* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. DIVISION CHAIR. YOU [00:00:01] GUYS ARE HARDCORE [BRIEFING SESSION - 5:30 PM] JEALOUS. WELCOME TO THE STAFF BRIEFING. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPEALS FOR THE MEETING OF APRIL 15TH. I'M BARRY SANDERS, CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THE STAFF BRIEFING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:38 PM THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE BOARD AND PREVIEW THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND PRESENTATION OF THE CASE. HOWEVER, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING. I'LL NOW CONDUCT A BRIEF ROLL CALL TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE A PRE A QUORUM PRESENT. AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, JUST LIKE THIS. BARRY SANDIS HERE. UM, ERIC ADEEN. HERE. DEBBIE HUBACHEK. HERE. STACEY WHITE. HERE. TIMOTHY EPO. HERE. ANTHONY LANGSTON HERE AND MELINDA ROGERS HERE. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE HAVE SEVEN OF NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, UH, HOWEVER YOU WANNA PAY ATTENTION TO THAT APPLICANTS AS WE GET TO THE ACTUAL PORTION THING. 'CAUSE IT REQUIRES SEVEN VOTES FOR ANY VARIANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN HERE. SO THE MARGIN OF ERROR FLIPS AWAY ON YOU. JUST JUST TO ADVISE YOU. COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU. SALVADOR, IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR OR, UH, BOARD MEMBERS. I AM HERE TO PRESENT TONIGHT'S MEETING, UH, ZBA OF APRIL 15TH, 2024. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO 10. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A DETACHED CAR, GARAGE WALL HEIGHT, UH, LOCATED AT 1725 VICKI LANE. THE PROPERTY IS ZONE ZINGO FAMILY SF ONE RESIDENTIAL, AND THE REQUEST IS A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM WALL HEIGHT FOR A DETACHED GARAGE WITH THE ALLOWED HEIGHT, MAXIMUM HEIGHT BEING 12 FEET AND THE HAD BEING 16 FEET. ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. THEN YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SOUTHERN, SOUTHEAST, UH, OR SORRY, SOUTHWEST. UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT PROPOSED NEW METAL GARAGE, UH, LOCATED ACROSS THE EXISTING GARAGE. THAT BEING A DETACHED GARAGE. AND THESE ARE SOME ELEVATIONS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE WALL HEIGHTS EXCEEDS THE MAX, UH, BEING 12 FEET. AND I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE MAX HEIGHT IN TOTAL IS NOT AN ISSUE ON THIS CASE. UH, THAT BEING 22 FEET. SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO 10, A VARIANCE FOR DETACHED GARAGE WALL HEIGHTS, UH, 19 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. THERE IS NO HOA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THE REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SALVADOR, YOU SAID THAT THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING BEFORE US IS WHETHER THE WALLS, THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING 16 FEET AND THE CURRENT UDC. IT'S INTERESTING 'CAUSE WE HAD A CONVERSATION EARLIER AND YOU SAID 14 FEET, BUT IT'S 12 FEET ACCORDING TO UD C ON THE PAPERWORK. CORRECT. 12 FEET IS THE MAXIMUM. ALL RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE SLOPE IS A LIGHT SLOPE ON THE ROOF, THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT'S JUST HOW, HOW TALL, AND THIS IS AS I UNDERSTAND FROM THE MATERIALS FOR RV STORAGE, MOTOR HOME, STUFF LIKE THAT IN THERE. YES. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THIS IS FOR THE STORAGE OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. GOTCHA. AND, UH, THEY CAN ADDRESS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. I'LL, I'LL TAKE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS OF THIS CASE BUILT YET? NO, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. IT IS NOT BUILT. QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT. MR. PU, IS IT AN ENTIRELY NEW ONE? YES. IT'S A NEW PROPOSED GARAGE DETECT. GARAGE, YES. THE ONE WITH THE RIGHT OF THE , CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANKS SALOR. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT CASE. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CASE NUMBER 2 24 DASH THREE DASH ZERO 12. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE AREA AND WIDTH OF A CARPORT LOCATED AT 1834 CROOKS COURTS. UH, THIS IS ZONE INGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL. THE REQUEST IS THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A FRONT YARD CARPORTS, UH, VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AREA OF A CARPORT FROM 500 SQUARE FEET BEING THE MAXIMUM TO 644 SQUARE FEET. AND AN ADDITIONAL VARIANCE, UH, REQUEST INCREASING THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF A CARPORT FROM 26 FEET TO 28 FEET. AND THERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SCREEN, AND YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSED SITE PLAN AS WELL, LITERALLY ON A COCKTAIL APPLICANT, IT LOOKS LIKE, LIKE IT. AND THEN THIS IS A AERIAL, UH, VIEW OF THE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE. SO WITHIN THOSE BLUE CIRCLES, IF THEY WERE TO FALL IN [00:05:01] WITHIN THOSE BLUE CIRCLES, THEY WOULD, UH, FOLLOW THE 800 FOOT RULE. UM, MEANING IF THEY WERE WITHIN HUNDRED FEET OF THAT BLUE CIRCLE, UH, THEY WOULD BE WITHIN THE BLUE CIRCLE AND WE COULD ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE IF THEY MET OUR DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. SO NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT MEET THE DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY DO NOT FALL WITHIN 800 FEET OF A LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORT. AND THIS PHOTO WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. UH, THIS IS NOT THE EXISTING CARPORT. THIS IS SIMPLY AN EXAMPLE OF THE CARPORTS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT BY THE, UM, COMPANY. COMPANY. AND, UH, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THEY WOULD BE PROPOSING. OKAY. SO FOR THIS CASE, ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH OH OH 12, THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUESTS AND VARIANCES FOR THE AREA AND WIDTH OF A CARPORT, 65 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. AND THERE IS NOT AN HOAA WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AS IS. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? AM I RIGHT? THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF CARS FOR THE NEW FAMILY? SO THEY'RE PROPOSING 28 FEET MAX. SO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I MEAN, THAT COULD VARY, BUT I COULD BE THREE MM-HMM . IF YOU FIGURE EIGHT FOOT OF CAR, IT'S A LANE WIDTH. RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. SO YOU COULD PUT, YEAH, AVERAGE CAR IS GONNA BE, WHAT? SEVEN FEET? HE'S GOT TRUCKS THAT ARE ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF IT LOOKS LIKE. NO, THAT'S JUST, YEAH, THIS IS A SEPARATE ADDRESS NUMBER, BUT OKAY. TO THE LEFT. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER THREE. ALL RIGHTY. MOVING ON. LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH OH OH 16. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR A FRONT YARD CARPORT AND A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 20, UH, 4 92 NOVARA. UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONE SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE FRONT YARD CARPORT. THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN. THEY DO MEET OUR DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THAT BEING, UH, A CARPORT THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 500 SQUARE FEET, ALL SETBACKS ARE METS, AND THEY DO NOT EXCEED OUR MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 26 FEET. THE ONLY RULE THAT THEY'RE NOT MEETING IS THAT 800 FOOT RULE. THEY ARE JUST OUTSIDE THE CUSP OF A LEGALLY PERMITTED, UH, EIGHT, UH, CARPORT. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE, UH, THE PROPERTY LIES RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THAT BUFFER PROPERTY LINE RIGHTS RIGHT ON THE RADIUS? THAT'S RIGHT. AH, IT'S, IT COULD BE ANY CLOSER IF IT . AND LASTLY, THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THEIR, UH, FRONT, UH, VIEW OF THE, FROM THE STREET. SO REGARDING ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO 16 FOR A, A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A FRONT YARD CARPORT, UH, 45 NOTICES WERE UNTIL ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTION, RIGHT? MR. CAN YOU TELL US EXACTLY THE, UH, THE DIMENSION OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CIRCLE AND THE HE AND THE HOUSE? SORRY, BETWEEN THE WHAT CIRCLE AND THE PROPERTY? OH, I, I COULDN'T TELL YOU. I MEAN, IT'S, ALL I KNOW IS IT DOESN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENT. SO THE RADIUS IS 800 FROM A POINT, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. 800 THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. AND IT STRETCHES RIGHT TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE. YES. IF THEIR NEIGHBOR WANTED TO DO A CARPORT, THEY WOULD BE ALONE. IT WOULD'VE BEEN 840 FEET. YOU'D BEEN , BUT SO BE IT. OKAY. SO ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH CARPORTS THERE? YES. UH, AT LEAST ONE WITHIN ANY HUNDRED FEET, SO RIGHT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. SO THERE IS ONE ALREADY THERE? MM-HMM . OKAY. YES. COOL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LEFT. RIGHT. THANK YOU, SALVADOR. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC HEARING, OUR STAFF BRIEFING. WE'LL ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 PM FOR OUR POSTED TIME, FOR OUR REGULAR HEARING, AT WHICH POINT I WILL BE LIGHTNING FAST. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. [Call to Order] LET'S SLIDE IT UP. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPEALS MEETING OF APRIL 15TH, 2024. I'M BARRY SANDERS, CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL 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 PAR 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 CONCURRING VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN FAVOR AN APPLICANT [00:10:01] ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU NEED SEVEN VOTES FOR ANY VARIANCE OR ADJUSTMENT. THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN, AS YOU CAN SEE SITTING UP HERE. SO SIX ONE LOSES, FIVE, TWO LOSES. JUST SO WE KNOW IF DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU GET NERVOUS AND DON'T FEEL LIKE THE QUESTIONS ARE LEANING YOUR WAY, YOU CAN REQUEST A CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND PUSH BACK. IS THAT CORRECT, COUNSEL? NOTHING. NOW YOU GOT NOTHING ON THE MIC. YOU'RE JUST GONNA SMILE AT ME. GREAT. SO JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW YOU NEED SEVEN VOTES TO GET YOUR VARIANCE AND APPEAL. NO. NO. SO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WE PROCEED. UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS LISTED IN THE GENERAL UNDER PUBLIC HEARING. ROLL. CALL AND CONDUCT. ROLL CALL MEMBERS TO CONFIRM A PRESENCE OF QUORUM. AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, JUST LIKE THIS. BARRY SANDIS. HERE. ERIC ADEEN. HERE. DEBBIE EK. HERE. STACY WHITE. HERE. TIMOTHY IPO. HERE. ANTHONY LANGSTON HERE. AND MELINDA ROGERS HERE. SO, AS I SAID, WE HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE CAN PROCEED NOW. I'LL ASK MR. HADIN TO GIVE THE INVOCATION OUR MOST GRACIOUS HEAVEN. MY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU, UH, TO, UH, SERVE THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE. I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM AND EVERYTHING WE DO TONIGHT. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, 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 TO EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILLS OUT A SPEAKER CARD, WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN. SPEAKER 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 WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING CITIZEN COMMENTS. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING FROM MARCH 18TH, 2024. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES? ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MARCH 18TH, 2024. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MARCH 18TH. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. DEAN. A SECOND FROM MR. LANGSTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. SEVEN TO ZERO. THAT WILL TAKE US TO PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE AGENDA. UH, WE HAVE THREE CASES ON THE AGENDA. SALVADOR, YOU COMING? STEPH, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND WE'LL JUST GO STRAIGHT IN THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. PRESENTING [2. ZBA-24-03-0010 (Council District 6) – Variance to increase the maximum wall height for a detached garage, located at 1725 Vicky Ln., legally described as Lot 1, Block A, Segovia Acreage Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One Residential District] TONIGHT, THREE CASES. FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS EBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH 0 0 10. THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A DETACHED GARAGE MAX WALL HEIGHT, UH, FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1725 VICKI LANE. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL. UH, THE VARIANCE AGAIN, IS TO INCREASE THAT MAXIMUM WALL HEIGHT FOR A DETACHED GARAGE. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BEING 12 FEET AND THE REQUESTED HIDE BEING 16 FEET. AGAIN, I WANT TO CLARIFY, THIS IS FOR THE WALL HEIGHT AND NOT THE ACTUAL MAX SITE. ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH THE NEW, UH, DETACHED GARAGE BEING MARKED ON THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER. AND THE EXISTING GARAGE ON THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER ARE, AND ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE PROPOSED ELEVATION OF THE, UH, PROPOSED GARAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY EXCEED THAT MAX WALL, UH, HEIGHTS. UH, AND ONCE AGAIN, UH, THE, UH, MAX HEIGHTS IS NOT AN ISSUE, UH, IN THIS CASE. SO IN REGARDS TO THIS CASE, EBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO 10, UH, 19, NOTICES WORSE THAN FILED ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THE REQUEST, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND I WANT ANSWER ANY YOUR QUESTIONS AS WELL. QUESTIONS OF STAFF TO MY LEFT? HOW ABOUT TO MY RIGHT, MR. YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SALVADOR. THANK YOU. I'LL ASK, UH, ONE OF VIEGAS TO COME DOWN. IF YOU COULD START WITH JUST YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS ON THE MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN, UH, ANY ANY STATEMENTS YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, WHY YOU'RE BUILDING IT, WHAT, WHAT YOU NEED. YES, GO AHEAD. