May 20, 2024 Zoning Board of Adjustment

THAT'S, THAT'S INTERESTING.

SOME OF US ARE STILL IN LISBON AND NOT QUITE BACK IN THE STATES, SO PERHAPS HE'S A LITTLE JET LAG AS THE LOVELY MISS MELINDA ROGERS WALKS IN THE ROOM AND SAYS HERE, HERE WE HAVE EIGHT PRESENT AND WE CAN PROCEED WITH OUR BRIEFING.

REMEMBER TO, UH, COUNT COMMISSIONERS.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MIC TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU.

MR. BAKER WILL KEEP ME ON TRACK AND STILL HASN'T BROUGHT ME A SOUVENIR AT THIS POINT.

IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND START.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR BOARD.

UH, MY NAME IS SALDON WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION HERE AT GRAND PRAIRIE.

TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING BOTH ITEMS ON THE AGENDA STARTING OFF WITH CBA 24 DASH OH FOUR DASH OH OH 18.

A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION LOCATED AT 1610 AVENUE C.

THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL AND THE REQUEST IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION, UH, INTO A LIVING SPACE.

ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL LOCATION MAP OF THE SITE AND YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN.

I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE WITH THE STREETS BEING ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UH, SHEET THERE AND THE PROPOSED, UH, GARAGE, UH, OR I SHOULD SAY PROPOSED BEDROOM, UH, BEING ON THE EASTERN SIDE.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER, BUT I CAN, UH, GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL IF, UH, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE A MAP WITH THE SITE 1610 AVENUE C AS WELL AS THE CLOSEST LEGALLY UH, CONVERTING GARAGE INTO A LIVING SPACE.

UH, IT DOES NOT MEET THE 800 FOOT RULE, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WHY THE CASE HAS COME FORWARD TO THE BOARD.

AND I DO WANNA LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT THIS CASE, UH, DOES INVOLVE A CODE VIOLATION.

SO THE APPLICANTS HAD BEGUN THE WORK BEFORE THEY OBTAINED PERMITS AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROCESS.

SO ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE CONVERSION SEMI DONE, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT.

UM, THERE'S BEEN A WALL INSTALLED, UH, WITH SOME WINDOWS.

SO THAT IS THE EXISTING, UH, CONDITION OF THE, UH, CONVERSION.

THAT'S THE GARAGE COR WITH THE PREVIOUSLY THAT USED TO BE A GARAGE DOOR.

YES, SIR.

GOTCHA.

NOW YOU TELL US THAT THAT'S, WE DON'T LEVY ANY FINES, DO ANYTHING TO THAT.

THEY WERE ALREADY PART OF SUBJECT TO THAT.

YOU'RE JUST LETTING US KNOW.

SO THE PICTURES, WHY IT'S NOT A GARAGE DOOR CORRECT.

AND WHEN THE PICTURES POP UP.

GOTCHA.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT ANYTHING BEFORE US AS FAR AS THEY MIDDLE OF THE JOB, BUT I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION.

GO AHEAD.

NO PROBLEM.

UH, ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A STREET VIEW FROM, UH, OR OF THE, UH, SITE 1610 AVENUE C.

AND I DO WANNA POINT OUT, UM, SO THIS IS THE STREET AND THIS IS THE DRIVEWAY.

THE GARAGE IS ACTUALLY, OR THE PREVIOUS GARAGE WAS EXISTING ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOME, UM, TOWARDS THE, UH, WESTERN SIDE.

IT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM THE STREET, UM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PREVIOUS PICTURE, UH, THE APPLICANT OR THE DRIVEWAY WOULD HEAD INTO THE PROPERTY AND THEN MAKE A RIGHT TO GET INTO THAT GARAGE.

SO REGARDING, UH, ZBA 24 DASH OH 4 0 0 18 OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION AT 1610 AVENUE C UH, 46 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, UH, OR OPPOSED AND THERE'S NO HOA AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THEY FOUND 'EM HALFWAY THROUGH THE JOB, BUT FROM

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THOSE PHOTOS YOU CAN'T SEE THE GARAGE DOOR.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO YOU WONDER WHO TURNED 'EM IN 'CAUSE THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T FILL OUT A LETTER IN OBJECTION OR FOR OR AGAINST.

