Feb 19, 2024 Zoning Board of Adjustment

OR WE DON'T OBJECT TO MORE THAN 30%.

UH, ANYTHING ABOVE 30%, WE JUST HAVE TO HEAR APPROVED.

SAME FROM YEAH.

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE FOR VARIANCES AND ADJUSTMENTS AND, AND HARDSHIPS.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S OUTTA LINE IN MY OPINION, BUT I'M JUST ONE VOTE.

WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST COVER ALL THREE PARKING SPACES, CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO.

AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO, RIGHT? OH, NO, WE'LL GET TO THAT.

WELL, THAT'S WHY WE CAME OUT TONIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY RIGHT, MR. APO? YES.

UH, THE NEW CARPORT IS FOR HOW MANY CARS? SO IT WOULD COVER THIS ENTIRE AREA HERE.

SO I, I'M ASSUMING AT LEAST THREE MINIMUM.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE, UH, PICTURE THERE, THEY DO HAVE THREE VEHICLES PARKED.

UH, GO BACK TO THE NUMBERS WHEN, JUST BEFORE THAT, I THINK IT SAYS 26 FEET.

IS THAT WHAT THAT SAYS? YEAH, 26 FEET WIDE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

VARIANCES LOCATED AT 6 4 2 NORTH ML KING JR.

IT'S THEIR DRIVEWAY'S 26 FOOT WIDE, SO, THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? STAFF TO NOPE.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

WELL THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER TWO, SHALL WE? ALL READY.

MOVING ON ZBA DASH 24 DASH ONE DASH 0 0 2.

THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR MULTIPLE

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BOULEVARD FOR LOT WITH LOT AREA REAR INSIDE YARD SETBACK.

SO THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AND THE REQUESTS IN DETAIL ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR LOT WIDTH FROM 60 FEET TO 31.57 FEET.

THE LOT AREA FROM 7,200 SQUARE FEET TO 5,189 SQUARE FEET.

THE REAR SET, SORRY, THE REAR YARD SETBACK FOR 20 FEET, UH, FROM 20 FEET TO 16 FEET, FIVE INCHES.

AND LASTLY, THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM 15 FEET TO 16 FEET, OR SORRY, SIX FEET.

AND I'LL GET INTO DETAIL AS TO THE, UH, THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS LAWN HERE.

SO THIS IS A SITE PLAN DETAILING THE PROPOSED PLOT.

UH, AND THIS PICTURE, I THINK DOES A BETTER JOB OF SHOWING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SIX WAR TWO IS KIND OF IN A WEIRD SHAPE, UM, IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS TECH STOCK CAME ALONG TO ESTABLISH THAT HIGHWAY TOOK SOME OF THAT PORTION OF THE LOT RESULTING IN A ODD LOOKING LOTS AND, AND CREATING SOME, UH, SOME TRUE HARDSHIPS FOR THE, UH, DEVELOPER.

SO REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO OF VARIANCE FOR LOT WIDTH, LAW AREA REAR AND SIDE YARD SETBACK, 42 NOTICES WERE SENT ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN IMPOSED, AND THERE'S NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SALVADOR, DO YOU MIND BACKING UP ONE, ONE SLIDE JUST SO I CAN SEE THAT OVERHEAD AGAIN? NO PROBLEM.

YEAH, YOU WERE EXPLAINING IT'S 'CAUSE THEY'RE DEVELOPING KIND OF A WONKY YEAH.

LOT.

SO TEXDOT CAME ALONG, ESTABLISHED 1 6 1 TOOK A PORTION OF THAT LOT, UH, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY TOOK THAT TOP SLIVER THERE, RESULTING IN, UH, IN THE UNUSUAL LOT, UM, WHICH REALLY DOES CREATE A HARDSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPER TO CREATE ANY SORT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS? OH, I'M SORRY.

WERE YOU READY FOR QUESTIONS OR YOU HAD MORE? UH, YES.

UH, WE JUST NOTING WE DO NOT OBJECT TO THE OKAY.

TO THE REQUEST.

UH, THE REQUEST WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPER TO OKAY.

PUT SOME KIND OF RESONANCE THERE.

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

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT WAS EASY.

QUICK AND, AND DOWN.