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW ME TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS JUAN VIEGAS. AND THE ADDRESS OR ADDRESS? GO AHEAD, SIR. 1725 V LANE. RIGHT. AND I'M HERE, UM, TO PRESENT THAT BECAUSE I HAVE AN RV THAT, UM, I USED TO PUT IT, UM, IN A RENT PLACE. RIGHT. AND THEN I JUST LIKE, I DON'T LIKE TO PAY FOR THAT IF I HAVE THE LAND TO BUILD MY GARAGE. AND THEN NOW IT IS AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND SCURRY. [00:15:01] SO EVERY HAVE TO HAVE, EVERY TIME I HAVE TO USE IT, I HAVE TO GO TO SCURRY, GET IT AND GET IT BACK. SO, BUT, AND THEN, UM, BECAUSE MY, I CANNOT PUT IT IN LIKE IN A GARAGE IN MY HOUSE. AND I HAVE THE SPACE, MY HOUSE IS TWO STORY, AND THERE IS OTHER GARAGES AROUND MY AREA. THERE IS LIKE TWO STREETS. ARD. MM-HMM . IS ONE GARAGE THAT IS HIGH. AND THEN ON, UM, WHAT IS IT, EDDIE? NO, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT. ERNIE. ERNIE NIE AND ERNIE. I HAVE TWO GARAGES THAT ARE THIS HIGH. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE FAIRLY LARGE LOTS. HOW BIG, HOW BIG IS YOUR LOT? IS THAT AN, UM, IT'S ALMOST ONE ACRE. IT'S LIKE, UM, ALMOST ONE ACRE. LIKE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, HOW LONG IS THAT DRIVEWAY? HOW MANY FEET GOING FROM THE STREET BACK TO THE BACK BUILDINGS? WOULD THAT BE, IS THAT MY HUSBAND? 200, 300 FEET? IT LOOKS LIKE 100 FEET. YEAH. 1 53 ON THE SIDE PROFILE THE LOT. SO YEAH, IT'D BE ABOUT A HUNDRED. YEAH, A HUNDRED PLUS. ALL RIGHT. AND HOW BIG'S THE MOTOR HOME? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IT'S, UH, 14, 14 FOOT TALL. UHHUH . YES. OKAY. SO I HAVE A CONCERN. 'CAUSE ON YOUR, WELL, IT'S 13. UM, 13, AND IT'S LESS THAN 14. BUT SO I RIGHT. I, I FIGURE, UH, UM, A DOOR 14, IT WILL FIT BECAUSE ON YOUR, ON YOUR VISUALS, YOU SHOWED A, A DOOR, BUT IT, THE DOOR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ONLY 12 FOOT HIGH. AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, I USED TO THINK THAT ALL RVS WERE WINNEBAGOS AND AIRSTREAMS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS GET MUCH LARGER JUST AS OUR PICKUP TRUCKS DO AND A NEW MOTOR HOME COST OF FORTUNE. I HAVE SIX, I HAVE FOUR KIDS I UNDER, I UNDERSTAND. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THE LOW BRIDGES ARE 13, 13 FOOT SIX INCHES, THAT YOU CAN GET SOMETHING IN UNDER A 14 FOOT, BUT JUST BARELY AND YOU WANNA BE ABLE TO GET IT IN THE DOOR, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO I WONDER IF OUR UNIVAR, OUR UDC CODE MIGHT BE A SLIGHTLY OUTDATED FOR HOW BIG THEY'RE BUILDING THEM NOWADAYS. THIS DOESN'T PERSONALLY, AND I'M JUST ONE VOTE HERE, BUT I, THIS DOESN'T OFFEND ME. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT LOT HAS ENOUGH ROOM. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE OTHER LARGE STRUCTURES IN THE BACK. I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE OFFENSIVE. AND THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AS STAFF PRESENTED IS IT'S NOT GONNA BE ANY BIGGER. IT'S JUST HOW BIG THE WALLS ARE. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE ALMOST, IF YOU, YOUR SIDE WALLS ARE ONLY 12 FEET, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THE THING IN THE DOOR, RIGHT? NO, I'M REQUESTING THE, THE WALLS TO BE 16. 16, RIGHT. UHHUH . BUT YEAH, IT'S TALLER THAN A 12 FOOT DOOR ANYWAY. SO IF YOUR WALLS WERE 12 FEET, PRESUMABLY YOU CAN'T BUILD DOORS GOING UP INTO THE PEAK LINE. SO YOUR DOORS GO WHERE YOUR WALL LINE IS. SO IF THAT'S LIMITED TO 12, THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM GETTING ANYTHING IN AND OUT OF THERE. AND I RESPECT YOU WANTING TO PROTECT THIS. WE LIVE IN HA, HAIL CENTRAL RIGHT HERE. CORRECT. I DON'T PUT AN EXPENSIVE MOTOR HOME OUT THERE, BUT, UH, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YEAH, I DO. WELL ACTUALLY, CAN WE PUT A PICTURE OF IT BACK UP ON THE STAFF SALVADOR, HELP HER OUT? EXCUSE ME. BECAUSE NOW MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS, OKAY, SO YEAH, SO WE'RE SHOWING 10 FOOT DOORS ON THAT. THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. WE'RE SHOWING 10 FOOT DOORS ON THIS. SO THOSE DOORS WOULD BE TOO SHORT ANYWAY. YES. RIGHT. SO YOUR DOOR WOULD HAVE TO, BUT YOU KNOW, SO I WAS THINKING IF IT WAS A, IF WE EXTENDED THE, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS THE, WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS? 12 FOOT OR 14 FEET IS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT. THE RULE RIGHT NOW IS 12 FEET, RIGHT, SALVADOR? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. YEAH. SO EVEN A 12 FOOT, EVEN A 12 FEET, THAT WOULDN'T BE BIG ENOUGH FOR HOW TALL IS YOUR RV? IT'S 14. YOUR RV'S ONLY THE LEFT ELEVATION, JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO THERE ARE OTHER SIDES TO IT, BUT THIS ONE HAD THE METAL GARAGE DOORS 13 AND A HALF, 13 AND A HALF FEET. SO YOU WOULD NEED A 14 FOOT DOOR, CORRECT. HEIGHT IN ORDER TO GET THAT RV IN THERE. AND THEN THE SLOPE OF THE ROOF WOULD HAVE TO BE SUCH THAT, I MEAN, I GUESS IF YOU COULD GET IT IN, THEN IT WOULD GO IN 14 FEET ON THE BOTTOM. YEAH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE LABELED DOWN HERE. 14. IT'S JUST 10 ON THE SIDE. SO I THINK, OKAY. THEY'RE PLANNING ON A 14 FOOT DOOR, BUT WE NEED RELIEF TO MAKE A 16 FOOT SIDE SIDEWALLS, WHICH YEAH. AT LEAST DOESN'T SEEM UNREASONABLE TO ME, BUT WHATEVER. UM, YEAH. OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET, WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE WHOLE VISUAL OF THE THING. SO HOW ABOUT TO MY LEFT? ANY MORE QUESTIONS HERE BEFORE I GO? RIGHT, WE CAN. WE'RE DISCUSSION. CAN'T CERTAINLY. I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO. MR. EPA. GO AHEAD SIR. HAS THE UH, PROJECT BEEN STARTED OR JUST ABOUT TO START? NO, UM, WE SUBMITTED TO, UM, APPROVAL AND THEN, UM, WE HAVEN'T START ANYTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD ANSWER, . WE LIKE THAT ANSWER. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE WITH QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR ANYTHING ELSE? WE, TO MY MIND, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LIVELY DISCUSSION IN A MOMENT HERE. YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT, CORRECT? [00:20:01] WE NEED SEVEN VOTES TO GRANT THIS, OTHERWISE THAT'S CORRECT. WE MAY HAVE TO RETOOL, BUT I LIKE THAT WE'RE NOT OVER THIS OVERALL HEIGHT IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR THE CITY AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF STRUCTURES AND I RESPECT YOU WANTING TO PROTECT YOUR RV AND PUT IT INSIDE SO I'M NOT STARING AN RV ALL DAY. NOT THAT I'M DRIVING BY, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN MAN. I APPRECIATE YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU BET. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS CASE? GO AHEAD SIR. YOU KNOW THOSE DOORS ARE 14 FOOT WIDE AND 10 FEET TALL. YEAH, I UNDERSTANDING. I THINK THERE'S AN ELEVATION CHALLENGE ON HOW THEY'RE, HOW THEY'RE SAYING THE INFORMATION'S PROBABLY, THEY PROBABLY PUT THE ELEVATIONS WRONG. YEAH, THE NUMBER'S WRONG. I BET IT'S A 10 FOOT WIDE DOOR. 'CAUSE YOUR AVERAGE, UH, ROAD IS EIGHT FOOT WIDE. LANE IS ON A HIGHWAY IS EIGHT FEET WIDE. BUT THEY COULD EASILY DO 14. YEAH, YOU COULD 14. NO PROBLEM. A THAT'S PROBABLY JUST, UH, WHOEVER BUILT ELEVATION FOR 'EM. UH, ANYONE IN SUPPORT? LEMME GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. ANYONE IN IN, IN SUPPORT SEEING NONE? ANYONE IN WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION AFTER THAT. EXCUSE ME, PLEASE. YES, SIR. MR, GO AHEAD SIR. JUST A QUESTION. NO, PLEASE GO AHEAD. FOR STAFF SALVADOR. YEAH. YEAH. DOES IT, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AESTHETICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTWARD LOOKING, DOES IT SEEM TO IMPACT IT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? UH, YOU SAID THE AESTHETICS YEAH. OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? YES. I WOULD SAY IT MATCHES, UH, SIMILAR BUILDS, UH, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONLY THING IS, OF COURSE, EXCEEDING THAT WALL HEIGHT. SO THE, THE ONLY THING WE DIDN'T ASK YOU DURING STAFF PRESENTATION WAS ARE THERE OTHER PERMITTED STRUCTURES YES. WITHIN THE RADIUS OR DOES THIS APPLY IN THAT CASE? THERE ARE OTHER PERMITTED STRUCTURES. UH, AND THERE'S SOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE SIMILAR DETACHED GARAGES. OKAY. UH, STORAGE SHEDS STINKS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S NOT A PRECEDENT SETTING. SO THIS WOULDN'T BE A SORE THUMB IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. CORRECT. THERE'S OTHERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. GOTCHA. THAT'S GONNA LOOK SIMILAR TO THIS. THEY'RE ONLY ASKING FOR FOUR FOOT ON THE SIDE WALLS. THE HEIGHT IS THEY'RE NOT EXCEEDING. RIGHT. THE MAX SIDE IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS, UH, STRUCTURE. THEY'RE ONLY ASKING FOR FOUR FOOT ON THE SIDE FOUR. YOU MEAN FOUR FEET OR IN FOUR FEET? YES. YEAH. YEP. AND THEY NEED THE FOUR FEET ONLY IF YOU WANT THE ROOF TO FIT IN THERE. , YOU WANNA TAKE THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF THE TOP. BUT, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE STAFF OR ANYONE ELSE? I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY GOOD AND I, I FEEL BETTER ABOUT ALL OF THIS. I'LL ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A MOTION IF I CAN HEAR ONE. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM ZBA 24 0 3 DASH AND APPROVE. UM, APPROVE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. SEE I HAD A VERY QUIET ONE FOR MS. ROGERS AND SINCE YOU GOT THE MINUTES, I'M GONNA SAY I GOT A MOTION FROM MR. ADEEN AND A SECOND FROM MS. ROGERS. SHE CANCELED CONTRACTORS, GUYS, UM, . SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE. OPEN DISCUSSION OR IS EVERYBODY PRETTY COMFORTABLE ON THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS? GO AHEAD. MS. WHO CHECK. I THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY HIGH ABOVE WITH EARTH. THEY'RE ONLY ASKING FOR THE FOREFRONT ON THE SIDE. AND WE HAVE A MOTOR HOME AND IT, IT, THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE TO PAY TO HAVE 'EM RENTED OUT. AND UM, THEY GO TO SCURRY. WE GO TO CEDAR CREEK LAKE. I MEAN, IT, IT'S HARD TO LIVE IN GRAND PRIX. I MEAN, SO I HAVE EMPATHY FOR THEM. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH. UH, I THINK THAT, UH, AND YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR MOTOR HOME INSIDE. I MEAN, IT'S JUST FOR PROTECTION. I MEAN, LET, LET ONE HELL STORM HIT THAT ROOF AND FIND HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS TO, I MEAN, IT, IT'LL RUIN EVERYTHING ON THAT, THAT ROOF , THE AIR CONDITIONING, EVERYTHING. SO I'VE ALREADY STATED, I FEEL LIKE IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THIS PARTICULAR LOT, THE DESIGN, IT'S NOT AN EGREGIOUS, THE OVERALL HEIGHT STRUCTURE'S NOT A PROBLEM. AND I, LIKE I SAID EARLIER ABOUT THE, THE SIZE OF OUR PICKUP TRUCKS AND OUR MOTOR HOMES. YEAH, I THINK THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER THAN THE SEVENTIES AND I REMEMBER SO WELL AND THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY HIGHER UP, YOU KNOW. FAIR ENOUGH. THEY'RE ONLY ASKING FAIR ENOUGH FOR THE SIDE WALLS, WHICH IS NOT A BIG DEAL. I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ON DISCUSSION? ARE YOU READY TO TAKE A VOTE? I'LL ASK NOW. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND LEAVE 'EM UP AND SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN TO ZERO. GO BUILD YOUR RV STORAGE. YOU QUIT PAYING THOSE FOLKS IN SCURRY. YEAH. UM, NEXT CASE, [3. ZBA-24-03-0012 (Council District 3) – Special Exception for a front yard carport and variances to increase the maximum width, and area permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 1834 Crooks Ct., legally described Lot 9, Block 1, Phillips Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three Residential District] SALVADOR. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, UH, ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH 0 0 12. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE AREA AND WIDTH OF A CARPORT, UH, FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 18 30 18 34 CROOKS COURTS. THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL. THE REQUEST IS AGAIN, A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THAT FRONT YARD CARPORTS. UH, AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AREA ALLOT FOR THE CARPORT FROM 500 SQUARE FEET TO 644 SQUARE FEET. [00:25:01] AND THE MAXIMUM, UH, WIDTH, UH, OR AN INCREASE IN THAT MAXIMUM WIDTH FROM 26 FEET TO 28 FEET. OKAY, SO THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN ON THE SCREEN. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT EXCEEDS OUR MAXIMUM WIDTH. AND THIS IS THE, UH, BUFFER LAYER SHOWING, UH, THE BLUE CIRCLES, UH, WHICH REPRESENT, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED, UH, CARPORTS WITHIN 800 FEET. SO THEY ARE WITHOUT THE 800 FEET, UH, DISTANCE BUFFER LAYER. AND THEY ARE ALSO NOT MEETING OUR DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. AND THIS IS A PICTURE, UH, EXHIBITING SIMILAR BUILDS TO WHAT THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO CONSTRUCT. LASTLY, FOR THIS AGENDA, ITEM DBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH 0 0 12, UH, THERE WERE, UH, 65 NOTICES SENT OUT. ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT. AN HOA AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST. UH, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL. QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT, QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT JUST TO ECHO. STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT. GOT IT. THAT'S RIGHT. MR. PAUL LEVY, COME ON DOWN, SIR. SAME, SAME GAME, NAME, ADDRESS, JUST SO THEY GET IT IN THE RECORD AND THEN TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. UH, PAUL LEVY, UH, 1834 CROOKS COURT. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. SURE. UM, SO ON THIS PICTURE HERE, IT'S SHOWING THIS IS AN EXACT SIZE OF THE CARPORT. IT'S ON THE NEXT TREE OVER, UH, FROM MINE. AND THE, THE WIDTH IT DOES EXCEED. THE, UH, THE MAXIMUM IS 26 FEET. THIS ONE IS GONNA BE 28 FEET. UM, IT WOULD COME TO THE END OF THE, THE HOUSE AND THE SPACING BETWEEN THERE. I DO HAVE AN EXPENSIVE YUKON AND I DON'T WANT TO GET DOOR DINGS ON THERE FROM PARKING. ALL THE VEHICLES SO CLOSE. UM, FROM, I LIKE TO KEEP MY PROTECTED FROM THE, UH, THE SUN, THE, THE HAIL, THE RAIN, THE WEATHER. UM, SO WE CAN GET ONE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. WE GOT THREE VEHICLES. LET, LET ME ASK, SO YOU SAID IT'S GO, YOU NEED IT TWO FEET, WHICH DOESN'T OFFEND ME. THE EXTRA TWO FEET. UH, AND IT'S GONNA BE COMMENSURATE WITH A HOUSE AND WITHIN THE LINE IT'S NOT GONNA STICK OUT BIGGER THAN YES. YOUR DRIVEWAY STRUCTURE. RIGHT. CAN WE BRING UP THE OVERHEAD VIEW? YEAH, YOU CAN. YEAH. GOOD. KEEP YOUR WORK AT SALVADOR. THERE YOU GO. SO THE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UM MM-HMM . UH, RIGHT HERE IS THE, THE GARAGE. OKAY. AND RIGHT HERE IS THE CARPORT. SO THE FRONT OF IT WOULD COME EVEN WITH THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. OH, OUTSIDE IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WOULD BE EVEN WITH THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HOUSE, JUST KIND OF SQUARES OUT THAT AREA OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE? YES. GOTCHA. AND I KNOW 26 FEET IS THE RULE, BUT LIKE HAVING IT TWO FEET LESS IS, UH, AS IT'LL LOOK GOOFY, SITTING ON THE, IT ALMOST LEAVES YOU TWO FEET OF CONCRETE JUST SITTING OUT THERE WITH POSTS COMING DOWN INTO 'EM FOR NO REASON. RIGHT. AND THE GOTCHA. UM, IT IS A SIX INCH OVERHANG OVER THE, LIKE THE EDGE OF THE GARAGE. WE HAVE A GUTTER ON THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AND SO IT WOULD LIKE A SIX INCH OVERHANG OVER THERE OVER THE TOP OF THE GARAGE. OKAY. HOW ABOUT QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEE LEVY? GO AHEAD MR. EPU. UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ISSUE OF UH, SECURITIES, DOES THIS HINDER ANY OF THE EXITS FROM THE HOUSE SECURITY? YES. UM, IT WILL BE IN CASE OF IT WILL BE LIGHTED UP. IT'LL BE NICE LOW AND THE KNIFE, BUT IT WON'T BLOCK AN EXIT OR ANYTHING. IT WON'T BLOCK ANY EXIT WILL IT? NO. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE FOR QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEVY? CAN I JUST MISPRONOUNCED IT A THIRD TIME? I APOLOGIZE. LEAVE YOU LEFT. AND YOU STILL HAVE ROOM TO, UH, GET YOUR CAR, OTHER CAR INTO THE GARAGE TO MAKE THAT SWING. YOU CAN STILL GET IT? YES SIR. YEAH, THAT LOOKS PRETTY COOL ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY I DON'T. I LIKE IT. ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE GO? UM, I MEAN THIS PICTURE, OTHER ONE. THAT'S WHY I TOOK A PICTURE OF THAT OTHER, UH, EXISTING ONE. I WANT TO BUILD IT JUST LIKE IT. AND, UH, THERE IS ANOTHER STREET THAT HAS SOME THAT ARE NOT SO GOOD LOOKING . UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA PUT THE BIG STAR ON THE END NOW, YOU KNOW, GOT AN EXPECTATION. YOU GOTTA GO TO THE, GOTTA GO TO THE YARD ART STORE AND FIND YOU THAT BIG TEXAS STAR . IF WE, IF WE CAN APPROVE THIS. IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, SIR. I APPRECIATE YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS CASE. YOU CAN WAVE YOUR HAND, BUT I, I BET YOU'RE IN SUPPORT SINCE YOU WALKED IN WITH IT. UH, ANYONE IN WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING [00:30:01] NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS CASE. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE ITEM ZBA 24 0 3 DASH 0 0 12. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. RODINA. SECOND FOR MR. EPU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IF WE'RE READY, I'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN TO ZERO. GO BUILD YOUR CARPORT. JUST THAT EASY. SEE, WE'RE NOT THAT SCARY. NEXT [4. ZBA-24-03-0016 (Council District 1) – Special exception for a front yard carport permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 2942 Nueva Tierra., legally described as Lot 1, Block E, Vista Grande Estates Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three Residential] CASE, SALVADOR. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE ZBA 24 DASH OH THREE DASH ZERO 16. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A FRONT YARD CARPORT, UH, FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24 92 NOVA TIERRA. UH, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL AND THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST IS FOR THAT FRONT YARD CARPORT. UM, THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN ON THE SCREEN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY MEET OUR DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THEY DO NOT EXCEED THAT 500 SQUARE FOOT RULE, NOR DO THEY EXCEED THE 26 FOOT MAX, 26 FOOT WIDTH MAX. ADDITIONALLY, THEY DO NOT FALL IN WITH THE FALL WITHIN 800 FEET OF A PERMITTED CARPORTS, LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORTS. SO THEY DO NOT MEET THAT RULE, UH, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW US TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE THESE OR THIS REQUEST IN, UH, RESULTING IN, IN PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT. THIS IS A STREET VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. SO REGARDING THIS AGENDA ITEM CBA 24 DASH THREE DASH ZERO 16, THERE WERE 45 NOTICES SENT OUT. ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSE. THERE IS NOT AN HOA AND WE, UH, DO NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST. THE APPLICANT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, UH, YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF TO MY RIGHT QUESTION TO MY LEFT. YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE. GO AHEAD, SIR. SO WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR CREATING AN AREA THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE CARDBOARDS? SO THIS BLUE BUFFER LAYER REPRESENTS, UH, 800 WITHIN 800 FEET OF ONE LEGALLY PERMITTED CARDBOARD. SO THE RULE IS IF THE PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE BUFFER LAYER AND THEY MEET OUR DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, THAT BEING 26 FOOT WIDE, 500 SQUARE FEET, ALL SETBACKS, UH, METS, THEN THEY COULD ADMINIS ADMINISTRATIVELY BE APPROVED. UH, WHICH MEANS THE CASE WOULD NEVER COME BEFORE US ANYWAY. THAT'S, THAT'S JUST CORRECT. RIGHT? IT'S NOT THAT THEY CAN'T BUILD ONE, IT'S JUST THAT IF THEY COULD FIND OTHERS WITHIN THE CIRCLE, I, I GOTCHA, I GOTCHA. BUT THIS GUY HAS, SO THAT'S NOT, NOT, THE BLUE AREA IS NOT A RESTRICTED AREA FOR CAR PARTS? NO, THAT'S CORRECT. GOTCHA. ALRIGHT. QUITE THE OPPOSITE. IT WOULD BE IN THE PERMISSIBLE AREA. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY HAVE PROBLEMS. YEAH. AND, AND, AND HAVE, THIS GUY HAD NOT FALLEN AROUND. I'M NOT PREPARED TO PUNISH THIS PERSON JUST 'CAUSE THEY HAVE A CONFLICT. CAN'T MAKE IT. ESPECIALLY NOT WHEN THE RADIUS RUNS RIGHT ACROSS THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY LINE. SO IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF SALVADOR, THANK YOU SALVADOR. I APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT SINCE THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM, BUT PAID STAFF IN THE APPLICANTS FOR THE OTHER CASES? UH, ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? YOU GUYS GOT WHAT YOU WANTED? YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA OPPOSE ANYTHING. UH, MOVING ON. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM Z AND APPROVE ITEM ZBA 24 0 3 0 0 1 16. SAY IT SECOND. IT SECOND MS. EK'S OVER THERE. JUST LIKE I'M READING FINGERS HERE, YOU KNOW. OKAY. YOU GOTTA SAY IT DARLING. UH, I HAVE A, UH, MOTION FOR MR. REDINA, A SECOND FOR MS. EK WHO VERY EMPHATICALLY WAS, GIVE ME ONE OF THESE, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. IF NOT, I'LL ASK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY, AYE. AYE. MOTIONS APPROVED BY SEVEN BY SEVEN TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM, AGENDA, CITIZEN COMMENTS. IF NOBODY HAS GRIEVANCES WITH ME OUTSIDE OF OUR COUNSEL, WE'LL MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT. UH, THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED. YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. I I HAVE A COMMENT FOR YOU. YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANNA TELL YOU ALL THAT I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU, YOU CONDUCTED THIS FORM AND HOW YOU OPEN DOUBLE. ALRIGHT. WE NEED MORE OF THAT. WE, WE DO THAT FOR EVERY MEETING. IT'S PART OF OUR AGENDA. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST LIKE A TRAINED MONKEY. I JUST READ WHATEVER THEY PUT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN'T TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR THAT. BUT, AND I, I KNOW OUR P AND Z DOES, I BELIEVE OUR CITY COUNCIL, I THINK ALL OF ALL OF OURS DO A PRAYER. THEY USUALLY HAVE A, A PASTOR. EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING EVERY TWO WEEKS STARTS WITH A LOCAL PASTOR OR SOMEBODY DOING, DOING THAT. SO, VERY NICE. I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BOTH TAKING THE TIME TO COME DOWN HERE. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S DAUNTING WHEN YOU GET THE LETTERS FROM THE CITY, BUT I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND FILLING OUT THE PROCESS AND THEM SAYING, HEY, YOU GOTTA COME DOWN AND GET APPROVAL AND YOU DID IT SO MANY TIMES. WE SEE PEOPLE THAT SLAP UP CARDBOARD JUNK AND THEN, OH, WE [00:35:01] GOT BUSTED. WE DIDN'T ASK. AND IT'S LIKE, OH YEAH, THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. AND IT'S A LOT HARDER, BUT MY HEART GOES OUT TO PEOPLE THAT WANNA LIVE LIFE IN THE CITY AND DO. RIGHT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ALL OF Y'ALL DID IT RIGHT? SO EVERYBODY PLAY, PLAY, PLAY. GOOD. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. HAVE A NICE DAY. WE'D ADJOURNED. LET'S GO. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.