2014-09-11 CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: September 11. 2014
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
City Council Chambers of Town Hall
Regular Session:
Members Present: Chair John Huffman, Board members Mike Smietana, Ron Evans, and
Kourosh Panahy.
Members Absent: Vice -Chair Brad Cunningham, Board members Scott Dyche and Eric
Ransom
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services; Richard
Schell, Principal Planner and Erica Wilson, Board Secretary
Agenda Item No. 1 — Call to Order: Chair John Huffman called the meeting to order at 6:32
p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2 — Approval of the Minutes: Chair John Huffman opened the discussion of
the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on August 28, 2014.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on
August 28, 2014.
Motion: Smietana
Second: Panahy
Ayes: Evans, Smietana, Panahy and Huffman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 4 -0 -0
Motion: Carried
Agenda Item No. 3 — Administrative Comments: Richard Schell, Principal Planner,
announced that the next ZBA meeting on September 25th, 2014 has no submittals.
Agenda Item No. 4 — ZBA -665, Variance to Ord. No. 480, Section 29.6(c) requiring a side yard
setback of 10' on property described as Tract 11, I. G. Belcher Survey, Abstract No. 30A, City of
Southlake, Denton County, Texas and located at 1074 N. Westpark Circle, Southlake, Texas.
Current Zoning: MH — Manufactured Housing District.
Planner Schell presented details of the case, requesting approval of a Variance to Ord. No. 480,
Section 29.6(c) requiring a side yard setback of 10' to allow a carport attached to the principal
residence to be located approximately 2.6' from the side property line.
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The carport was constructed without a building permit from the City. If the case is
approved by the Board of Adjustment, the applicant will be required to process a building permit
to allow the carport to remain. If the case is denied by the Board of Adjustment, the applicant
will be required to bring the carport into compliance with the Zoning Ordinance by either
reducing the size of the carport or removing it completely.
Chair Huffman 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.
Alfonso Silva, 1074 Westpark Circle W, Southlake, TX, the applicant and owner, once sworn in,
presented his reasons for the request and was available to answer questions of the Board.
Chair Huffman asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in support of the
request.
There being no one, Chair Huffman asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak in opposition of the request.
There being no one, Chair Huffman closed the public hearing and opened the item for
discussion.
After discussion and at the request of the applicant, Chair Huffman stated that he was prepared
to entertain a motion to table the item.
A motion was made to table case ZBA -665 to the October 16, 2014 meeting.
Motion: Smietana
Second: Panahy
Ayes: Evans, Smietana, Panahy, and Huffman.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 4 -0
Motion: Tabled
Agenda Item No. 5 - Meeting Adjournment: Chair Huffman adjourned the meeting at 7:13p.m.
* An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
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