THIS DOES CONCLUDE STAFF BRIEFING.

WE'LL ADJOURN NOW AND WE HAVE 16 MINUTES FOR A COMFORT BREAK.

SO WE'LL RECONVENE AT SIX O'CLOCK.

EVERYBODY GET COMFORTABLE? EVERYBODY GET ALL COMFORTABLE? GO UP, GO.

OF GRAND PRAIRIE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPEALS MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024.

HERE WE GO.

WELCOME TO THE CITY

[Call to Order]

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

THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM THE 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 ADJUSTMENT 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 0.009 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE DURING VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN FAVOR OF AN APPLICANT ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH THIS BOARD HAS JURISDICTION.

I WANNA STRESS THAT AGAIN, IT TAKES SEVEN VOTES.

YES.

TO GET A VARIANCE APPROVED.

AS YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS HERE.

ONE VOTE NO.

AND IT'LL BE SIX ONE.

WE CANNOT GRANT THE VARIANCE SO TO THE APPLICANTS.

IF YOU FEEL AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROCESS, LIKE YOU MAY NOT, IT'S NOT GOING GREAT.

WE MAY NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

I MAY NOT GET SEVEN.

YOU CAN ASK TO TABLE IT AND WE'LL PUSH IT TO THE NEXT MEETING NEXT MONTH.

BECAUSE ONCE WE VOTE, WE'VE DECIDED IN THE, IN THIS CASE, IF WE CAN'T BUILD CARPORTS, CAN'T DO THE UH, THE LOTS, THEN YOU GOTTA DO WHATEVER'S PRESCRIBED UNDER THE, THE CURRENT STATUTE.

SO, REAL TRICKY THING, THE MAYOR CAN GIVE HIS SPEECHES, BUT IT'S TRICKY THAT WE'RE A, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SEVEN TO GET YOUR VARIANCE.

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVEN SITTING.

SO I JUST WANNA BE FAIR WITH EVERYBODY BEFORE WE GO MUCH FURTHER TO KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS HERE.

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

AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.

DAVID BAKER HERE.

BARRY SANDIS HERE.

HOW COME I WAS SECOND? I GOT A DISPUTE ON THAT.

ANTHONY LANGSTON HERE.

AND MELINDA ROGERS HERE.

SO AS I STATED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WE CAN PROCEED.

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UM, AND NOW I'M GONNA ASK MR. BAKER TO DO THE INVOCATION.

YES.

THANK YOU BARRY.

DEARLY FATHER, WE COME TONIGHT.

JUST BLESS OUR TIME TOGETHER.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

HELP US TO BE HONEST AND FAIR FOR THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND, UH, HELP US KEEP US SAFE.

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 SPEAK ONCE THE APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN.

EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILLS OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND I SEE TWO OF YOU HAVE, WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN.

SPEAKERS SHOULD GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AT THE VERY TOP WHEN YOU GET TO THE MICROPHONE, YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS SO THAT WE HAVE IT ON THE RECORD TRANSCRIBED, UH, ALONG WITH WHOM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THAT APPLIES.

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

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 17TH, 2024.

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THOSE MINUTES? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE FOR THE MINUTES.

JANUARY 17TH, 2024.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER, A SECOND FOR MR. EPO.

JUST 'CAUSE I WE LOCKED EYES AT THE SAME TIME.

CATCH YOU ON IN ONES.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVE MINUTES.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION IS PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

WHICH

[2. ZBA-24-01-0001 (Council District 1) – Variance to increase the maximum area for a rear yard carport permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 1002 British Blvd., legally described as Lot 16, Block 3, Churchill Estates Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One Residential District]

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

AGENDA.

I HAVE TWO CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SALVADOR, IF YOU COULD TAKE IT AWAY.

GO AHEAD.

OH, MIC ON.

YOU'RE SOFT SPOKEN BUT YOU'RE NOT THAT SOFT SPOKEN.

YEAH, THIS, OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND BOARD.

MY NAME IS SALVADOR.

I'M WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE PLANNING DIVISION AND TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING BOTH CASES.

FIRST CASE BEING ON THE AGENDA.

