Nov 20, 2023 Zoning Board of Adjustment

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE AND JOSE HERE.

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU ANYMORE.

UH, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT AND WE CAN PROCEED WITH A QUORUM.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE SO THAT THEY CAN GET IT IN THE RECORD.

UH, AT THIS POINT, BRITTANY, WE READY FOR STAFF TO PRESENT.

SALVADOR, ARE YOU THE MAN? YES, SIR.

COME ON UP.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

BOARD, UH, SALVADOR HERE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING A ZBA CASE 23 DASH OH NINE DASH 0 0 6 2.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR FENCE HEIGHTS, UH, LOCATED AT 1009 IH WEST IH 20, UH, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED AS SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWED FROM, UH, 48 INCHES TO 72 INCHES.

THAT IS APPROXIMATELY, UH, 40 OR FOUR FEET TO SIX FEET.

AND, UH, ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SIDE PLAN, THE PROPOSED SIDE PLAN.

SO THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO PLACE THIS, UH, FENCE ALONG THE, UH, FRONT FACE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT IS WHAT THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE AT THE MOMENT.

SO REGARDING THIS CASE, 11 NOTICES WERE SENT, UH, ZERO WILL RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED, AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO CASE.

UH, ZBA 23 DASH OH NINE DASH 62 AS REQUESTED, I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT.

MS. EKK HAVE QUESTIONS OR ARE YOU JUST GREETING MR. OH, OKAY.

DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE A WILDLY GESTURING, UH, MR. BAKER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES.

UH, IN THIS AREA, WHAT KIND OF FENCE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? SO, IN THIS AREA, THERE IS RODS, IRON TYPE FENCES, UH, MASONRY TYPE FENCES.

UM, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THIS IS, UH, THIS CASE IS FOCUSED ON THE FENCE HEIGHTS.

I GOTCHA.

AND, AND, AND YOUR PACKETS.

THERE SHOULD BE SOME, UH, PICTURES OF SURROUNDING, UH, FENCES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S, IT WAS POSTED ON FRIDAY.

SO THAT EMAIL WE SENT OUT INCLUDES THAT LINK AND WE CAN, WE CAN SCAN THROUGH DURING THE HEARING PORTION IF WE WANNA SEE SOME MORE OF THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE? TO MY LEFT, TO MY RIGHT.

BEFORE WE CONTINUE, JUST FOR THE RECORD, TIM OPPO HAS JOINED US AND IS IN, IN THE MEETING.

SO LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE NOW HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT.

GOT THAT COUNSELOR EIGHT.

WE WILL PROCEED.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

MOVING ON, UH, ZBA 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 6 5.

UH, THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION LOCATED AT 3 2 3 29 EAST SPRINGDALE.

UH, LANE.

UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL.

THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WOULD BE FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION INTO A LIVING SPACE, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, FOR THE MINIMUM REQUIRED GARAGE, UH, PARKING SPACES, SPACES, WHICH IS TWO, UH, DOWN TO ZERO.

AND ON SCREEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE A SIDE PLAN AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE STREET.

SO FOR THIS CASE, UH, 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 6 5 58, NOTICES OF WORD SENT, UH, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.

AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS REQUEST.

I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? YES.

MS. ROGERS, I ASSUME THERE'S CONVERGENCE ALREADY IN THIS AREA? UH, THERE'S NOT ANY CONVERGENCE WITHIN 300 FEET LEGALLY, BUT THERE ARE CONVERSIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

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MM-HMM.

BUT NO LEGAL? NO, THEY ARE LEGAL.

IT'S JUST, REMEMBER, FOR ADMIN APPROVAL, THEY HAVE TO BE WITHIN 300 FEET.

SO THIS ONE, IT WAS JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THAT 300 FOOT BUFFER.

SO THERE ARE LEGALLY, UH, PERMITTED ONES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY'RE JUST NOT WITHIN THAT 300 FOOT BUFFER, WHICH IS WHY IT'S BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY.

CAN YOU GO BACK? WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THAT, PLEASE? OF COURSE.

IS THAT ALREADY CONVERTED? I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL, BUT OKAY.

IT DOESN'T LOOK CONVERTED OR IS THAT A REDESIGN? OH, UM, IT COULD BE A BANNER SIGN.

OH, THAT, THAT MIGHT JUST BE A, LIKE A GOOGLE IMAGE TYPE THING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

I CAN TELL YOU I GREW UP ON, UH, JUST DOWN THE STREET ON WEST SPRINGDALE, AND OUR GARAGE WAS CONVERTED IN 1980.

AND IF DAD PULLED THE PERMIT, I'M GONNA BE SHOCKED.

AND NO, THERE'S STILL NO HISTORICAL MARKER OF MY BIRTHPLACE.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT CASE.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR ZBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 7.

SO THESE, UH, THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

A COUPLE VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR A PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2 2 5 NORTHWEST 16TH STREET.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

SO NORMALLY REQUIRE TWO GARAGE SPACES.

THEY'RE REQUESTING ONE REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 25 FEET TO 20 FEET IN A DIRECTION OF THE MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR SIDE ON STREET FROM 15 FEET TO FIVE FEET.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THIS LOCATION MAP THIS.

THIS IS A LEGALLY PLOTTED LOT.

IT'S THE DALWORTH PLAT.

IT'S THE OLDEST PLOT IN THE CITY.

SO IT IS A TINY LOT, BUT IT'S LEGALLY PLOTTED.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE DON'T MAKE THEM COME FOR VARIANCES FOR, UM, LOT WIDTH, LOT AREA, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, BUT WE DO REQUIRE THEM TO COME FOR VARIANCES, FOR SETBACKS AND ANY OF THE OTHER TYPES OF, OF DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS THEY CAN'T MEET.

SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED PLAN, AND AGAIN, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO ONE WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE A DEVELOPABLE LOT, THEY REQUIRE VARIANCES AND A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

SO HERE'S THE LOT ITSELF.

45 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT.

ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO POST.

AND THERE IS NOT OHOA AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 7 AS REQUESTED.

AGAIN, THIS IS A CASE OF A TRUE HARDSHIP.

IT'S ILLEGAL PLATTED LOT.

AND UNLESS WE GIVE THESE VARIANCES, THEY COULDN'T DEVELOP IT.

SO THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT, QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT.

AND STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS ON THIS ONE.

STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS.

THE FIVE, UH, OR PROPOSED FIVE FEETS.

FUN LITTLE HISTORY LESSON TO SEE WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS ON.

UM, THESE REALLY, I'M, I'M ZONING A LOT LIKE, OKAY.

SO IT WOULDN'T BE FUN FOR ANYBODY ELSE BUT A NERD LIKE ME.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S, THEY WERE VERY TINY.

YEAH, LITTLE TINY HALF LOT.

BEFORE THEY MAY HAD TINY HOUSES.

WE HAD TINY HOUSES.

WE WERE JUST POOR.

WE DIDN'T KNOW.

WE CAN CALL IT TINY HOUSES.

CAN YOU ANY BOARD ONCE AGAIN, UH, SALVADOR HERE PRESENTING ZBA CASE 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 6 8.

UH, THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR MINIMUM REAR SLASH SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A DETACHED GARAGE LOCATED AT 3 6 4 6 PARK RIDGE.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS ON SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL.

