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WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF
[BRIEFING SESSION - 5:30 PM]
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS FOR THE MEETING OF MAY 15TH, 2023.I'M DAVID BAKER, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD AND ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS STAFF BRIEFING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT FIVE FORTY THREE.
THIS POSITION OF, OF THE MEETING.
THIS, THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS WHERE WE GET TO HEAR THE BRIEFING BY THE STAFF, THE BOARD, PREVI, PREVI, AND HEAR THE PREVIEWS OF THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND PRESENTATION OF THE CASES.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THIS BRIEFING.
I WILL NOW CALL A ROLL CALL AND CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL OF EACH MEMBER.
CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.
WE'VE GOT SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS, SO WE DO HAVE ENOUGH FOR QUORUM.
AND SO THAT NOW THEN, UH, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE MEETING GUIDELINES, UH, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MICS DURING TIME OF QUESTIONING SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU CLEARLY.
AND, UH, STAFF, PLEASE PRESENT GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 5 8.
IS THERE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST AND VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A SIDE YARD CARPORT.
SO THIS IS LOCATED AT 3 4 2, DO DRIVE.
THEY'RE REQUESTING VARIANCES TO THE MAXIMUM AREA AND MAXIMUM WIDTH.
SO THE MAXIMUM AREA WHAT'S ALLOWED IS 500 SQUARE FEET REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF 517 SQUARE FEET.
THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF 41 FEET.
SO THIS IS A SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO TELL.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS AN EXISTING PORCH.
UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S RATHER LONG CARPORT HERE.
UM, CONNECTED TO THAT EXISTING PORCH THERE.
SO THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
SO THERE'S THAT EXISTING PORCH.
UM, AND THERE'LL BE ENTERING FROM THE SIDE RIGHT HERE.
SO THESE ARE ALL OF THE EXISTING LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORTS IN THE AREA.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM MEET OUR DENSITY DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CARPORTS.
SO NONE OF THEM REQUESTED ANY TYPE OF VARIANCES WHEN THEY CAME THROUGH.
ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AS REQUESTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VARIANCE IS A SELF-CREATED HARDSHIP AND THE SIZE OF THE CARPORT'S A LOT LARGER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER CARPORTS IN THE AREA.
AGAIN, NO OTHER CARPORTS REQUESTED ANY VARIANCES.
UM, IF WE LOOKING BACK AT THIS, WE DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT, IF THEY JUST STARTED THE CARPORT HERE, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET ALL OF OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE IS ONLY EIGHT FEET, SO IT'S PRETTY NARROW.
SO WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT PORTION WILL ACTUALLY BE USED AS A CARPORT.
SO WE ASKED IF THEY WOULD JUST REDUCE IT TO HERE AND THEN IT WILL BE WITHIN OUR DENSITY DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
BUT THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THIS MATCHED UP, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE COMING HERE BEFORE ALL TODAY.
OTHERWISE, WE COULD HAVE ADMIN APPROVED.
THIS DOES, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATIONS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY STAFF TO THE RIGHT.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? YES.
MR. TIMOTHY, HOW CLOSE TO THE LEFT WOULD THEY WANT TO MOVE THE GATE? SO IT WILL BE 11 FEET FROM THE PROPOSED CARPORT.
SO THEIR SIDE YARD PROPERTY LINE IS 11 FEET FROM THE, WHERE THE CARPORT WILL BE.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? IT'LL, IT'LL ALL BE IN THE BACK RIGHT ON THE BACK OF THE SIDE.
SO THIS WILL BE THE VIEW THAT YOU CAN SEE.
SO, SO NOTHING'S VISIBLE TO THE STREET.
SO IT'S VISIBLE FROM THE SIDE STREET ON THE SIDE STREET? YEAH.
I DID HAVE A CONDITION AND I, AND I'LL UPDATE MY PRESENTATION AFTER DURING THE BREAK, BUT WE DID ASK THAT IF Y'ALL DO SUPPORT THIS VARIANCE REQUEST THAT WE WERE, REQUIRE THAT THEY PAVE THAT SIDE DRIVEWAY PRIOR TO GETTING BUILDING PERMITS RELEASED FOR THE CARPORT.
UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PUT PAVING CONCRETE DOWN.
YEAH, BUT I'LL ADD THAT CONDITION DURING THE BREAK.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THEY WANT TO MATCH IT UP TO THE DRIVEWAY? YEAH.