ZBA 24 DASH ZERO ONE DASH ZERO ONE A VARIANCE FOR THE MAXIMUM CARPORT AREA ALLOWED FOR A REAR YARD CARPORT LOCATED AT 1002 BRITISH BOULEVARD.

THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL AND THE REQUEST IS A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AREA FOR A REAR YARD CARPORT FROM THE ALLOWED 500 SQUARE FEET TO THE REQUESTED 780 SQUARE FEET.

HERE'S THE AERIAL IMAGE OF THE PROPERTY AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THAT MAX AREA FOR THE REAR YARD CARPORT, WHICH ABUTS AN ALLEY.

THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND THIS IS A STREET VIEW IMAGE.

SO REGARDING ZBA 24 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 0 0 0 1 A VARIANCE FOR A MAXIMUM CARPORT AREA ALLOWED.

38 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT.

ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN IN OPPOSED.

AND THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THE AGENDA ITEM AS REQUESTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS MORE THAN 30% BEING THE STANDARD THAT STAFF WOULD SUPPORT.

HOWEVER, THE STAFF DOESN'T WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CARPORT IS LOCATED OR TO BE PROPOSED IN THE REAR YARD.

AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL, MR. BAKER.

AND SO REALLY THE MAIN REASON THAT STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS IS IT'S BIGGER THAN THE STANDARD, WHICH THAT'S THE REAL REASON THEY'RE HERE AND THAT'S WHY I MEAN THEY'RE HERE TO THE ZONING BOARD AND, AND SO BECAUSE STAFF DOESN'T SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER THAN THE 500 FOOT.

SO THEY HAVE TO COME TO US TO GET THE FAVOR TO, TO GET IT PASSED.

AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY REASON BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUTSIDE OF ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS LIKE ANY SETBACKS OR ANY SIDES OR ANYTHING ELSE.

THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF CONCRETE FOR IT.

IT'S IN THE BACK.

IT'S NOT REALLY OBSTRUCTING ANYBODY.

NOBODY'S REALLY OBJECTING TO THIS.

SO THEY HAVE TO COME HERE IN ORDER TO GET IT.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT BOIL, BOILS DOWN TO.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND I DO WANT TO CLARIFY.

IN THE PAST WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FOR THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A CARPORT BEING MORE THAN THE ALLOWED 500 SQUARE FEET STAFF HAS SUPPORTED UP TO 30% MORE.

HOWEVER THIS REQUEST GOES UP PAST THE 30% THAT'S ALLOWED.

WE'VE PASSED THOSE BEFORE, CORRECT? MM-HMM .

AND

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CORRECT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

TO CLARIFY, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, HAD THE REQUEST COME THROUGH YOUR OFFICE FOR SIX 50, THAT'S 30% MORE THAN THE 500.

RIGHT? SO 50 TIMES 10%.

SO HUNDRED 50 MORE.

IF IT WAS SIX 50 OR LESS, STAFF WOULD'VE SUPPORTED, STILL HAS TO COME TO ZBA.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED THE ITEM.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY SEMANTICS ON THIS, WHETHER LOOKING AT THE, LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, LOOKING AT WHERE THE CONCRETE IS, WHETHER THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO PUT SOMETHING THERE.

GO AHEAD.

MR. BAKER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I WAS JUST SAYING, BUT THEY, WE HAVE PASSED WAR IN THAT BEFORE.

THAT'S ALL I WAS SAYING.

SO THAT WAS IT.

AND, UH, QUESTIONS MR. APU? GO AHEAD SIR.

HAVE YOU PASSED BEFORE NOW? YES SIR.

SOMETHING AS MUCH AS ABOUT 40% MORE THAN OH, THAT'S OKAY.

AS STAFF WOULD KNOW, DO I KNOW WE'VE PA I PERSONALLY REMEMBER PASSING AN 800 OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE INDIVIDUALS.

THAT'S UNFAIR.

SALVADOR REASONABLY NEW.

SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THE STANDARD THAT STAFF HAS TRIED TO KEEP US 30%.

MYSELF AND MELINDA PROBABLY CAN GIVE MORE THAN MOST OF STAFF JUST 'CAUSE WE'VE SAT ON AND SAT IN ON A NUMBER OF THESE.