THE VARIANCE REQUESTED FOR THE MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK IS SEVEN INCH, SEVEN FEET, SIX INCHES.

AND THE, UH, MINIMUM IS 10 FEET.

THE MINIMUM FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK IS EIGHT FEET, AND THE REQUESTED IS FIVE FEET.

AND I DO WANNA MENTION IT WAS, IT MAY HAVE BEEN LISTED, UH, WITH AN ADDITION OF THE MAXIMUM LIVING SPACE OR MAXIMUM, UH, SPACE.

BUT, UH, STAFF HAS DONE RESEARCH AND, UH, THAT CAN BE DISREGARDED.

SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE SIDE AND REAR YARD SETBACK.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY FROM STREET VIEW.

SO FOR KZBA 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 0 6 8, UH, 40 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.

AND THERE IS NO HOA IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I GOT A QUESTION.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR 2.42 FEET, FOUR INCHES FROM THE REAR, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THREE FEET OF RELIEF ON THE SIDE.

AND I SEE IN YOUR CONDITIONS, YES, STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT, BUT RECOMMENDS STICKING BACK TO THE EIGHT.

WELL, BUT IT'S, THERE IS RENDITION.

THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THEY, UH, KEEP THAT, UH, EIGHT FOOT, UH, SIDE YARD SETBACK.

CORRECT.

CAN I ASK WHY THAT IS FOR? SO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK, IT'S, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SIDE PLAN, THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY, UH, THIS IS A SELF-IMPOSED HARDSHIP.

THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY NEED FOR

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UM, THAT'S SEVEN AND A HALF, UH, THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED.

THERE IS A UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE BACK AS WELL AS A HUNDRED FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT TO THAT REAR OF THE PROPERTY.

BUT, UH, FOR THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK, IT'S, IT'S A SELF HARDSHIP, SO, OKAY.

MM-HMM .

OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY LEFT? QUESTIONS FROM MY RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FIFTH CASE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHTY.

LAST CASE OF THE NIGHT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX IS ZBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 9.

THIS IS A COUPLE, A FEW VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 0 9 SOUTHWEST 14TH STREET.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FROM 60 FEET TO 35.33 FEET.

REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT AREA FROM 7,200 SQUARE FEET TO 4,522 SQUARE FEET AND REDUCE THE MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM SIX FEET TO FIVE FEET.

THIS IS AN INTERESTING CASE, I'M GONNA SKIP OVER HERE TO THE PLAT.

SO THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, THEY BUILT THAT HOUSE IN LIKE 1948 ACCORDING TO D AD, AND THEY BUILT IT ENCROACHING ON THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND SO BASICALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT LOT'S BEEN ENCROACHING FOR, I MEAN, DECADES AT THIS POINT.

AND IT WAS NEVER CHALLENGED.

SO NOW THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WANTING TO PLOT THE PROPERTY 'CAUSE THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD NOW.

BUT ESSENTIALLY WE KIND OF HAVE THIS UNRESOLVED ISSUE WITH THAT ENCROACHMENT.

SO WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IS JUST GO AHEAD AND PLOT IT OFF, LEAVE THAT TO BE DEALT WITH LATER IN ORDER TO BUILD ON THE PROPERTY.

'CAUSE WE DO REQUIRE IT TO BE REPOTTED TO KIND OF FIX THAT, THAT NON-CONFORMITY THERE.

UM, SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THESE RATHER LARGE VARIANCE REQUESTS HERE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF WHAT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THIS LOT.

SO HERE'S A SITE PLAN THAT THEY'RE SHOWING US.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE HERE, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING AS A PROPERTY LINE.

UM, AND SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY REQUIRING A, A REDUCTION IN THE SIDE FIRED SETBACKS, THE LAW AREA AND THE, UH, MINIMUM WIDTH, BUT AGAIN, SIMILAR TO THE, UH, PREVIOUS CASE'S, ALMOST LIKE INFILL DEVELOPMENT.

SO SMALLER HOUSES, THEY ARE DOABLE.

THEY'RE JUST NOT MEETING ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS.

SO THIS IS THE FOUR PLAN.

THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION, AND HERE'S THE LOT ITSELF.

SO 27 NOTICES WERE SENT ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 23, 10 0 0 6 TENANT REQUESTED.

AGAIN, THIS IS A SIMILAR TYPE OF HARDSHIP WHERE IF WE DON'T GRANT THESE VARIANCES, THEY CANNOT DEVELOP THAT LOT.

SO CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THE NEIGHBOR BUILT ON A LOT, OH, 75 YEARS.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, JUST BARELY BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT.

JUST BEEN SITTING UP.

THE STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT.

STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT, BASICALLY.

WELL, THE PART OF OUR, OUR BOARD, IN MY OPINION MM-HMM .

AND IT'S JUST MY OPINION IS TO KIND OF CLEAN UP SOME OF THIS STUFF THAT OTHERWISE NOBODY'S EVER DEVELOPED THIS STUFF.

MM-HMM .

IT'S BEEN 75 YEARS WHERE HAD SOMEBODY COME ALONG WANTING TO EVEN MESS WITH IT.

SO ALL DONE .

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY RIGHT TO MY LEFT? THAT'LL WRAP US UP.

ANYTHING ELSE? JUNE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US? DO YOU HAVE YOUR BUNDLES IN YOUR HAND? YES, MS. COLE.

SO THERE IS ONE MORE THING THAT WE HAVE.

YES MA'AM.

I'M GONNA, ALRIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE ONE MORE THING ON THE ZBA PRE-HEARING AGENDA.

AND THAT IS REMEMBRANCE OF A LOST MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND LET YOU SPEAK TO THAT IF YOU'D LIKE.

UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE ALL GOT EMAILS, BUT WE LOST CLAYTON HUTCHINS ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO, THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO.

AND HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

THE GUY SERVED A LONG CAREER.

IT WASN'T UNTIL HIS FUNERAL THAT HIS PASTOR AND MYSELF, MANY OF YOU IN THE ROOM EVEN REALIZED HIS FIRST NAME WAS RALPH.

BUT ANYWAY, , UM, IT WAS A NICE SERVICE, NICE TRIBUTE.

THE MAN WAS 85 YEARS OLD.

HE'D HAD SOME HEALTH ISSUES OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT HIS MIND WAS SPOT ON AND HE WAS, HE WAS A SAVVY LEGAL MIND.

UH, AND HE, I SAT THERE AND WOULD WATCH HIM ASK QUESTIONS.

NOW LEGALLY, THE JURORS LIKE, OKAY, I'M LOST.

WHATEVER HE'S INTO.

I'M GLAD HE'S GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

BUT HE'S A GOOD MAN.

HE'S SERVED AS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S CITY ATTORNEY FOR I BELIEVE, 11 YEARS.

AND, UH, BEFORE HE WENT TO CARROLLTON AND HAD A LONG AND STORIED CAREER.

AND WE'LL DEFINITELY BE MISSED ON THIS BOARD.

SO WE'LL WORK ON GETTING AN APPOINTMENT FOR ANOTHER ONE, NOT TO REPLACE HIM, BUT JUST TO FILL THE SEED.