SO THEY'RE WANTING TO USE THIS SIDE DRIVEWAY TO GET IN THERE AND THEY'LL, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO POUR CONCRETE TO CITY STANDARDS TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT DRIVEWAY AND THAT CARPORT AND DRIVEWAY TO PULL INTO THE CARPORT.
UH, THIS IS SALVADOR GONZALEZ.
HE'S ONE OF OUR NEW PLANNERS, SO HE'LL BE PRESENTING A COUPLE OF OUR CASES TONIGHT.
UH, LIKE BRITTANY MENTIONED, MY NAME IS SALVADOR.
I'M WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND TONIGHT I'M GONNA BE PRESENTING,
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UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS ZBA CASE 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 0 5 9.THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION AT EIGHT 10 SANDERS STREET.
AND THIS IS A MAP SHOWING THE AREA.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANTS, AND HERE'S A IMAGE FROM THE STREET VIEW.
SO 30 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED? UH, THERE IS NO HOMEOWNERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UH, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND THE ONLY CONDITION IS THAT THEY ADHERE TO THE 2021 ICC BUILDING CODES.
ANY QUESTIONS? THE STAFF SUPPORT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT ON THIS? NO, GO AHEAD.
DO YOU MIND PULLING UP THE, HOW MANY, HOW MANY CONVERSIONS ROUGHLY ARE IN THAT AREA? YEAH, SURE.
DID I MISS IT? SO, AS SEEN, UH, HIGHLIGHTED BY RED, THAT IS THE, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY AS YOU CAN SEE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.
THERE ARE A FEW ALREADY, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED IN GARAGE CONVERSIONS.
IS THAT WHAT THE BLUE IS? THAT'S CORRECT.
THE BLUE DOTS SIGNIFY A 300 FOOT RADIUS OF A LEGALLY PERMITTED, UH, GARAGE CONVERSION.
HOW MANY? I CAN'T, I CAN'T SEE THIS BIG BLUE.
SO THERE'S ABOUT THREE LOCATED WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AREA, CORRECT? YEAH.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I MEAN, IT DOESN'T REALLY SPECIFY WHERE, BUT THERE'S ABOUT THREE OF 'EM.
TIMOTHY, YOU HAD A QUESTION? YES.
AND YES, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT IS, SO THE, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE 300 FOOT RADIUS IS AT BLUE DOTS.
UH, SO WITHIN 300 FEET THERE IS NOT TECHNICALLY A LEGALLY PERMITTED GARAGE CONVERSION, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MAP, YES.
SO THERE'S NOT ANY LEGALLY PERMITTED ONES.
THERE'S NO LEGALLY PERMITTED WITHIN 300 FEET? CORRECT.
ARE THERE SOME, UH, CONVERSIONS ALREADY IN THAT, THAT AREA RIGHT THERE BUT NOT PERMITTED? SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE MAP, THE, THE BLUE DOT SIGNIFIES PERMITTED ONES.
BUT I MEAN, LEGALLY PERMITTED, YES.
BUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAVE THEM BUT DIDN'T PERMIT IT.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSE TO THAT HOUSE? I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
THE FOLLOWING AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER FOUR OR YES, NUMBER FOUR, ZBA CASE NUMBER 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 6 0 IS ANOTHER, UH, GARAGE CONVERSION FOR 20, UH, FIVE 30 FLATTEN DRIVE.
UH, THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST, SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR A GARAGE, UH, CONVERSION.
AND THIS IS THEIR PROVIDED SITE PLAN.
HERE IS A IMAGE FROM STREET VIEW.
SO FOR ZBA CASE 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 6 0.
THERE WAS 32 NOTICES SENT, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.
UH, THERE IS AN HOA IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THERE'S NOT AN OA IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF HAS, UH, IS THAT THEY ADHERE TO THE 2201 ICC BILLING CODES AND STAFF DOESN'T RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY LEFT? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO THAT'S THE STREET IMAGE VIEW OF THE GARAGE THERE.
KIND OF HARD TO SEE WITH THE BOAT.
BUT, AND I SHOULD MENTION THAT THEY DO HAVE THE, UM, PARKING SPACES, UM, OFF STREET.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE LOOKED AT.
ANYTHING ELSE TO MY LEFT HERE? ERIC, YOU ACT LIKE YOU HAD SOMETHING.