WE HAD ZERO, EITHER, EITHER WAY ON YOUR FINAL SHEET AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT, CORRECT? STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT.

OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS.

MR. BAKER.

WHO? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UH, ARE WE SKIPPING NUMBER TWO, UH, 17 OR ARE WE COMING BACK TO IT OR WHAT? I'M SORRY.

UH, 17.

SO THERE IS AN ITEM ON YOUR, ON THE AGENDA THAT WAS, UH, REQUESTED TO BE TABLED, OKAY? MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

YES, NO PROBLEM.

17.

NO PROBLEM.

UH, TABLED THIS IS EIGHT, UH, 0 0 1 8 IS THE ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? THERE'S A QUESTION.

YES, MR. MS. LEMME CHECK MS TH GO RIGHT ON AHEAD.

UH, THE QUESTION IS , ARE THERE OTHER PLACES ALREADY, UH, CONVERTED IN THE AREA THAT ARE NOT LEGAL? DID YOU NOTICE ANY? JUST WONDERING.

I DID NOT NOTICE ANY.

OF COURSE.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL BECAUSE, OKAY, SO YOU, SO ALL OF 'EM ARE KIND OF LIKE THIS.

IF YOU DID IT, YOU REALLY KIND OF CAN'T TELL.

IF YOU GOT THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOU GOT AWAY WITH IT, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL.

I MEAN, UNLESS THANK YOU, YOU SEE A DRIVEWAY.

RIGHT.

BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, MR. WHITE? SO IS THERE APPEARANCE IN FRONT OF ZBA THE RESULT OF A CODE VIOLATION TAG? CORRECT.

IF THEY GET TO DEAL WITH THAT ON ONE END, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET IT CLEANED UP SO THEY CAN PROCEED.

I WAS TRYING TO CLARIFY THERE ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE? ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

OH, I'M SORRY, MR. AFO.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

UH, INTERNALLY, WHEN SUCH A THING IS DONE AND THE JOB IS ALMOST HALFWAY, UH, THEIR PENALTIES, I KNOW IT MAY NOT BE FOR THIS BOARD, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW YES, CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES DEAL WITH THAT.

I DON KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THE SPECIFIC FINES.

UM, BUT THEY DO GET A, I THINK IT'S LIKE A BUILDING WITHOUT PERMIT TAG OR SOMETHING.

UM, YEAH, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DUNNO.

COUNSELOR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CLARIFY ON THAT YOU'RE REACHING? SO THE, THE FINES, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ISSUED CITATIONS THAT ARE FILED IN THE COURTS.

THEY DO HAVE WINDOW FINES, BUT THE FINE RANGE IS GONNA BE ANYWHERE FROM UP TO ONE, FROM $1 UP TO $2,000 BECAUSE THESE ARE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES DEPENDING UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, REPEAT OFFENDERS, YOU WOULD TYPICALLY EXPECT THEM TO HAVE A HIGHER FINE.

UM, IT'S NOT GUARANTEED TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT, IT CAN BE CHANGED JUST DEPENDING UPON HOW THINGS GO IN THE COURT.

THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

GO AHEAD SIR.

WITH, UH, THE SITUATION BEING TAKEN OFF BY THEM, CAN WE THEN GO AHEAD WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE APPROVAL? OKAY.

THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

UM, YES.

SO THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE, THEY HANDLE THAT.

YOU ARE HERE TO JUST DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A VARIANT SHOULD BE GRANTED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON CASE? UH, 0 0 1 8.

SEE NONE.

LET'S GO INTO THE PICTURE REAL QUICK.

YES, MA'AM.

WHICH I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

PROBABLY MORE OF A COMMENT.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE SEE THESE, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THE DRIVEWAY, IT'S LIKE NORMALLY GOING RIGHT INTO WHERE THE, THE WALL IS, BUT ON THIS CASE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE SIDE.

IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GONNA RUN INTO THE BEDROOM.

RIGHT.

AND, UM, IF GOING BACK TO THIS FLOOR PLAN, UH, THIS MIGHT MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE NOW, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLAN, UH, ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE STREET, YOU'LL SEE THE DRIVEWAY HEADED UP NORTH.

UM, SO THE APPLICANT OR THE RESIDENT WOULD DRIVE IN AND THEN TAKE A RIGHT TO GET INTO THAT GARAGE.

SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY A DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE, THERE HAS TO BE A TURN THERE.

BACK TO THIS PICTURE HERE, THIS CASE IS ALSO IN A RESULT OF A CODE VIOLATION, UH, THAT WAS NOTICEABLE.

THE HOUSE I GREW UP ON, SPRINGDALE HAD A, YOU GO UP THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD A 90 DEGREE TURN.

THE REASON I KNOW THAT IS 'CAUSE I MADE AN 83 DEGREE TURN AND MOM'S LINCOLN AND DAD WAS FURIOUS.

SO , UM, DID NOT QUITE MAKE THE TURN.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON ON THIS CASE.

WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE YOU GOT FOR US? MOVING ON TO ZBA 24 DASH OH OH 19.

THIS IS A SPECIAL, ANOTHER SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION WITH THIS ONE BEING LOCATED AT 1433 NORTHWEST SEVENTH STREET.

THE PROPERTY IS OWNED, SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION INTO A LIVING SPACE.

THIS IS A PROPOSED, UH, FLOOR PLAN AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, MARKED AS DRIVEWAY ON THE FLOOR PLAN WITH THE PREVIOUS GARAGE, UM, UH, HAVING INTENT TO BE CONVERTED INTO A LIVING SPACE.

AND I SAY PREVIOUS BECAUSE THIS CASE, AND I'LL COME

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YOU CAN SEE THAT .

THE APPLICANTS, UH, IN THIS CASE, UM, DID HAVE A CODE VIOLATION AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROCESSES AS WELL.

SO THEY CAME FORWARD TO THE BOARD TO REQUEST THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE HERE.

SO THEY WEREN'T QUITE FINISHED, CORRECT? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE.

THERE'S A TAG ON THE WINDOW, , A HUNDRED PERCENT.

THERE'S SOME STUFF ON THERE THAT'S AND PAINT THE TRIM OTHER THAN INDICATING MAYBE NOT , IT LOOKS GOOD.

, UM, THEY STILL HAVE THEIR DRIVEWAY THERE, SO THEY HAVE PLENTY OF OFF STREET PARKING.

AND IN FACT, UH, THERE IS ANOTHER, UM, CONCRETE PARKING AREA, UH, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH GIVES MORE AMPLE PARKING.

BUT GOING BACK TO THIS PICTURE HERE OF THE AERIAL VIEW, UH, THEY ARE ALSO NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE 800, UH, FOOT REQUIREMENTS, OR I THINK IT'S 300 FOOT REQUIREMENT FOR THE GARAGE CONVERSION, UH, TO BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED.

SO THAT BLUE CIRCLE ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE CLOSEST ONE.

SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH OH FOUR DASH OH OH 19, SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION AT, UH, FORGIVE ME, I FORGOT THE ADDRESS.

1433 NORTHWEST SEVENTH STREET, 31 NOTICE IS WORSE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.

AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO I'M LOOKING AT, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE HOMEOWNERS DOING THE WORK THEMSELVES OR THEY HIRED IT OUT AND HAD A CONTRACTOR TO DO THAT WORK, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU HAD A CONTRACTOR DO THE WORK, CONTRACTOR KNOWS THAT THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PERMIT.

RIGHT? I THINK THERE WAS A CONTRACTOR THAT WAS HIRED FOR THIS.

THE APPLICANT, UH, IS A NEW HOMEOWNER.

THEY JUST PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED THE, THE, THE HOME ITSELF.

I'M NOT SURE IF, UH, THE CONTRACTOR WAS AWARE OF THE PROCESS.

A LOT OF TIMES, UM, EVEN IF THEY DO COME THROUGH WITH A BILLING PERMIT PROCESS, THEY'RE UNAWARE THAT THEY NEED A ZBA VARIANCE OR SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO GET THE GARAGE CONVERTED INTO A LIVING SPACE, BUT THEY WOULD'VE WENT THROUGH ZONING.

IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? TO GET A PERMIT.

SO TH THOSE, THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES.

SO THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN A PERMIT NOT WITHOUT THE, UH, SPECIAL EXCEPTION FROM THIS BOARD.

SO THEY NEED THIS.

SO THEY DIDN'T GET THE PERMIT.