HOW ABOUT THAT? SO IF WE COULD ALL JUST TAKE A MOMENT FOR SILENCE, JUST TO REMEMBER, CLAYTON, I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS GUYS.

GRAND PRAIRIE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20TH, 2023.

AT THIS POINT, THIS, THIS, UH, BRIEFING MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF, WELL, 12, 12 MINUTE SO WE HAVE TIME FOR COMFORT BREAKS, ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED, OKAY.

BEVERAGES OR WHAT ELSE YOU

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NEED.

AND WELL WATER.

UM, AND WE'LL RESUME AT SIX O'CLOCK.

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF

[Call to Order]

I'M BARRY SANDIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.

THE MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS USUALLY MEETS THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH 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 AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND FOLLOWS A PRINTED AGENDA THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 1 1 0 0 9 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE CONCURRING VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN FAVOR OF AN APPLICANT ON ANY MEMBER.

ME.

WE'LL TRY THAT AGAIN, SHALL WE? ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH THIS BOARD HAS JURISDICTION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW, ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A CASE BEFORE US, AS YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING UP HERE, THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HERE TONIGHT.

YOU NEED SEVEN TO WIN TO GET YOUR CASE APPROVED.

IF YOU DON'T GET SEVEN, SAY YOU GET SIX, TWO OR FIVE, THREE, THEN IT'S DENIED.

AND YOU'D HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTHS ACCORDING TO RULES BEFORE YOU COULD REAPPLY.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT IF ANY POINT THINGS START TO SOUND A LITTLE HINKY OR THE QUESTIONS GET WEIRD AND YOU THINK YOU MAY NOT GET AT LEAST SEVEN, IF NOT EIGHT VOTES, YOU CAN REQUEST WE TABLE THE ITEM FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, JUST TO KIND OF KEEP YOU FROM FLYING INTO THAT SIX MONTH HOLD THAT NOBODY LIKES TO SEE.

COUNCILOR.

IS THAT FAIR? GOOD ENOUGH.

I'LL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.

AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, BARRY SANDIS.

HERE, UH, TIMOTHY ABPO.

AND MELINDA ROGERS HERE.

ACTION ORDER FOR TONIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 18TH.

LET THE REC RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT.

SO WE ARE GOOD WITH THE QUORUM TO PROCEED.

NOW I'LL ASK MR. BAKER TO GIVE THE INVOCATION DEARLY.

FATHER, WE COME TONIGHT.

JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE LORD.

AGAIN, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR CLAY HUTCHINS AND WHAT HE MEANT TO US.

THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND JUST BLESS, BLESS OUR PROCEEDINGS.

TONIGHT WE ASK THINGS YOUR NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS, THE FOLLOWING MEETING GUIDELINES WILL APPLY.

THE STAFF WILL PRESENT FIRST ON ANY AGENDA ITEM.

APPLICANTS HAVE 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT.

ONCE THE APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN, EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILLS OUT A SPEAKER CARD LIKE THESE DUDES RIGHT HERE, WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN.

THAT'S ME.

SPEAKERS SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALONG WITH WHOM YOU REPRESENT.

STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF EACH ITEM.

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON A TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZENS' COMMENTS.

NOW, A FIRST ORDER

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO, WHICH IS TO SPEAK ON THESE MINUTES? SEEING NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK.

ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES? NEVER A WILD SHOW OF HANDS.

I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

THE, UH, THE SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF, OF OCTOBER 16TH.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. BAKER AND A SECOND BY MS. ROGERS.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT TO ZERO.

THAT

[2. ZBA-23-09-0062 (Council District 6) – Special Exception to increase the maximum height for a fence permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 1009 W. IH 20, legally described as Tract 35, Stephen B McCommas Survey, Abstract No. 888, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One Residential District]

TAKES US TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA CASES.

WE HAVE FIVE CASES LISTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

I'LL NOW ASK STAFF.

THE FIRST CASE FOR CONSIDERATION IS ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 2, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA.

SO YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT UP.

SALVADOR, MR. CHAIR SALOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR MIC'S FIRED.

YEAH, I DON'T THERE NOW.

DID IS IT WORKING NOW? THERE WE GO.

OKAY, GREAT.

UH, I'LL BE PRESENTING ZPA CASE 23 DASH ZERO NINE DASH 0 6 2.

SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR FENCE HEIGHTS LOCATED AT 1009 WEST I INTERSTATE, HIGHWAY 20, UH, ZONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL.

THE REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHTS OF A FENCE FROM 48 INCHES TO 72 INCHES.

THAT'S FOUR FEET TO SIX FEET.

THE FENCE WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN OR FRONT FACING, UH, SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

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HERE IS A SITE PLAN, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT MIGHT HELP ILLUSTRATE THE PROPOSED FENCE AS WELL.

WELL, THAT INITIAL SITE PLAN, THE YELLOW LINE IS WHERE THE FENCE WOULD GO.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE TOP SIDE.

THERE YOU GO.

YES, SIR.

SO THIS IS WHAT THE APPLICANTS, UH, OR SIMILAR TO THIS IS, IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.

ARE THOSE IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR ANY OF THOSE IN GRAND PRAIRIE? SOME OF THOSE ARE LOCATED WITHIN THAT SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE, UH, FRONT FACING VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.

SO FOR ZBA CASE 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 6 2, UH, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR FENCE HEIGHTS, UH, THERE WERE 11 NOTICES SENT OUT.

ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.

THERE IS NO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST.

I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT STAFF.

QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT, MR. OPPO? GO AHEAD.

HAS IT ACTUALLY BEEN RAISED OR IT'S ABOUT TO DEFENSE ITSELF? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, DEFENSE HAS NOT BEEN RAISED.

HAS NOT BEEN BUILT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DON'T SEE ANY.

THANK YOU, SALVADOR.

APPRECIATE IT.

NO PROBLEM.

I NOW HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD AND THAT'S FROM BRENT BRANHAM, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN, START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD AND THE MICROPHONE.

AND THEN TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS BRENT BRANDHAM.

I LIVE AT 1009 WEST INTERSTATE 20 GRAND PRAIRIE.

UH, JUST A REAL QUICK HISTORY, JUST, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

UH, 1966.

MY PARENTS BUILT THIS HOUSE ON WHAT WAS THEN A TWO LANE FISH CREEK ROAD OUT IN THE COUNTRY.

WE WEREN'T EVEN IN THE CITY LIMITS YET.

SO INTERSTATE 20 WAS COMPLETED AROUND 1974.

UH, RECENTLY WE HAD TEXDOT PROJECT TAKE PLACE IN FRONT OF THE, OF THE HOUSE, WIDENING THE PROJECT, WIDENING THE ROAD.

WE HAD A SPLIT RAIL FENCE PRIOR TO THAT AND LOCKING GATES ON OUR DRIVEWAY.

UH, THE SERVICE ROAD WAS TWO LANES ENDING AT ROBINSON ROAD.

THERE WERE NO SIDEWALKS.

SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MILES PER HOUR.

WITH THE TEXDOT PROJECT COMPLETION, THERE ARE NOW FOUR TRAFFIC LANES AT 50 MILES PER HOUR, TWO OF WHICH GO TO A RAMP OVER ROBINSON ROAD.