YEAH, WE'VE PASSED THEM QUITE A BIT LARGER.

OKAY, ONE MORE QUESTION.

GO AHEAD SIR.

IS IT GOING, HOW IS HE GONNA APPLY TO THE EXACT PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF THE KIND OF ROOF SIZE WALLS AND SO ON? CAN YOU TELL US? YEAH.

SO YOU CAN SEE ON HERE THE WIDTH IS 26 FEET.

SO THAT'S THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED.

SO THEY'RE TECHNICALLY MEETING THAT.

IT'S THE LENGTH THAT'S MORE THAN STANDARD.

SO HEIGHT, THE HEIGHT IS NOT AN ISSUE AND THAT WILL BE, UH, DOUBLE CHECKED DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

THIS IS JUST FOR THE ACTUAL VARIANCE OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.

SO THE 26 FEET ACROSS IS EXACTLY WHERE THE CONCRETE IS NOW? YES.

AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S ALL UP TO THE ALLOWABLE LEVEL.

IT'S JUST WHETHER IT'S 30 FOOT LONG VERSUS YEAH, SO THIS COULD HAVE BEEN 26 BY SOMETHING LESS THAN 30 AND IT COULD HAVE MET 500 SQUARE FEET AND THAT WOULD'VE BEEN FINE.

NO EBA REQUIRED.

UH, BUT LET'S SAY THAT THEY WOULD'VE TRIED IT DONE 28 FEET WIDE, THEN THAT'S AGAIN A VARIANCE.

AND I, I THINK IN THE PAST YOU HAVE APPROVED MORE THAN 30%.

UM, SO THE, THE ONLY THING IS MAYBE STAFF HAVE RECOMMENDED NON-APPROVED OR COULD NOT SUPPORT THAT ITEM, BUT THE BOARD HAS APPROVED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, VARIANCES.

AND THE STAFF REALLY DOESN'T RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR NOT, THEY JUST SAY WHETHER THEY SUPPORT OR CAN'T SUPPORT.

CORRECT.

TO BE FAIR.

SO THAT WE DON'T, WE DO NOT OBJECT.

DON'T PUT YOU GUYS IN THE THAT'S RIGHT.

I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU GUYS ON THE HOT SEAT HERE.

YOU KNOW, THE STAFF DOES NOT RECOMMEND SUPPORT.

THEY JUST CORRECT.

CAN SUPPORT OR CAN'T SUPPORT A STAFF AS PERTAINS TO THE RULES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE STAFF BEFORE WE GET THE APPLICANTS UP HERE? NOPE.

THANK YOU SALVADOR.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU BILL AND PATTY, MEXICAN.

I KNOW YOU FILLED OUT A CARD AND SAID DON'T WISH TO SPEAK, BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.

SO WILL ONE OF YOU DO ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS AND FIGURE OUT WHO'S COMING UP? I KNOW.

I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION SO IT ONLY BE FAIR TO ALRIGHT.

IT ALWAYS AMUSES ME.

DON'T WISH TO SPEAK.

DON'T CALL ON ME .

OKAY, BILL.

SO BILL, IF YOU COULD START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

I'M BILL BASSETT.

I LIVE AT 10 0 2 BRITISH BOULEVARD IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU IS, OKAY, LOOK, PERSONALLY I'M ONE VOTE.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH 26 FOOT MM-HMM .

I, YOU GOT A, YOU GOT A NICE SPOT THERE AND YOUR CORNER LOT AND IT, IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

IT'S OVER THE DIMENSIONS.

SO IT'S 30 FOOT LONG VERSUS BEING 25 FOOT.

I GUESS THEORETICALLY THE BIG CHALLENGE I HAVE IS WE HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE HERE AND YOU NEED ALL SEVEN TO VOTE FOR YOU TO GET THIS VARIANCE.

IF NOT, IT'S DONE AND THEN YOU'RE BACK TO RINGING A 500 FOOT.

BY HOW MANY INCHES PLEASE? OH YEAH, JUST ENOUGH FOR THE WIDTH OF THE POST TO SUPPORT IT.

JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR.

'CAUSE YES.

I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY WALK OUTTA HERE AND GO, I DIDN'T KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT, SO, NO, I UNDERSTAND.