I'M NOT SURE ON THE STATUS.

I I KNOW THEY WERE JUST CAUGHT BY CODE.

I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE, SO THEY TURNED 'EM IN.

I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE GETTING PERMITS OR NOT.

MY WHOLE THOUGHT ON THIS THING IS IF YOU'RE DOING IT YOURSELF AND YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER, THEN I CAN SEE WHERE MAYBE YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, UNLESS YOU'RE IN CONSTRUCTION AND YOU DID KNOW WHETHER YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD SQUEEZE IT IN THERE VERSUS A HOMEOWNER WHO HIRED A CONTRACTOR, THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU GOTTA GET A PERMIT PERMIT.

WELL, I, I AGREE THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD, BUT THAT'S NOT BEFORE ZBA TONIGHT.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT'S THE CITATIONS IN BOTH OF THESE CASES WERE THEY WERE ISSUED CITATIONS, THEY GOT FINES, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY THAT THE ENFORCEMENT, IT'S GONNA BE PAID UP.

I WOULD GET A BETTER CONTRACTOR NEXT TIME, BUT I, I'M OF THE MINDSET NOT TO IF THEY DID IT NICE.

YOU DON'T WANNA MAKE IT HARD ON PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES.

MISTAKES WERE MADE.

BOTH OF THEM PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, BUT STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE UGLY JOBS, BUT I THINK WE GIVE, THEY STILL HAD TO APPLY.

THEY STILL HAD TO GIVE THIS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, RIGHT, MS. LAND THAT YEAH, YOU WOULD HOPE THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S GONNA DO IT.

BUT I THINK YOU AND I, I'M, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.

MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S RUN ACROSS A DISHONEST CONTRACTOR IN THE PAST, , WHO MIGHT WANNA SHAVE CORNERS.

YOU KNOW, , THAT WAS MY, YEAH, I RETIRED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IF I COULD, YOU KNOW, ALL TIME, SO ONCE, IF THIS, UH, CASE IS APPROVED, AND THIS IS FOR ALL CASES, IF THEY'RE APPROVED, WE STILL ENSURE THAT THEY GET THE PROPER PERMIT AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AFTERWARDS.

THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS BOARD ALMOST CLEARS IT UP AND CLEANS IT UP FOR THOSE PARCELS OF PROPERTY.

THERE'S NUMBERS, NUMBERS INVOLVED.

WHEN THEY'RE, YEAH, WE'RE NOT PRECEDENT SETTING BOARDS AS MUCH AS CLEANING UP THE ODD BALLS.

THE PEOPLE WHO DID IT OUTTA ORDER, THEY STILL HAD TO, THEY STILL GOT THEIR FINES, THEY STILL GOT HAVE TO PAY TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, DON'T, THEY? DON'T THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND THERE'S APPLICATION FEES AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO THAT'S RIGHT.

I, I'M JUST CURIOUS ON YOUR END.

SO THEY NEEDED AN EXCEPTION.

THEY DID NOT GO THROUGH ZBA TO GET THAT EXCEPTION YET.

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STAFF SAYS THEY'RE WILLING TO APPROVE THIS.

I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT, HOW THAT PANS OUT ON YOUR END.

SO THERE IS A CRITERIA THAT WE LOOK AT, AND THIS GOES BACK TO THAT 300 FOOT RULE.

WE LOOK AT THE REQUIRED PARKING, OFF STREET PARKING.

IF YOU'RE TAKING AWAY A GARAGE, UM, WE WANNA SEE THAT THERE'S AM PARKING, UM, IN WHICH CASE IN THIS CASE, UH, THERE IS.

AND THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT WHETHER, UH, THERE IS ONE LEGALLY PERMITTED WITHIN 300 FEET, WHICH GOES BACK TO OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

IF IT MEETS THOSE TWO CRITERIA, THEN WE CAN ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE IT.

AND IF IT DOES NOT, THEN WE GO BACK TO THE BOARD TO PRESENT THE CASE.

UM, IN TERMS OF OTHER CRITERIA, THAT'S, THAT'S MOSTLY WHAT WE LOOK AT.

SO THEORETICALLY, HAD THERE BEEN ONE OF THESE WITHIN 300 FEET, WHICH IS A LOW NUMBER YOU'D ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED? WE'VE NEVER SEEN THIS CASE.