THERE'S ALSO A NEW SIDEWALK FROM LAKE RIDGE FROM PARKWAY LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY TO ROBINSON ROAD.

UH, DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF OUR HOME, WE NEED THE SECURITY OF A SIX FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE WITH LOCKING GATES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THEIR CARS DISABLED IN OUR DRIVEWAYS, SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS BLOCKING OUR ACCESS.

PEDESTRIANS SOMETIMES RING OUR DOORBELL ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, SOMETIMES ASKING IF THEY CAN USE THE RESTROOM.

UH, RECENTLY THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INTOXICATED MEN ABANDONED THEIR CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY.

THEY LOST A WHEEL THAT ROLLED DOWN OUR YARD, UH, NARROWLY MISSING OUR PARKED VEHICLES.

UH, THIS WAS IN OUR CIRCLE DRIVEWAY.

THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND THEIR VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM OUR PROPERTY.

UH, FINALLY, MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, SOMEONE CAME ONTO OUR PROPERTY AND STOLE OUR HONDA UTV APPROXIMATELY VALUED AT $10,000 FROM OUR TRACTOR SHED.

I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

UH, I HAVE OTHER EXAMPLES IF YOU NEED THEM.

UH, OTHER THAN THAT, IN CONCLUSION, A SIX FOOT FENCE WITH LOCKING GATES WOULD GREATLY INCREASE OUR HOME SECURITY AND GIVE US MUCH NEEDED PEACE OF MIND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT, MR. BROWN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BRANHAM ON THE RIGHT? HOW ABOUT THE LEFT? I'LL JUST SAY THAT, THAT I COME DOWN THAT WAY AND IT IS THANK DANGEROUS.

IT IS, IT'S CRAZY.

, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, SIR.

YOU BET.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 2.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ZBA 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 2.

SAY NONE.

I WILL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION.

WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 8 2 3 0 9 0 0 6 2 SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER.

GOT A SECOND FROM MS. HICK, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE THERE BUDDY.

UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT

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HAND.

SAY AYE.

AYE.

OKAY, THAT MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT TO ZERO.

THANKS FOR COMING DOWN FOLKS.

AND I REALLY THINK I GOT LOST ON A CUB SCOUT WALKATHON THERE IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, SOMEWHERE OFF FISH CREEK.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE OUTTA CIVILIZATION AND WE WERE WAY OUT THERE.

NEXT CASE, PLEASE,

[3. ZBA-23-10-0065 (Council District 3) – Special Exception for a garage conversion, located at 329 E. Springdale Lane, legally described as Lot 17, Block 40, Country Club Estates Addition No.4, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three Residential District]

SALVADOR.

GOOD EVENING BOARD.

ONCE AGAIN.

UH, SALVADOR HERE, PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I'LL BE PRESENTING CASE ZBA 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 0 6 5.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION INTO A LIVING SPACE AT 3 2 9 EAST SPRINGDALE LANE.

THE PROPERTY OF OWNED ZINGO FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL.

THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR A CONVERSION OF A GARAGE INTO A LIVING SPACE.

UH, AND THE CURRENT REQUIRED PARKING SPACES IS TWO, OR GARAGE PARKING SPACES IS TWO AND THE PROPOSED IS ZERO.

THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT, A PICTURE FROM THE STREET VIEW.

AND I DO WANNA MENTION, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THERE ARE TWO, UH, AT LEAST TWO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

UM, SO FOR ZBA CASE 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 6 5 58 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.

THERE IS NO HOA IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THAT REQUEST.

I WILL ENTERTAIN.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THE STAFF TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT.

THANKS SALVADOR.

YOU'RE GETTING OFF EASY TONIGHT.

THANKS.

WE DO HAVE A APPLICANT CARD I HAVE DOWN HERE.

ANGEL VIEJAS.

DID I SAY THAT ANYWHERE? CLOSE RIGHT.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO CORRECT ME ON THE MICROPHONE AND TELL ME IF I CAN'T PRONOUNCE MY GS AT ALL RIGHT? NO, YOU SAID IT RIGHT.

YOU SAID IT RIGHT.

WELL HE'S JUST SUCKING UP RIGHT NOW.

BUT GO AHEAD, START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.

GOOD AFTERNOON Y'ALL.

SO MY NAME IS ANGIO VIEGAS.

UM, VERY GOOD.

I LIVE IN 3 29 EAST SPRINGDALE.

SO THE PURPOSE PRETTY MUCH FOR THIS CONVERSION WAS, UM, SO, SO I GOT INTO A RELATIONSHIP PRETTY EARLY ON, UM, HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS.

SO SOME FAMILY ISSUES HAPPENED.

SO SHE MOVED IN WITH ME.

MY ROOM, LEMME TELL YOU, I ONLY HAVE A BED, A DRESSER, AND A CABINET REALLY TINY, JUST FOR TWO OF US.

WE COULDN'T MAKE, COULDN'T WORK IT OUT.

SO WE DECIDED TO, UM, GET A PERMISSION SO WE CAN EXPAND THE GARAGE, MAKE IT TO A LIVING SPACE.

UM, AS THE, UM, THE PLANS SHOWED, WE'RE TRYING TO JUST MAKE IT PRETTY SIMPLE.

BEDROOM, KITCHEN, AND THEN SHOWER.

PRETTY SIMPLE.

IT'S CONNECTED TO THE HOUSE STILL.

UH, LIKE WE, LIKE SA SAID, WE STILL DO HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACE FOR ALL OUR VEHICLES.

UM, MY OLD ROOM IS NOW INTO AN OFFICE SPACE FOR ME AND MY MOTHER.

ME AND MY MOTHER ARE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

SO WE'VE USED THAT SPACE FOR WORK.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

HAS ANY OF THE CONVERSION BEEN DONE YET OR ARE YOU COMING? ? SO WE DID START, UM, IS THAT WHAT THE WHITE BOX IS ON THE DOOR? AND THERE, THERE'S ONE PHOTO THAT SHOWS LIKE, YES.

SO WE DID START, UH, WE CLEARED OUT.

WELL, I CLEARED OUT THE GARAGE.

SO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE HAD IN THE GARAGE, WE HAVE A OLD SHED.

WE PUT IT IN THE BACK THERE.

THE GARAGE IS READY TO START.

UM, REALLY, I'M JUST WAITING JUST BECAUSE, UH, WE DID GET A WARNING FROM THE CITY JUST BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBOR SAW, AS YOU SAID, THE WHITE BOXES.

UH, I DON'T WANNA GET IN TROUBLE WITH ANYTHING.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I FOLLOW THE RULES, GET IT DONE RIGHT.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? THIS APPLICANT TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT JOSE, GO AHEAD.

SO NO CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED, CORRECT? NO, NO BUILDING THE, THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING THAT GOT DONE WAS I MADE, UH, I MADE THE GATE TO CONNECT TO THE BEDROOM.

ALSO MADE THE DOOR.

THE DOOR'S ALREADY PUT IN.

PRETTY MUCH.

IT'S READY JUST TO START INSIDE.

SO YOU, YOU CUT THE HOLES.

IS WHAT YOU PRETTY MUCH AND THAT.

AND THAT'S AND UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT SIR.

THANK YOU MR. VIEGAS.

QUESTION TO STAFF.