UH, BELIEVE ME, OVER THE YEARS WE'VE HAD LOTS OF FIVE, FOUR AND SIX THREE VOTES AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, SIX THREE, DIDN'T I WIN AND NO SIR, YOU DIDN'T.

I GOTCHA.

UM, SO I WANNA BE FAIR.

DO WE, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? I DO.

IF WE LOOK AT THE EXTENSION ON THIS SIDE, CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY BY HOW MANY INCHES IT IS GOING TO EXTEND BEYOND THE EXISTING HOUSE WALL? BEYOND THE EXISTING HOUSE? YEAH, I'M, I'M SORRY.

THE 1002 BRITISH BOULEVARD EXISTING HOUSE.

THE, THE, THE FENCE IS A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE WALL

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JUST RIGHT THERE AT THE EDGE OF THE, AT THE EDGE OF THE, OF THE SLABS.

YEAH, WE JUST, BECAUSE YOU GOTTA SINK 'EM.

JUST REDID ALL THE UH, ALL THE SLAB THERE.

ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? GO AHEAD.

YES, SIR.

MR. BAKER O OKAY.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS.

IT'S 26 FOOT WIDE, WHICH IS ENOUGH FOR THREE CARS, RIGHT? UH, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF GOING A LITTLE BIT SHORTER AND STILL BE SATISFYING? IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON THAT IT NEEDS TO BE 30 FOOT LONG? WELL, WE HAVE TO STAGGER THE CARS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO 'EM WITHOUT DOOR BANGING EACH OTHER.

UH, AND THAT'S WHY THE VAN IS HERE.

HER CAR IS BEYOND IT.

AND IN MY PICKUP, I BACK UP AS FAR AS I CAN DUE TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE FENCE.

SO THAT'S WHY IT ENDED UP BEING THAT LONG IN ORDER TO ENCOMPASS THE VEHICLES.

NOW I, I DO, I MEAN, BARRY'S ITERATED IT SEVERAL TIMES.

UH, IT MAY BE ADVISABLE IF YOU WANTED TO WAIT AT POSSIBILITY AND POSTPONE IT FOR NEXT MONTH WHERE YOU'RE SEATING EIGHT MEMBERS OR NINE MEMBERS, JUST IN CASE YOU HAD ONE THAT SAID, NAH.

AND SO IF YOU WANTED TO POSTPONE THIS TILL NEXT MONTH, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT.

UH, SO I'LL GIVE YOU, WE'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

YOU'VE GOT 30 MINUTES.

AND SO JUST GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO THINK ABOUT, UH, WHY YOU'RE STANDING THERE THAT YOU MAY WANNA POSTPONE THIS UNTIL NEXT MONTH.

UH, TO FINALIZE THIS, JUST, JUST THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE.

WELL, LET ME TO BE FAIR, I MEAN, WE, WE WENT OVER THE RULES OF OF, OF HOW IT WORKS AND WE'LL ROLL THE DICE AND IF HE CAN GET TO SEVEN, THEN NO PROBLEM.

GO BUILD YOUR CARPORT.

WE'RE ALL GOOD.

AND IF NOT, I'M SURE HE'LL GET WITH PLAYING DEPARTMENT AND FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO MM-HMM .

AND IF THAT'S OKAY WITH IT.

I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M GOOD TOO.

I'M COMFORTABLE MAKING A VOTE TOO.

AND HE'S, WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD.

WE JUST WANT TO GET WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND IF YOU HAVE NO CONCERNS, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IF THAT'S OKAY.

UM, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IT WITH MY MANAGER.

I MEAN, PLEASE GO, PLEASE GO RUN IT BY THE BOSS.

UM, YOU DO THAT AND WE CAN HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION AND I WON'T CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING YET.

IF YOU TAKE A MINUTE TO GO, OKAY.

THAT'S FINE.

Y'ALL GO DO YOUR CONFAB, .

ANYWAY, SO IF THERE ARE ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANYBODY, I MEAN, FRANKLY, I HAVE NO CONCERNS ON THIS.

IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANY REAL GLARING, I I I CANNOT SUPPORT IT.

