion was made to approve the tabling of this item to the November 14, 2013 meeting,
which will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
Motion: Huffman
Second: Panahy
Ayes: Cunningham, Huffman, Dyche, Panahy, and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 5- ZBA -647, Variance to Ordinance No. 480, Section 11.5(d), requiring a rear
yard setback of 40'. The request is being made by the applicant, Greg Knudson, for property
described as Lot 2, Block A, Carmel Bay, an addition to the City of Southlake, Denton County,
Texas and located at 1040 Thousand Oaks Ct., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. The current
zoning is SF -1A — Single Family Residential District
Planner Schell presented details of the case to the Board, explaining that the request is for
approval of a Variance to Ordinance No. 480, Section 11.5(d), requiring a rear yard setback of
40', to allow construction of a covered balcony on the rear of the existing home to be located
approximately thirty -one (31) feet from the rear property line. Planner Schell was then available
to answer questions of the Board.
Once Planner Schell answered the Board's questions, the staff presentation was complete.
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.
Greg Knudson, 4515 Homestead Drive., Southlake, 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.
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There being no one, Chair Venesky asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak in opposition of 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 -647.
Motion: Panahy
Second: Huffman
Ayes: Cunningham, Huffman, Dyche, Panahy and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 6 - Meeting Adiournment: Chair Venesky adjourned the meeting at 7:16p.m.
* An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
RLQ
Paul Venesky
Chair
ATTEST:
Misty Knau-
Board Sec ary
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