UM, ANY LETTERS OF OPPOSITION BUILDING AS WELL? OH, NO, NO, NO LETTER, NO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT.

JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ZBA? 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 5.

ANYONE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 5.

SEEING NONE, I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTIONS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 5.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MR. EPO.

A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER? A SECOND FOR MR. EPO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS CASE? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.

AYE.

REQUEST CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I HAVE COUNT OF EIGHT TO ZERO.

GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE

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GOOD TO GO?

[4. ZBA-23-10-0067 (Council District 5) – Special Exception to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces and variances to reduce minimum front yard setback and side yard setbacks for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 225 NW 16th Street, legally described as lot 1, Block 52, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Six]

ALL RIGHTY.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS ZBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 7.

THIS IS LOCATED AT 2 2 5 NORTHWEST 16TH STREET.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OFF STREET PARKING SPACES FROM TWO GARAGE PARKING SPACES TO ONE A VARIANCE REQUEST TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 25 FEET TO 20 FEET.

AND A VARIANCE REQUEST TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR SIDE ON STREET FROM 15 FEET TO FIVE FEET.

AGAIN, THIS IS A REALLY OLD LOT.

IT WAS LEGALLY PLATTED, SO THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO COME IN FROM MINIMUM LOT AREA MINIMUM LOT WIDTH.

UM, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE THOSE SIDE SETBACKS IN THAT GARAGE.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN HERE.

HERE IS THE LOT ITSELF.

45 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT.

ZERO.

RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 7 AS REQUESTED.

AS I STATED EARLIER, THIS IS A CASE OF TRUE HARDSHIP.

IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE THESE VARIANCES, THEN THAT LOT IS UNDEVELOPABLE.

THAT'S JUST WHY STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS OF STAFF TO MY RIGHT, MR. ABPA? GO AHEAD, SIR.

DO YOU THINK WITH THIS, UH, ALTERATION THERE WILL BE RISK FOR AGAINST SAFETY MEASURES IN THE PREMISES AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? UH, STAFF DOES NOT THINK SO.

WE'VE HAD OTHER INFILL DEVELOPMENT SIMILAR TO THIS THAT'S GONE IN THROUGH THE CITY.

SO IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S INFILL DEVELOPMENT STAFF'S SUPPORTIVE OF THAT? NO QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT STAFF.

THANK YOU BRITTANY? MM-HMM .

I DON'T HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

HE'S NOT HERE.

THAT'S OKAY.

THIS LOOKS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME, BUT I'LL ENTERTAIN.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF KZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 7.

AND JUST SO WE'RE FAIR AND BALANCED, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 7 SAYING NONE? I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD TO HANDLE DISCUSSIONS OR MOTIONS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 7.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND.

OH, ALMOST A SILENT BOARD.

I GOT WORRIED.

UH, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BAKER A SECOND FROM A SECOND RODIER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ASK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY AYE.

AYE.

THAT MOTION PASSES BY ACCOUNT OF EIGHT TO ZERO, WHICH MOVES

[5. ZBA-23-10-0068 (Council District 2) – Variance to increase the maximum area and to reduce the minimum rear yard and side yard setbacks for a detached garage permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 3646 Park Ridge, legally described as Lot 9, Block 1, Country Club Park Addition No.2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One Residential District]

US TO OUR NEXT CASE.

SALVADOR, YOU'RE BACK UP.

GOOD MEETING ONCE AGAIN.

BOARD.

SO I WILL BE PRESENTING A CASE ZBA 23 DASH 10 DASH 0 0 6 8 VARIANCE FOR MINIMUM REAR SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A DETACHED GARAGE IN THE REAR YARD LOCATED AT 3 6 4 6 PARK RIDGE.

UH, AND THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL.

UH, THE REQUEST IS FOR A RE VARIANCE, UH, FOR A REAR YARD SETBACK.

THE MINIMUM IS CURRENTLY 10 FEET.

UH, AND THE PROPOSED IS SEVEN FEET AND SIX INCHES.

THE, UH, REDUCED OR THE MINIMUM FOR THE SIDE YARD IS EIGHT FEET AND THE PROPOSED IS FIVE FEET.

AND I DO WANNA MENTION THERE IS A UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE BACK FOR SEVEN AND A HALF FEET, UM, AS WELL AS A A HUNDRED FOOT UH, EASEMENT BEHIND THE PROPERTY.

UM, EARLIER THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE CONDITION THAT THE SIDE YARD, UH, SETBACKS STAY AT EIGHT FEET.

UH, STAFF HAS, UH, WANTS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE IS, UH, THERE WOULD BE A CONCERN WITH THE HEIGHTS BEING THAT CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY.

THERE MIGHT BE A NUISANCE, UH, THE PROPERTY, UH, OR THE, UH, PROPOSED, UH, DETACHED GARAGE MIGHT CAUSE.

IS THAT AN ADDITIONAL REASON FOR WHY WE WANNA STAY OFF THE, THE FIVE FEET AND GO GO WITH FULL EIGHT FEET ON THE SIDE? THAT IS CORRECT.

MR. CHAIR.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE A TOWERING GARAGE, CORRECT? RIGHT UP ON THE FENCE LINE? CORRECT.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT, MR. BAKER? SORRY.

WHAT IS THE HEIGHT? I BELIEVE IT'S 21 FEET, BUT I I THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL.

THEY CAN GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT.

HE'S NEXT UP.

SO, UM, I DO WANNA MENTION AS WELL, THERE IS ALREADY A EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE IF, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, IN THE REAR YARD.

SO THEY WENT TO INCREASE THE SIZE, UM, AND DEMOLISH STATS.

OKAY? MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

E MS. , GO AHEAD.

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN NORMALLY THE FIVE FOOT'S QUITE A BIT.

I MEAN, YES.

SO WHY, WHAT, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH FIVE FOOT? WELL, THE MINIMUM IS EIGHT FEET FOR THAT ZONING DISTRICT.

REACHES A CERTAIN SIZE AND HEIGHT AND, AND SQUARE FOOTAGE, THEN IT, THEN IT HAS TO MEET THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE SETBACKS VERSUS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SETBACKS, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD BE THREE FEET ON SIDE, BUT BECAUSE OF IT SIZE IT'S, IT'S HAS TO MEET THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE SETBACK.

SO THEY'RE PROPOSING FIVE FEET.

SO QUESTION PLANNING, DOES THAT VARY BY DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY? 'CAUSE CORRECT.

I KNOW IN SOME, SOME PLACES THREE FEET, IT VARIES BASED OFF THE SIZE OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

SO ONCE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE

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ANY, GO AHEAD.

SO IF THEY GO, IF, IF WE DON'T GIVE 'EM A FIVE FOOT, THEY GOTTA GO EIGHT FOOT, THEN THEY GOTTA MAKE IT LITTLER.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIND SOME KIND OF WAY TO MEET THAT EIGHT FOOT MINIMUM.

CORRECT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A PRETTY LARGE STRUCTURE AND, UH, FOUR IT IS LOCATED, IT WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE REAR YARD, BUT IT'S STILL LARGER AND IT IS A LARGE LOT.

SO IT DOESN'T EXCEED ANY, UH, LOT COVERAGE.