IT, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BUILDING A MONOLITH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, A TINY, TINY HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO, SO THEY'RE NOT APPROACHING ON THAT ALLEYWAY? I DON'T, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.

I WOULD JUST HATE TO SEE 'EM GET SHOT DOWN, BUT HEY, WE'RE HERE.

WE ALL GET A VOTE AND I'M A TERRIBLE BULLY.

SO, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I THINK I SMILE TOO MUCH.

I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

I SMILE AND NOBODY TAKES ME SERIOUSLY.

I'M, I'M NOT VERY MENACING.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN SAY.

I'M NOT SCARY AT ALL.

OH, YEAH.

YOU GOT 'EM OFF IN A YOU'RE BIG GUY.

I, I'M BIG AND WIMP.

WHEN YOU MOVE AS SLOW AS I DO AND FALL DOWN A LOT, I'M VERY ACCIDENT PRO.

SO I, EVERYBODY'S, I I MEAN GENERALLY IF ACTUALLY I, YOU WANNA COME BACK, UM, AFTER DISCUSSION, THAT'S SOMETHING PLEASE TELL US FLYING FINGERS ON THE CALCULATOR, WE COULD GO WITH SIX 50 OVERALL DIMENSION MATH WORK.

YES, SIR.

AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT, 20 20, 26 BY 25? 26 BY 25 ON.

I THINK I PERSONALLY WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

I, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE BOARD, BUT I BET YOU'LL GET THE SUPPORT OF, IF YOU CAN WORK WITH US, WE'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR A 650 25 BY 20 I GOT.

SO IF THAT'S OKAY, THEN WE GOT YOUR INPUT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE AND MOVE FORWARD.

WE CAN GO WITH IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION MR. BAKER.

ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF CASE DBA 24 0 1 0 0 0 1? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? WE ONLY HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS AND STAFF AND US, SO I SEE NONE.

ANY OTHER, ANYONE

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WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE ZBA 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 AND, UH, WITH AN EXCEPTION THAT THE, UH, IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER 650 SQUARE FEET.

SECOND.

SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER, A SECOND FOR MR. WHITE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.

AND IT'S MOTION PASSES.

SEVEN OH, GO BUILD YOUR CARPORT.

JUST THAT EASY.

SEE, WE'RE, WE'RE FAIRLY HIGH, I'M SORRY.

AS, AS MODIFIED BY MR. BAKER'S MOTION.

YES, AND I I REALLY BELIEVE STAFF WILL DEFINITELY HAVE IT DOWN SO THAT, THAT WORKED OUT.

GOOD WORK EVERYBODY.

[3. ZBA-24-01-0002 (Council District 5) – Variance to reduce the minimum lot width, lot area, rear setback, side setback, and to increase the maximum lot coverage permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 642 N M L King Jr. Blvd., legally described as a portion of Lot 27, Block 161, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four residential within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District]

ONE.

SALVADOR.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND BOARD.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CBA 24 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 0 0 2.

THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR LOT WITH LOT AREA REAR AND SIDE NORTH SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 4 2 NORTH ML KING JR.

BOULEVARD.

THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL AND THE REQUEST AGAIN BEING A VARIANCE REGARDING THE LOT WIDTH FROM THE ALLOWED 60 FEETS TO THE PROPOSED 31.57 FEETS.

UH, A VARIANCE REGARDING LOT AREA FROM THE ALLOWED BEING 7,200 SQUARE FEET TO THE PROPOSED 51 OR 5,109 SQUARE FEET.

A VARIANCE REGARDING THE REAR, THE REAR YARD SETBACK FROM THE ALLOWED 20 FEET TO THE PROPOSED 16 FEET FIVE INCHES.

AND, UH, A VARIANCE FROM FOR THE, UH, SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR THE ALLOWED 15 FEET TO THE PROPOSED SIX FEET.

OKAY, THAT'S, UH, QUITE A MOUTHFUL.

THANK YOU .

THAT WAS EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

AND THIS IS A, A GREAT, UH, PICTURE HIGHLIGHTING THE, UH, UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LOTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, IT'S NOT LIKE THE OTHERS AND IT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS THE HARDSHIP THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE TRYING TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THERE, UH, THAT WOULD FIT THE DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF OUR, UH, UDC.