IS THERE ANY OTHER CONVERSIONS IN THE AREA? SO THIS MAP KIND OF SHOWS, UH, THAT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
SO WITHIN THAT DIRECT NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS NOT A LEGALLY PERMITTED, UH, GARAGE CONVERSION WITHIN 300 FEET, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, UH, THERE
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IS ONE CLOSE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.IS THERE ANY ILLEGALLY PERMITTED? NOT THAT I WAS AWARE OF.
THEN HOW MANY CARS WILL GO IN FRONT OF THE, UH, THERE IS ENOUGH PARKING FOR AT LEAST TWO PARKING, UH, TWO CARS? YES.
YOU'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY, UH, EXCUSE ME.
UH, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU'VE GOT A CARD, SPEAKER CARD IN.
IF YOU, EXCUSE ME, IF YOU HAVE A SPEAKER CARD IN, YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK.
OTHERWISE, AT THE VERY END I'M, THERE'LL BE SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
YES, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND TURN IT IN AND YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE.
SO THE MINIMUM IS TWO AND THERE IS AT LEAST TWO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THAT'S IT.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 1.
A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK LOCATED AT 8 0 5 NORTHWEST 14TH STREET.
SO THE REQUIRED SIDE SETBACK FOR A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN SF FOUR ZONING IS SIX FEET.
THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR 4.6 FEET.
SO THIS'S KINDA AN INTERESTING CASE ACTUALLY.
SO IT IS AN EXISTING, IT'S THAT ONE STORY FRAME BUILDING HERE.
IT'S AN EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
THEY'RE WANTING, THEY CAME THROUGH FOR PERMITS BECAUSE THEY'RE WANTING TO CONVERT IT TO AN ADDITION AND CONNECT IT TO THE HOUSE WITH A BREEZEWAY.
SO AT THAT POINT WE'RE, WE'RE REVIEWING, SO BEFORE IT MET THE SIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, BUT NOW WE'RE, THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE 'CAUSE THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET THE SIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST TODAY.
SO THIS IS THE EXISTING HOUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE DOING DI THEY'RE DOING WORK ON THE HOUSE AS A WHOLE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO ALL THIS WORK AT THE SAME TIME.
CURRENTLY, 27 NOTICES WERE SENT ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN, OPPOSED.
AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 1 AS REQUESTED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT.
WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, WE ARE, WE UH, THIS CONCLUDES THE STAFF BRIEFING.
WE WILL ADJOURN UNTIL SIX O'CLOCK.
SO IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WELL WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRIX ZONING
[Call to Order]
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING OF OCTOBER 16TH, 2023.I'M DAVID BAKER, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT SIX OH THREE.
UH, THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS USUALLY MEETS ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONDAY MONTH.
ALL MEETINGS ARE VIDEO RECORDED.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN UNLESS PROPER APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER VARIANCES EXCEPTIONS AND APPEALS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOLLOWED A PRINTED AGENDA THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
THE ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 1 1 0.009 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE CONCURRENCE VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS, REMEMBER SEVEN MEMBERS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN A FAVOR OF AN APPLICANT ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH THE BOARD IS HAS JURISDICTION.
THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA UNDER PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW, WHAT I JUST SAID IS WE HAVE TO HAVE A SEVEN VOTE.
SO IF YOU SEE IT'S NOT GOING YOUR WAY OR YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR CASE, YOU MAY WANNA HAVE IT PEELED OR UP, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE IT SUSTAINED OR MOVED TO ANOTHER NIGHT.
SO IF YOU'RE REALLY NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, YOU MAY WANNA SAY, ASK US TO, UH, PUT THAT OFFER ANOTHER NIGHT.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS VOTE YOUR WAY, THEN, UH, USUALLY WE HAVE EIGHT OR NINE AND YOU CAN HAVE ONE OR TWO NOT GO YOUR WAY AND YOU'RE, AND YOU CAN GET SEVEN.
BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE JUST SEVEN.
SO I'M JUST REMINDING EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE THEY COME UP TONIGHT.
OKAY? UH, SO LET'S GO THROUGH A NEW ROLL CALL.
I'LL DO THAT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE GET START STARTED.
AND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, SAY HERE.
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AND I THINK THAT'S IT.UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE, UH, ERIC TO GIVE US OUR INVOCATION, PLEASE.
MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU, UH, THAT WE, UH, GET TOGETHER TONIGHT TO, UH, HEAR, UH, THE APPEALS AND, UH, REQUESTS BY THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
UH, LORD, WE, UH, PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US ALL WISDOM.
HELP US TO, UH, DECIDE IN A FAIR AND JUST MANNER.
SO IN ORDER TO EFFORT IN THE EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS, THE FOLLOWING MEETING GUIDELINES WILL APPLY.
THE STAFF WILL PRESENT FIRST ON, ON THE AGENDA ITEM, APPLICANTS WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT APPLICANTS.
HAVE A, UM, ONCE THE APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN, EACH MEMBER OF, OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILLS OUT A SPEAKER CARD WILL HAVE A MINUTE TO SPEAK WITH ADDITIONAL FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED BY MY DISCRETION AS THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKERS SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH, WITH WHOM YOU ARE REPRESENTING.
STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF EACH ITEM.
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOTE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, SHOULD WAIT AND SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS.
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THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER THE 18TH, 2023.IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THESE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AGREE MINUTES? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MELINDA AND A SECOND BY ANTHONY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY AYE.
WE HAVE A A HUNDRED PERCENT CARRY OF SEVEN'S, NOTHING.
[2. ZBA-23-09-0058 (Council District 3) – Special Exception for a side yard carport and variances to increase the maximum width and area of a carport permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 342 Dorris Drive, legally described as Lot 1, Block 21, Inglewood Park Addition No.3, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three Residential District]
THAT'S GONNA BRING US TO OUR, OUR SECOND ONE.AND THAT IS GONNA BE, UH, OUR FIRST CASE, ZBA 23 0 9 0 0 6 1.
OKAY, SO THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 5 8.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND VARIANCES LOCATED AT 3 4 2 DORIS DRIVE.
SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A SIDE YOUR CARPORT AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM AREA OF A CARPORT.
WHAT'S ALLOWED IS 500 SQUARE FEET.
WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS 517 SQUARE FEET.
THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF A CARPORT.
WHAT IS ALLOWED IS 26 FEET, THEY'RE REQUESTING IS 41 FEET.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS THE OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSED CARPORT.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS AN EXISTING PORCH.
SO THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE FRONT VIEW OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS THE PHOTO FROM THE SIDE.
THIS IS WHERE THEY WILL ACCESS THE CARPORT FROM.
HERE AGAIN, I STATED EARLIER THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT NONE OF THEM REQUESTED ANY VARIANCE TO OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
ALL OF THE CARPORT SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN, I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM, MET OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
54 NOTICE WERE SENT ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN OPPOSED.
AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 5 8 AS REQUESTED.
THE FACT THAT THIS IS, THESE VARIANCES ARE SELF-CREATED HARDSHIP, THE SIZE OF THE CARPORT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE CARPORT IN THE AREA.
EVERY OTHER CARPORT MEETS OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
UM, IF THE BOARD DOES CHOOSE TO GRANT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AFTER COMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITION, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY PRIOR TO THE LEASE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS BEFORE THE CARPORT.
UH, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF REPRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SO IT'S JUST BARELY OVER THE LEGALLY PERMITTED SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 17 SQUARE FEET.
AND PART OF STAFF'S PROBLEM IS, AND WE HAD ANOTHER CASE LIKE THIS AT OMAS ARBOR ROSE, IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SITE PLAN, THIS PORTION HERE THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE PORCH IS ONLY EIGHT FEET WIDE.
IT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO BE FEASIBLE AS A CARPORT.
AND IT'S, I I I'M OF THE BELIEF IT'LL BE MORE THAN LIKELY ACTING LIKE A PORCH.
I WAS GONNA SAY, IS IT MORE OF A COVERED PATIO? IS THAT WHAT IT'S, AND THOSE ARE REQUIRED TO MEET OUR SETBACKS FOR THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
SO THAT WOULD NOT MEET THE 15 FEET THAT'S REQUIRED HERE.
AND SO STAFF WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE IF THEY BROUGHT THE DENSITY DIMENSIONAL DOWN.
UM, AND THEY BROUGHT THAT CARPORT DOWN TO THIS AREA HERE.
'CAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT SECTION WILL ACTUALLY BE USED AS A CARPORT.
WE THINK THIS SECTION HERE IS PROBABLY GONNA ACT MORE LIKE A COVERED PATIO AND THAT WOULD NOT MEET THE REQUIRED SETBACK FOR A COVERED PATIO.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE REASON YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM.