YEAH, IT LOOKS BIG, BUT, ALL RIGHT.

IT'S IN THE BACK.

ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SALVADOR? MR. EPA? GO AHEAD SIR.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S ANOTHER STRUCTURE WITHIN THE, HOW CLOSE ARE THEY? SO THERE, THERE, THERE IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE ALREADY.

UH, THEY'RE PLANNING ON DEMOLISHING THAT STRUCTURE AND PUTTING THE NEW, NEW ONE THERE.

IT WOULD BE A LARGER STRUCTURE THAN WHAT IS ALREADY THERE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A SORT OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE OTHER ONE.

MR. UM, WHAT HEIGHT WOULD THEY HAVE TO KEEP IT DOWN TO IN ORDER TO STAY WITH A FIVE FOOT? FIVE FOOT I UP, UM, MR. BAKER AND MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, DEIS JENSEN SENIOR PLANNER.

I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER FIRST YOUR QUESTION.

SO BRITTANY WAS RIGHT SAYING THAT THREE FEET IS REQUIRED FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN 10 FEET.

HOWEVER YOU ARE ACTUALLY CORRECT, DEPENDING ON THE LOSS SIZE IS THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING IS SUBDIVIDED INTO MANY ZONINGS, INCLUDING SF ONE THROUGH SF SIX.

THIS IS SF TWO, WHICH MEANS IT'S MUCH LARGER LOT THAN MOST HOUSES THAT YOU SEE.

WE ARE TYPICALLY SF FOUR SFI.

SO WITH THIS LOT CONFIGURATION, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A EIGHT FOOT MINIMUM SETBACK THAT RANGES FROM 10 FOOT TO FIVE FOOT, 5, 6, 8, 10.

SO THIS ACTUALLY IS THE, IS IN THE CATEGORY OF EIGHT FEET IS THE MINIMUM SIDE REQUIREMENT.

AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UM, UNLESS THEY KEEP IT DOWN TO 10 OR LESS, LIKE AT 10 FEET, THEY CANNOT PUT IT TO THE THREE FEET.

HOWEVER, ANYTHING EXCEEDING 10 FEET NEEDS TO BE MINIMUM EIGHT FEET.

BUT THEY ARE 21.5 FEET HIGH.

OUR CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DO HAVE A REALLY LARGE RARE YARD WHERE THEY COULD LOCATE IT ANYWHERE ON THAT LOT.

THE EXISTING S THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, IS THAT EIGHT FEET OFF OR FIVE, FIVE FEET OFF IS WHAT WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN THAT WAS PLACED, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTO, THAT SEEMS TO BE SMALLER, UH, STORAGE STRUCTURE.

BUT WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT KIND OF ADDRESS THAT LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, I ASK MS. JACKSON HOW FAR OFF FENCE IT IS NOW BECAUSE PART OF IT I THINK IS PROBABLY USING ASSISTING PADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE THINKING.

THAT'S WHY HE IS WANTING TO DO THAT.

MM-HMM .

HE'S NOT WANTING TO THROW THAT THE PAD AWAY.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO STAFF SINCE WE'VE HAD A ROBUST QUESTION SESSION? I WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET 'EM ALL OUT.

I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A LITTLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING THAN WE DID A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, SALVADOR.

UH, MR. JACKSON, I HAVE A CARD FOR YOU.

COME ON DOWN AND REGA WITH WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.

I'VE BEEN USING THOSE BIG WORDS.

I DIDN'T FINISH CALLING.

UH, YOU KNOW, HEY, HAVE A-G-P-I-S-D EDUCATION GO EASY ON ME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST UTA, IT'S, DON'T GET EXCITED.

THE, UH, THE EXISTING SHED THAT'S GONNA BE TORN DOWN.

I THINK IT'S NAME AND ADDRESS, JUST RECORD.

UH, MATT JACKSON, MATT CO CONSTRUCTION.

1102 AUSTRIAN ROAD, GRAND PRAIRIE.

OUTSTANDING.

THAT SHED, THAT'S THERE NOW IS IS ABOUT A 10 BY 12 SHED.

IT SITS ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN FEET OFF THE FENCE.

IT'S, UH, I MEAN IT'S GOT A LITTLE FIVE AND 12, FOUR AND 12 PITCH ROOFS NOT THAT TALL.

IT JUST KIND OF SITS BACK IN THE CORNER.

AND WHAT THE PLAN TO BUILD IS SUBSTANTIALLY LARGE IS 25 BY 45.

UH, IT'S GONNA HAVE 12 FOOT SIDEWALLS.

THAT WAS THE MAX FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND, UH, IT'S GONNA HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY, DID THEY SUBMIT ANY PICTURES IN, IN MY ELEVATIONS TO YOU GUYS, UH, IN THE PACKET? DID WE HAVE ELEVATIONS? ELEVATIONS AND JUNE'S GONNA TRY TO HELP WALK YOU THROUGH THE COMPUTER HERE TO TRY TO SEE WHAT WE GOT.

SO IF YOU GET THIS THING APPROVED, BUT AT EIGHT, EIGHT FOOT OFF THE SIDE, WHAT'S IT DO TO YOU? I'LL PULL IT UP IN SAY THAT AGAIN.

IF YOU GET IT APPROVED FOR THE SIZE YOU WANT AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF, BUT WE WANT IT EIGHT FEET FROM THAT, JUST SO WE DON'T HAVE YOUR NEIGHBOR IN HERE FREAKING OUT NEXT TIME.

I, I I GET THAT.

UH, IT'S JUST THAT CHICK, IT'S 25 45.

THAT'S LIKE A CHICK-FIL-A YOU'RE PUTTING IN BACK THERE.

YOU KNOW, THE TRAJECTORY INTO THE GARAGE IS GONNA BE A LOT EASIER IF WE CAN KEEP IT CLOSER TO THE FENCE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I GOTTA ASK AND WE'LL SEE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU'LL ASK, BUT IN, IN LIEU OF IF IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES, IF WE, THAT'S NOT A HILL YOU'RE WILLING TO FIGHT YOUR FINAL BATTLE ON, IS IT? NO, NO, NO.

I, OKAY.

UH, IT'S 12 FOOT SIDEWALLS.

IT'S THE BARN STALL UHHUH ROOF ON THIS THING.

UH, BUT THE WALLS WILL ONLY BE 12 FOOT.

AND THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE, OF THE PEAK OF THE ROOF WILL BE 21 6.

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IT'S GONNA BE A HYBRID TYPE BUILDING.

WE WANTED TO DO A METAL BUILDING, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT.

AND HERE IN GRANDBERRY, SO WE'RE GONNA FRAME A WELDED METAL STRUCTURE, BUT I'M GONNA FRAME UP TWO BY SIX EXTERIOR WALLS AND THEN PUT ZIP WALL, THE GREEN BOARD YOU SEE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THEN HORIZONTAL SIDING ON TOP OF THAT.

SO THE EXTERIOR WILL LOOK MORE LIKE A RESIDENCE INSTEAD OF A METAL BARN.

AND, UH, THE, UH, REAR YARD SETBACK AT 10 FEET.

UH, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO ENCORE ABOUT THE SERVICE IS GONNA HAVE TO BE RELOCATED 'CAUSE IT WILL BE UNDER OUR BUILDING UNDER HERE.