UH, AS I EXPLAINED THE REASONING FOR THIS LOT BEING THIS WAY TEXTILE CAME ALONG, UH, TO CONSTRUCT 1 6 1 THERE AND TOOK A PORTION OF THAT LOT, UH, RESULTING IN THE, UH, THE, THE SHAPE OF THE LAW AS IT'S NOW.

SO REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, A VARIANCE FOR A LAW WITH LAW AREA REAR INSIDE YARD SETBACK.

42 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN IN POST, AND THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA DASH 23 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 0 0 2.

UH, NOTING THAT THERE IS A UNIQUE HARDSHIP FOR THAT PROPERTY AND I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS, UH, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY AS WELL.

MR. BAKER.

NOW IS THE SIDE YARD SET BACK ON BOTH SIDES OR JUST ONE SIDE? IT WOULD JUST BE, UH, ONE, ONE SIDE.

THAT WONKY PROPERTY LINE.

THAT THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT TDO TOOK.

UH, ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? STAFF? NONE TO MY LEFT.

NONE TO MY RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SALVADOR.

DO APPRECIATE IT.

JONATHAN SALDANA, YOU WANNA COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT OR NOT, BUT AT LEAST COME UP HERE AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO BUILD THIS WEIRD, WEIRD HOUSE ON A PIE SHAPED LOT.

THAT'S .

GO AHEAD SIR.

THANK YOU SIR.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS JONATHAN NIA.

I'M FROM 29 21.

UH, SORRY, EXCUSE ME.

I RECENTLY MOVED TO, UH, 1214 SEAL OF VISTA STREET IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

UM, I COME TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS, BUT YOU ALREADY MENTIONED LOT, UH, IT'S UH, ODD SHAPE.

UM, THERE'S, UH, CLEAR HISTORY OF WHY THAT SHAPE WAS LIKE THAT.

UH, YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE BACKSIDE THERE'S SOME OTHER LOTS THAT USED TO BE PERFECTLY SQUARED OFF.

SQUARED OFF.

ORIGINALLY WHEN THIS COMMUNITY WAS A SUB LONG, LONG AGO, DIVIDED AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE CAME AND CLIPPED A GOOD PORTION OF THOSE PROPERTIES.

UH, SO WE GOT LEFT WITH SOMETHING, UM, DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH.

UM, WE ARE PROPOSING THE CHANGES THAT THE STAFF MENTIONED BECAUSE, UH, WE DO BELIEVE, UH, IF I DON'T MIND, SORRY IF I DON'T MIND GOING TO THE OTHER SLIDE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

UH, CAN YOU HELP ME? YEAH, GO TO THE LITTLE SLIDE PROJECTOR.

SORRY IT'S NOT COMPUTER.

WE FEEL THAT IT WILL ALLOW FOR MORE OR LESS A REASONABLE SIZE IN COMPARISON TO WHAT'S ALREADY BUILT IN THAT AREA.

MM-HMM UM,

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UM, THERE IS, UH, REASONS WHY WE ASKED FOR THOSE.

UH, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS WORTH MENTIONING THEM, BUT I WOULD SAY, UH, LOOKING AT THE DESIGN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AND, AND TRYING TO BE REASONABLE WITH WHAT'S ALREADY THERE AND TRYING TO ADD SOMETHING NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE COULDN'T ASK FOR LESS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BUILDING SOMETHING A LOT LESS THAT YOU JUST, IT'LL BE ONE OFF.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO KEEP CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT.

UM, SO THAT'S MORE WHY THE REASONING AS TO WHY THE SHAPE OF THE LOT, THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE THIS ON THIS LOT AND THEN WHY WE, UM, CAME REQUESTING FOR THESE VARIANCES.

OUTSTANDING.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? OH, MR. BAKER, YOU DON'T OWN THOSE S LOTS IN FRONT OF YOU, DO YOU? YOU? NO.

, IS THAT ONE OF THE TREES THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A POACH? THAT'S GONNA BE THE GUY THAT HAS A PROBLEM.

? YEAH.

YEAH, IT'S UH, UM, I MEAN I START TO DISAGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ALONG 1 61, YOU KNOW, UH, SO I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

THANK YOU SIR.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN TONIGHT.