SO WE JUST, WE FEEL YOU CAN MEET THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
YOU DON'T REALLY NEED THE VARIANCES.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY STANDARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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AND THAT AREA.WE FEEL LIKE IT'LL PROBABLY BE MORE OF A COVER PATIO THAN A CARPORT.
SO, AND WHAT'S THE, UM, WHAT'S THE DISTANCE, WHAT'S THE SETBACK THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR? OFF, OFF THE SIDE YARD.
SO CARPORTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE THREE FEET FROM THE SIDE YARD? YEAH.
UM, THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE TO BE 15 FEET.
'CAUSE THIS IS AGAINST THE STREET.
AND HOW ARE THEY EIGHT FEET? IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE? 11 FEET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, TIMOTHY, UM, DID YOU EXPLAIN THE PROBLEMS TO THEM? YES.
THEY SAID THAT THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE SITE PLAN AS IS.
'CAUSE THEY WANTED THIS TO MATCH UP HERE.
SO THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF THEIR REASONING.
HAVE THEY STARTED? NO, THEY HAVE NOT STARTED.
NO, THEY, THEY CAME IN FOR A PERMIT AND THEN WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO COME TO ZBA FIRST.
SO BASICALLY THEY JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD MATCH UP AND LOOK NICER IF IT CAME.
YEAH, THEY JUST WANTED TO MATCH UP.
THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE SYMMETRICAL OR WHATEVER THE WORD IS TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE NICER WITH THE THING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRITTANY.
UM, MS. VICTOR, UM, CASTI PRESENT.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VICTOR HERE AND I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS.
ALRIGHT, THEN, UM, THEN THAT BRINGS US DOWN.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
DAVID, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 5 8 WITH, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE, UH, UM, DRIVEWAY BE PAVED.
WE HAVE A SECOND, BUT TIMOTHY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND THAT WAS, UH, THREE TO FOUR.
I DIDN'T GET A COUNT IS ALL RIGHT.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AGAIN FOR FAVOR.
[3. ZBA-23-09-0059 (Council District 5) – Special Exceptions for a conversion of a garage into living space, located at 810 Sanders Street, legally described as Lot 10, Block U, Grand Praire Estates Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single-Family Three Residential District]
NEXT CASE IS, UH, CONSIDERING DENIED IS EBA 23 0 9 0 0 5 9.ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME'S SALVADOR.
I'M WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
I WILL BE PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE ZBA NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO NINE DASH 0 0 5 9.
A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR, UH, CONVERSION OF A GARAGE SPACE INTO LIVING SPACE LOCATED AT A 10 CENTER STREET.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, A IMAGE FROM THE STREET VIEW.
SO FOR THIS CASE, UH, THERE WAS 30 NOTICES SENT OUT.
THIS ZERO RETURNED IN A FAVOR OR OPPOSED, UH, STAFF IS IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST AS LONG AS THEY ADHERE TO THE UDC STANDARDS AND ALL ADDITIONAL CODES.
AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT TIMOTHY? YES.
JUST TO CONFIRM AGAIN, THE CARPORT IS AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
THE CARPORT IS, IT'S NOT A CARPORT, IT'S A GARAGE CONVERSION.
WAY IN THE GARAGE AT THE, IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
ANY ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO QUESTION TO MY LEFT.
KIMBERLY, THE APPLICANT INDICATE IF THEY'RE GOING TO, WHAT THE EXTERIOR WILL LOOK LIKE FROM THE OUTSIDE.
IS IT GONNA, UH, ARE THE GARAGE DOOR IS GONNA REMAIN? ARE THEY GONNA ENCLOSE THAT IN? SO I BELIEVE THEY WILL ENCLOSE THAT GARAGE DOOR.
IT WON'T BE, UH, THERE ANYMORE.
UM, I'M NOT TOO SURE ON THE MATERIAL, BUT, UM, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THEY ARE PLANNING ON REMOVING THAT CARD DOOR.
THEY'LL HAVE TO DO PLANS AND DO IT THROUGH THE CITY.
AND THIS WILL GO THROUGH THE BILLING PERMIT PROCESS AS WELL AFTER THE ZPA PROCESS.
SO NOW THEN, UH, SEE THE, WE HAVE A SPEAKER WITH THE OWNER OF THAT ONE.
UM, MR. UH, DURAN GONZALEZ? YES.