AND THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE SAID THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT HE WOULD LET ME ENCROACH RIGHT UP TO THE EASEMENT, WHICH WOULD PUT ME SEVEN AND A HALF OFF THE FENCE INSTEAD OF 10.

AND THAT THAT WOULD HELP ON THE REAR YARD IF THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED MM-HMM .

AND IRONICALLY, THAT, THAT REQUEST IS, IS ON THERE AND NOT MEETING MUCH.

OBJECTION.

IT'S THAT EIGHT VERSUS FIVE FEET ON THE RIGHT.

THOSE, I DON'T THINK WE ARE THAT EXCITED ABOUT THE TWO, TWO FEET, FOUR INCHES IN THE BACK.

I'M PICKING UP ON THAT'S ENCORE'S PROBLEM.

BUT I, I KNOW I'D HAVE CONCERNS IF MY NEIGHBOR POPPED UP WITH A 40 BY 20 BUILDING.

YEAH, RIGHT UP ON THE FENCE.

THERE'S THE PROBLEM.

I MIGHT BE A LITTLE CONCERNED.

16 BY 14 OVERHEAD DOOR.

THEY CAN PUT A BUS BACK THERE.

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT'S THE ONLY REASON YOU SEE DOORS THAT SIZE .

AND THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE BOTH SIDE ELEVATIONS RIGHT THERE.

THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NOT SITUATED EXACTLY NORTH AND SOUTH, BUT THAT WOULD BE KIND OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE ASSIST.

JUNE.

UM, QUESTIONS OF STAFF, OR EXCUSE ME, QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD FOR THIS APPLICANT.

DO WE HAVE ANY TO MY RIGHT? HOW ABOUT TO MY LEFT, MR. BAKER? UH, OKAY.

SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS REALLY 12 FOOT ON THE SIDES.

AND SO WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WOULD BE LOOKING AT IS ROOF LINE REALLY MORE THAN SIDELINE? YES.

THE ROOF LINE WOULD START AT, START AT 12 FOOT.

SO IT'S 12 FOOT DOWN.

AND, AND HOW, HOW TALL ARE THE FENCES OUT THERE, MATT? THAT'S A SIX FOOT, UH, STOCK.

A BETWEEN HIM AND THE NEIGHBOR ON THAT EIGHT FOOT SIDE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCROACH UPON.

WELL, THE NEIGHBOR TO HIS NORTH WOULD'VE BEEN A CHAIN LINK, I THINK SEPARATING THEM, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT RIGHT, RIGHT AGAINST THIS BARN, THAT'LL BE A STOCK, A FENCE.

SO THE ROOF LINE STARTS AT AT 12 FEET OR? YEAH, WELL IT PEAKS AT 12.

AT 12, OKAY.

THAT WALL'S A 12 FOOT WALL.

AND THEN WE'LL START THAT MASTERED PART.

AND THEN, SO IF I GOT A SIX FOOT FENCE, I'M STILL SEEING SIX FOOT OF THE WALL.

AND THEN THE ROOF ON TOP OF THAT? YES.

THE GA BRAILLE STYLE ROOF IS WHAT THIS IS.

GOTCHA.

CALLED COULDN'T, COULDN'T THINK OF THE TERM.

THAT'S OKAY.

I WASN'T GONNA CORRECT YOU 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IT EITHER.

UM, AND YES, MS. ACHE, GO AHEAD.

UH HA.

HAS YOUR NEIGHBOR, IS YOUR NEIGHBOR AWARE OF WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING DOING? YES.

UH, RICHARD, HE HAS NO COMPLAINTS.

IS THAT YOU? HE, HE'S THE, HE'S THE GUY THAT LIVES AT TH HE HE'S GONNA BE LIVING AT 36 46 PARK.

OH, SO HE'S THE NEIGHBOR THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS? NO, NO, HE'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

HE'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, BUT HE'S TALKING.

OH, OKAY.

SO YOU'RE THE GUY GONNA BUILD IT.

YOU'RE THE OWNER.

YES, I'M, I'M THE CONTRACTOR.

SO THE PERSON NEXT DOOR HAS KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO? YEAH, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT.

THAT WAS JUST CURIOUS.

AND HE'S, HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY WITH IT.

HE EVEN WANTS THE SHED THAT'S BACK THERE.

DON'T TEAR IT UP.

JUST MOVE IT NEXT DOOR.

GOT IT.

I GOT A NEIGHBOR LIKE THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT? UM, ANYBODY ELSE TO MY RIGHT.

HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? HOW ABOUT THE LEFT? THANK YOU MR. JACKSON.

I THINK WE'VE FIGURED OUT WHAT WE NEED.

UM, ANY OTHER PEOPLE WISH, WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 8.

RICHARD, THAT WAS ALL YOU WERE GONNA SAY, ISN'T IT? THAT'S, YOU'RE JUST, OKAY.

I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE HERE IN SUPPORT SINCE IT'S YOUR PROPERTY.

UH, ANYONE IN OPPOSITION FOR ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 8? SEEING NONE OR GETTING THE POINT IN THE EVENING WHEN WE GOT FEWER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM? IT'S EASIER TO TELL.

UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS.

I DO WANNA HAVE A DISCUSSION.

HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THE EIGHT FEET VERSUS THE FIVE ON THE SIDE? I, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

PLEASE DO.

WELL, I THINK THEY DID SAY THERE'S NOBODY COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.

DID YOU NOT SAY THAT? THAT'S THAT'S GOOD.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.

SO, SO, SO, YOU KNOW, WE E EVEN IF HE'S, YOU COULD SAY THAT HE'S NOT BEING HONEST.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT ANYWAY, YOU DIDN'T GET A LETTER.

SO HE OBVIOUSLY IS SAYING THE TRUTH, BUT ABOUT THE, OBVIOUSLY THE NEIGHBOR IS OKAY WITH IT.

AND, UH, SO I DON'T KNOW.

I I THINK THAT, THAT THE NEIGHBOR'S OKAY WITH IT 'CAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT'S GONNA SUFFER.

WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA, IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT A 40 FOOT RV BACK THERE, I UNDERSTAND THE NAVIGATION PROBLEMS. IF YOU START CHANGING THE DEVIATION IN THE DRIVEWAY THREE FEET, WE KNOW ABOUT AN RV AND TO BE ABLE, I CAN MESS UP A, TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT STRAIGHT IN AND STRAIGHT OUT.

I'M, I'M TELLING YOU, IS A LOT EASIER.

I DON'T DRIVE OURS, BUT MY HUSBAND DOES.

AND I'LL TELL YOU TO PULL IN, DON'T HAVE TO GO OVER THREE FOOT AND HIT IT.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T DO

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IT.

MY HUSBAND COULD, BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S A CONSIDERATION AND HIS NEIGHBOR'S NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.

SO I I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FIVE FOOT MYSELF.

OTHER, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THOUGHTS? I AGREE.

YOU AGREE TOO? I THINK YOU CAN STILL MORE AROUND IT.

I JUST DID KNOW IF IT WAS A DEAL BREAKER FOR ANYBODY ON THE BOARD TO LEAVE IT AT THE FIVE FEET VERSUS MAKING THE EIGHT FOOT PART OF A MOTION RECOMMENDATION.