CORRECT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU WERE HERE, BUT THE MAYOR DID COME IN NOT TOO LONG AGO AND SAID, THIS BOARD, THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS NOT TO TEAR DOWN THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BUILT, .

UM, SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

YEAH, YEAH.

TO ME, THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO, UH, TO BE FAIR AND TO OVERLOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

GIVE PEOPLE, UH, LEEWAY IF THEY MESS UP NOW THE RIGHT, THE DECISION IS ON THE BOARD.

UM, IF THEY DO NOT MEET THOSE CRITERIA.

MR. MINISTER OFOP, GO AHEAD, SIR.

YES, WE'LL GET BACK ON TASK.

I LISTENED TO THE, UH, CRITERIA YOU MENTIONED MM-HMM .

WHO TAKES CARE OF THE ENGINEERING ASPECT, MATERIALS CHOICE, STRUCTURAL CHOICE.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, WAS IT DONE ALONG THE GUIDELINES OF THE CITY? RIGHT.

SO TYPICALLY OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THE WAY IT WORKS IS FIRST WE TAKE CARE OF ZONING, WHICH INVOLVES GETTING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

IF IT IS APPROVED, AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'LL GOES FORWARD TO THE BILLING DEPARTMENT.

WILL THEY GET THE PERFECT OR THE PROPER PERMITTING, UH, DONE TO ENSURE THAT IT'S SAFE? THE STRUCTURE IS SOUND.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ENGINEERING ISSUES, BUT, UM, THERE'S IN THAT PERMITTING PROCESS, A CHANCE FOR MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UH, REQUEST.

AND IF IT IS APPROVED, THEN THEY GET THE PERMIT AND THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? YEAH.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT HE'S SAYING, IT STILL HAS TO BE BUILT BY CODE.

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ZONING, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS MEETING.

ARE YOU TRANSLATING FOR HIM? SHOULDN'T YOU BE FOCUSED ON SOUVENIRS FOR BARRY FROM MOROCCO? ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR QUICK TRYING TO GIVE ME STUFF YOU FOUND ON THIS ? UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE? OR WE CAN TAKE A SIX MINUTE COMFORT BREAK IF WE'RE OKAY? IF NOT, THAT'S GONNA CONCLUDE OUR BRIEFING SESSION.

WE'LL ADJOURN FOR SIX MINUTES.

IF ANYBODY NEEDS A RELIEF, GO FOR IT NOW.

WE'LL START AT SIX O'CLOCK.

BOOM.

[Call to Order]

MAY 20TH, 24.

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

THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 6:01 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 ADJUSTMENT IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER VARIANCES EXCEPTIONS 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 OF AN APPLICANT ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE ON THE AGENDA UNDER A PUBLIC HEARING.

I NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF QUORUM AFTER CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.

TOMMY LAN, TIMOTHY IPO.

HERE.

ANTHONY LANGSTON HERE.

AND MELINDA ROGERS.

HERE WE LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT.

WE DO HAVE A FULL FORM AND A FULL BOARD.

SO WE ARE READY TO PROCEED NOW, MR. BAKER, IF YOU'LL GIVE US THE INVOCATION PLEASE, SIR.

DEARLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE CAN GATHER TOGETHER AND, UH, HELP OUT THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

LORD, UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US, LORD, AND HELP US TO BE FAITHFUL AND TRUE TO THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRIX.

WE ASK THINGS YOUR NAME, AMEN.

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

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 THIS, WE'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH

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ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN.

SINCE THERE ARE TWO APPLICANTS IN THE ROOM, CASH AND PAID STAFF, I DON'T THINK WE GOT ANY OF THOSE RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

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

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

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOT LISTED, JUDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS.

OUR FIRST

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ACTION ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE MEETING OF APRIL 15TH, 2025, FOUR.

ANY MEMBER WHO OF THE BOARD WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THOSE MINUTES, AND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

US TO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE CASES LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 15TH, 2024.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.

APRIL 15TH, 2024.

SECOND.

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

ANY DISCUSSION IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY, AYE.

A AYE MINUTES ARE APPROVED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

NINE TO ZERO.