PLEASE COME TO THE MIC AND STATE YOUR, YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE YOU LIVE, PLEASE, SIR.
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I WANNA CLOSE MY GARAGE BECAUSE CAN YOU PLEASE START OFF, TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? UH, MY NAME IS GONZALEZ RUN.AND THE NUMBER, WHERE DO YOU LIVE SIR? 18 SAND STREET.
ALRIGHT, NOW TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
YEAH, I WANT TO CLOSE TO GARAGE BECAUSE I GOT FOUR GRANDKIDS.
I NEED TO, I WANT MAKE A CAME ROOM FOR THEM.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A THEM OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW HOUSE BESIDE ME, SO I WANNA MAKE FRUITY THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY GET BUILDING A BIG OLD HOUSE RIGHT BESIDE MY HOUSE AND IT'S GONNA BE UGLY NOW AND FRUITY.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THE WALL AND WINDOWS TO MAKE FRUITY, YOU KNOW.
THAT'S FOUR CAR CARS, FOUR CARS, UHHUH.
I NEVER USED THE WHOLE DRIVEWAY, NEVER PARK IN THE STREET.
SO NOW, YOU KNOW THOSE KIDS ARE GONNA GROW UP SOMEDAY.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CARS,
BUT THAT THE, I WANNA MAKE FOOD IN MY HOUSE, THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE, YOU KNOW.
THE DRIVE, YOU SEE THE DRIVEWAY IS PRETTY BAD.
I NEED TO REPLACE IT LATER ON TOO BECAUSE IT'S SO MANY CRACKS ON IT.
UH, BUT THE FIRST THING I WANT TO MAKE THE PEARL HOUSE FRUITY, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I WANNA TAKE CARE OF.
THE, MY GRANDSONS, YOU KNOW, BUT I UNDERSTAND.
ANY, ANY QUESTIONS TO DON'T GO AWAY.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? OKAY.
ANY, JUST WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IN, HOW ARE YOU GONNA COVER THE FRONT OF IT? ARE YOU GONNA USE WOOD OR BRICK OR WHATCHA GONNA DO? UH, I WAS THINKING TO PUT SOME KINDA RUG, YOU KNOW, THAT AND FOUR WINDOWS, NOT TO BE FOUR WINDOWS.
TO MAKE A REAL PTY, YOU KNOW, ON THE FRONT.
AND I TRIED TO GET, I GOT SOLAR PANELS AND I GOT EVERYTH RETAINED, BUT
SO YOU WANNA DO, DO SOME STONE MASONRY WORK? YEAH.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PERMITS, TURN 'EM ALL IN AND GET EVERYTHING APPROVED, CORRECT? YES.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.
I DON'T BELIEVE ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE RIGHT HERE OR THIS CASE.
UH, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, CBA 23 0 9 0 0 5 9.
OH YEAH, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC RECORD AND APPROVE ZBA 23 0 9 5 9 A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, IS THAT WITH STAFF CONDITIONS? THERE WERE NO STAFF CONDITIONS.
HE HAS TO DO THAT ANYWAY, RIGHT? YES.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY DEBBIE.
ALL THOSE, UH, WILL WE HAVE A, A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO NOTHING.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[4. ZBA-23-09-0060 (Council District 4) – Special Exceptions for a conversion of a garage into living space, located at 2530 Slaton Drive, legally described as Lot 20, Block B, Oak Hollow Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Planned Development - 50]
NOW WE'LL MOVE RIGHT TO THE NEXT CASE.CASE NUMBER FOUR ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 0.
UH, I WILL BE PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR ZBA CASE NUMBER 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 6 0.
THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST, UH, SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A CONVERSION OF A GARAGE SPACE INTO LIVING SPACE AT 25 30 FLATTEN DRIVE.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, AN IMAGE FROM STREET VIEW FOR THIS CASE THERE WAS 32 NOTICE NOTICES SENT ZERO OR SENT BACK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED STAFF IS IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT ON THIS? NO.
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ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING.
MY FIRST SPEAKER CARD ON THIS IS, UH, HONG VO.
DO I NEED TO PULL THE SPEAKER? PULL THIS DOWN.
TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MY NAME IS VO AND MY ADDRESS IS 25 30 STAYTON DRIVE.
AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT PLEASE.