I WANTED TO GET IT OUT BEFORE WE START DOING HAND COUNTS AND FINDING OUT THAT WE MESSED UP.

MR. EXPERIMENT, IF YOU WANT TO, WE CAN ADD A CONDITION IF YOU WISH TO, TO HAVE THE NAB HAVE THE APPLICANT SUBMIT A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM HIS NEIGHBOR AS PART OF THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION.

I, I THINK I, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD ONLY BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE, THEY'VE GOTTEN ALL THEIR LETTERS.

CLEARLY.

IF THE NEIGHBOR LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR, HE'S GOT LETTERS, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING, TRYING TO MEL IN.

AND IF IT'D BE ME, IF I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE I'D BE SURE.

OH, I'M SURE YOU WOULD BE MISSING THE CHECK.

I HAVE NONE OF US UP HERE HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD BE UP HERE RAISING A RUCKUS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

GO AHEAD SIR.

WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 8.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM, GO AHEAD.

I THINK I THOUGHT THAT IN THE DBO IS SAYING THAT THE CITY IS SAYING THE STATE KEEP IT.

WELL THAT'S THE CITY.

BUT MR. BAKER, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS YOUR MOTION AS SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONS AS SUBMITTED WITHOUT ANY VARIANCES? AS VARIANCES AS SUBMITTED? AS SUBMITTED? OH, VARIANCE AS SUBMITTED.

AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

NOT BY, OKAY, I GOT IT.

RECOMMENDED VARIANCE.

JUST WANTED TO ASK.

AND DELEY, BAER'S, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TECHNICAL TERMS YOU'RE TRYING TO THROW ME OFF WITH.

INCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A MOTION.

I FROM, UH, MR. BAKER, UH, MY SECOND FROM MR. LANGSTON.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.

AYE AND I OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

[6. ZBA-23-10-0069 (Council District 1) – Variances to reduce the minimum lot width, lot area, and side yard setback for a single-family residence permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 609 SW 14th Street, legally described as Lot 3, Block 132, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four Residential District]

LAST CASE.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.

CBA 2 3 10 0 0 6 9.

A FEW VARIANCE REQUESTS, VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR REGARDING A PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 0 9 SOUTHWEST 14TH STREET.

SO THEY ARE REQUESTING A REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FROM 60 FEET TO 35.33 FEET.

PRODUCTION OF THE MINIMUM LOT AREA FROM 7,200 SQUARE FEET TO 4,522 SQUARE FEET.

PRODUCTION OF THE MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM SIX FEET TO FIVE FEET.

SO AGAIN, JUST LOOKING AT THE PLAID, THAT PROPERTY OF THE NORTH WITHIN THEY BUILT 75 YEARS AGO, THEY ENCROACHED UPON THE SEPTIC PROPERTIES LAW AND SO NOW THEY'RE COMING IN WANTING TO PLA JUST TO KIND OF DEAL WITH THAT NON-CONFORMITY SO THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND BUILD A RESIDENCE THERE.

UM, THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE RESIDENTS PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, PROPOSED ELEVATION, AND THIS IS THE LOT 27 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT.

ZERO.

RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 23 10 0 6 9 AS REQUESTED.

AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER HARDSHIP CASE WHERE UNLESS THEY RECEIVE THESE VARIANCES, THAT LOT IS UNDEVELOPABLE.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS? UH, ANY QUESTIONS ATTACHED TO MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? AND THE APPLICANT IS, OH, UH, WE DO HAVE ONE TO HEAR ME.

YES, GO AHEAD.

MR. APO, WHAT UH, FACTORS DID AFFECT YOU SENDING 27 NOTICES ONLY? SO THE WAY THAT THAT WORKS IS IT'S STATE REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A 200 FOOT BUFFER AROUND THE PROSTHETIC PROPERTY AND MAIL IT TO ALL OF THOSE.

THE CITY ACTUALLY HAS A 300 FOOT BUFFER, SO WE CAPTURE ALL THE HOUSES WITHIN THAT OR ALL THOSE SUBJECT PROPERTIES WITHIN 300 FEET AND MAIL IT TO THEM.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SUCH A, A WIDE RANGE OF THE NUMBER OF LETTERS WE SENT OUT.

JUST DEPENDS ON THE DENSITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF NOW REAL QUICK, BRITTANY? THE, UH, APPLICANT'S NAME ON THIS IS LUKE KEATON, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME APPLICANT ON THE OTHER WALLY GON LOT.

LUKE KEETON WITH TAKING THIS SURVEY.

WE WORK WITH SECRET CAMPING SPOTS AWAY.

I SEE ALL MY PLACES.

PUT MY LITTLE COLD INTENT.

UH, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU BRITTANY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I DO HAVE A CARD BUT VERY CLEARLY NOT MARKED.

UH, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK MR. VICTOR RES YOU IN THE ROOM? YOU DO YOU WISH TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK OR YOU, YOU JUST IN SUPPORT OF THE CASE AND WANT IT RECORDED IN THE RECORD? OR DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TELL US? ALRIGHT.

I SPEAK.

ALRIGHT, COME ON DOWN.

YOU CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT.

YOU'RE HERE.

WHAT THE HECK ME? WHAT THE HECK? I LIKE THAT HE WAS FOOLED INTO THINKING I'M A NICE GUY.

START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU WOULD, JUST SO WE HAVE IT FOR THE RECORD.

GU MY NAME IS VICTOR REYES.

I LIVE IN 28 0 9 MCPHERSON LANE, FLOWER MAN, TEXAS SAME 5 2 2.

UH, UH, TRY TO BUILD THIS HOUSE OVER HERE BECAUSE I GOT THE LAND, I MEAN PART TO THE LAND.

THE, THE NEIGHBOR STEAL IT TO ME LIKE 15 FEET TO, YOU KNOW, TO TO MY LOT.

WE PLOT IT, WE PLOT IT AND TRY MAKE A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND A PIECE OF LAND.

I GOT A BEAUTIFUL PLANE LIKE SHE SHOW HERE.

WHATEVER WE HAD.

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I THINK.

I MEAN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BE AND THE ELEVATIONS LOOK VERY NICE.

I, YES, IT'S, I DID LIKE WHAT THEY SHOWED DURING THE EARLIER PART OF THE BRIEFING AND I MEAN AND THIS IS, THIS WILL BE YOUR DEVELOPMENT IN THIS? YES.

ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. RE? AM I RIGHT TO MY LEFT? SEE THAT WAS EASY TO COME ON DOWN.

GREAT.

THANK YOU YOU GUYS.

THANK FOR COMING DOWN SIR.

ALRIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 9.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ZBA 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 9.

SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 9.

SECOND I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER, A SECOND FOR MS. HUBACHEK ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.

A AYE.

MOTION IS APPROVED BY EIGHT ZERO AND THAT CONCLUDES THE CASE ON THE AGENDA.

UNDER CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE DO HAVE A SPACE FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

IF ANYTHING IS NOT COVERED ON THE AGENDA THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET UP AND REGALE US WITH, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HEAR YOU.

BUT I GENERALLY SPEAKING, HAVE HEARD A CITIZEN COMMENT IN FIVE YEARS HERE.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON.

AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA.

EVERYBODY HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.