2014-01-16 I CITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: January 16, 2014
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
City Council Chambers of Town Hall
Regular Session:
Members Present: Chair Paul Venesky, Vice -Chair John Huffman, Board Members Ron
Evans, Paul Lepicier, Bradford Cunningham, Eric Ransom and Mike Smietana
Members Absent: Board Members Scott Dyche and Kourosh Panahy
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services; Richard
Schell, Principal Planner, Stacey Buller, Board Secretary and Erica Wilson, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair Paul Venesky called the meeting to order at 6:30
p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2 — Approval of the Minutes: Chair Paul Venesky opened the discussion of
the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on December 12, 2013.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
December 12, 2013.
Motion: Cunningham
Second: Lepicier
Ayes: Smietana, Ransom, Evans, Cunningham, Lepicier, Huffman and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 7 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 3 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner,
announced the next regularly scheduled ZBA meeting will be held on February 13, 2014.
Planner Schell requested that the Board members note the meeting date on their calendars.
Agenda Item No. 4 — ZBA -653, Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480, Section
44.12(1) to construct an approximately 740 square foot servants or family quarters. The request
is being made by the applicant, Wes Ryon, for property described as Lot 1, Block A, Sun
Square Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 220
Lilac Ln., Southlake, Texas. The current zoning is SF -1A — Single Family Residential District.
Planner Schell presented details of the case to the Board, explaining the request for approval of
the a Special Exception Use per Ordinance No. 480, Section 44.12(1) to construct an
approximately 740 square foot servants or family quarters in an accessory building with an
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additional 783 square feet of storage space. 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.
Wes Ryon, 220 Lilac Ln., Southlake, TX, the applicant and owner of the property, once swom
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 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 -653.
Motion: Huffman
Second: Cunningham
Ayes: Cunningham, Evans, Lepicier, Huffman and Venesky
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 5 - Meeting Adiournment: Chair Venesky adjourned the meeting at 6:44p.m.
* An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
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Paul Venesky
Chair
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Stacey Buller
Board Secretary
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