UM, I'M WANTING TO CONVERT MY GARAGE INTO AN EXERCISE ROOM BECAUSE AS A CANCER PATIENT, THE DOCTOR SAYS I NEED TO EXERCISE AND, UM, IT'S CHEAPER AND, UM, MORE CONVENIENT THAN GOING TO THE GYM.
I'D LIKE TO BE HEALTHY AND LIVE LONG.
ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
AND WE DO HAVE A, UH, SECOND SPIRIT, UH, SPEAKER ON THIS.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM HANG, UH, I THINK SHE'S BEEN THERE ABOUT 15 YEARS.
SO SHE HAS THE SAME, UH, CANCER THAT MY FATHER HAD, WHICH IS COLON CANCER.
AND SO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER LIFE MORE CONVENIENT WOULD BE JUST MAKE ME FEEL.
'CAUSE MY DAD PASSED AWAY, SO I'M JUST HERE IN SUPPORT OF HER.
I JUST, WE, WE DO NOT HAVE AN HOA JUST WANNA SAY THAT AGAIN.
BUT, UM, YES, JUST ANYTHING TO MAKE HER LIFE BETTER AND EASIER WOULD JUST MAKE ME HAPPIER.
SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US.
I'M SURE SHE'S, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS IN MY LEFT? ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE'VE HEARD, AND, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS CASE, SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
TIMOTHY, I I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC SESSION FOR THIS CASE AND APPROVE AS REQUIRED.
AND THAT'S, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 0.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MS. MELINDA.
ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[5. ZBA-23-09-0061 (Council District 5) – Variance to reduce the minimum side yard setback for a single-family residence permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 805 NW 14th Street, legally described as Lot 15R, Block 7, Rogway Terrace Addition No. 3, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four Residential District]
RIGHT.THAT MOVES US ON TO CASE NUMBER FIVE.
OKAY, THIS IS THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NIGHT.
THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK VARIANCE LOCATED AT 8 0 5 NORTHWEST 14TH STREET.
SO A REQUIRED SITE SETBACK IS SIX FEET.
THEY'RE REQUESTING, UM, A SETBACK OF FOUR AND A HALF FEET.
SO AGAIN, IT'S THIS STRUCTURE RIGHT HERE.
IT'S AN EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
THEY WENT AND APPLIED FOR PERMITS TO CONVERT IT TO AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.
THEY'RE GONNA CONNECT IT VIA, VIA BREEZEWAY AND THE BACK.
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, IT MEETS THOSE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT MEETING OUR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR A PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HAVING TO COME THROUGH TODAY.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS A SHOT OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING RENOVATIONS ON THE HOUSE AS A WHOLE RIGHT NOW.
ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS AS REQUESTED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT, NOW THEN WE HAVE, UH, MR. TERRANCE PHILLIPS, YOU HERE TONIGHT? YES SIR.
COULD YOU PLEASE STICK TO THE MIC AND GIVE US AND TELL AND GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, SIR.
AND THEN TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
EXCUSE ME, I HAVE A LITTLE FROG IN MY THROAT.
UH, TERRANCE PHILLIPS 8 0 5 NORTHWEST 14TH STREET, UM, GRAND PRAIRIE.
AND, UM, ESSENTIALLY, UH, THERE'S A FOUR AND A HALF FOOT, UH, SETBACK THERE.
JUST REQUEST, UM, SHOULD BE SIX FOOT, BUT WE'RE JUST REQUESTING THE, UH, VARIANCE TO MEET, UH, THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.
ESSENTIALLY THE, WE BOUGHT IT, THE HOUSE WAS ALREADY, THE STRUCTURE WAS ALREADY THERE, SO JUST, UH, WANT TO MAKE THE CONVERSION AND, AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
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OKAY.DOES STAFF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? TO THE RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE LEFT? IS THAT A UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SWEATSHIRT YOU'RE WEARING? NO.
IT'S A, THIS IS OUR FRATERNITY.
SO I, I WAS GONNA SAY IT GONNA BE HARD TO VOTE FOR YOU, BUT
UH, NO, NOBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
HAVING SAID THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE, UH, ZBA 23 0 9 0 0 6.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MS. MELINDA.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.
NOW THEN WE'VE FINISHED ALL THAT.
UH, THE, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
CITIZENS MAY HAVE A SPEAK UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SO IF THERE'S ANY I, ANYONE OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THAT.
AND, UM, I GUESS WE, THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME TONIGHT IN, IN BARRY'S PLACE.