THAT BRINGS

[2. ZBA-24-02-0017 (Council District 3) – Special exception for a garage conversion, located at 2138 Avenue C, legally described as Lot 4, Block 2, Allen Ranch Estates Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four Residential District]

WE HAVE THREE CASES, BUT I BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE'S GONNA BE TABLED.

BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START OFF IF YOU'RE READY.

SERGE, I THINK WE JUST ADDRESSED THAT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

ITEM ZBA 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 7 WAS ON OUR POSTED AGENDA AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED IT BE TABLED.

SO DO I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE IT? YES.

THEY'VE REQUESTED ANYBODY WILLING TO MAKE THAT MOTION? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION.

WE CLOSE AND TABLE ZBA 24 0 2 0 0 1 7.

I HAVE A SECOND.

IF YOU COULD COME DOWN, START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND ANYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOW WE'RE GOING ABOUT FIXING TRANSLATE BOARD.

BEAT YOU TO IT.

MR. WHITE GOT ON THERE.

SO I GOT MR. BAKER MADE A MOTION TO TABLE MR. WHITE, SECOND COUNSEL.

AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, IS THE REQUEST TO TABLE IT TO A SPECIFIC DATE LIKE THE NEXT MEETING, OR IS IT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME? THE NEXT MODIFY YOUR MOTION.

I MODIFY THAT MOTION TO HAVE IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

OUTSTANDING.

NEXT SCHEDULED ZBA MEETING IN JUNE AND YOUR SECOND HOLDS UP.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THE TABLE PASSES NINE TO ZERO.

MOVING ON NOW WE

[3. ZBA-24-04-0018 (Council District 3) – Special Exception for a garage conversion, located at 1610 Ave C., legally described as Lot 6R, Block 8, Lakecrest Addition No.1, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four Residential District]

HAVE CASE 0 0 1 8.

YOU'RE ON MR. CHAIR, YOUR MIC ON? I'M NOT SURE.

NOW IT'S, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MY NAME IS ALOR AND I'M WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION HERE AT GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND I'LL BE PRESENTING BOTH CASES TONIGHT.

THE FIRST CASE THAT WE HAVE, UH, ON THE AGENDA, ZBA 24 DASH OH FOUR DASH 18, SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A, FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION LOCATED AT 1610 AVENUE C.

THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL.

AND AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, UH, FOR A GARAGE CONVERSING INTO A LIVING SPACE.

ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN WITH THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SHEET BEING THE STREET.

AND TO THE NORTHWEST YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED, UH, LIVING AREA WITH THE, UH, FORMAL GARAGE.

ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITES WITH THE BLUE REPRESENTING A LEGALLY, UH, CONVERTED GARAGE THAT IS 300 FEET BUFFER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS NOT MEET THAT 300 FEET BUFFER, UM, WHICH IS WHY THE, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE CASE IS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE EXISTING, UH, LIVING AREA.

LIKE I MENTIONED DURING THE BRIEFING.

THIS CASE, UH, WAS SPOTTED BY CODE.

IT WAS, UH, IT WAS BUILDING WITHOUT PERMITS AND NOW IT IS, UH, CURRENTLY WITH A WALL AND TWO WINDOWS.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT AS WELL.

THIS IS A STREET VIEW PICTURE.

SO I DO WANNA POINT OUT ONCE AGAIN, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE DRIVEWAY DOES HAVE AN ENTRYWAY, UH, WHICH DOES NOT LEAD DIRECTLY TO A GARAGE.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE GARAGE IS ON THAT, UH, WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE, UM, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE.

BUT, UH, THE PREVIOUS PICTURE KIND OF SHOWS WHAT THE WORK IS, UH, OR THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THAT GARAGE.

SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH OH FOUR DASH DOUBLE 18, UH, 30 46, NOTICES WERE SENT UNTIL ZERO.

RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED? THERE'S NOT AN HOA AND WE DO NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST.

QUESTIONS OF STAFF FROM THE BOARD? ANY TO MY RIGHT? ANY TO MY LEFT? I THINK WE COVERED MOST OF IT IN BRIEFING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE.

I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD IS THE APPLICANT, RAPHAEL MARTINEZ PRESENT,

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UH, MR. RAFAEL HERE DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, SO I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN TO TRANSLATE.

SO YOU ARE RAPHAEL MARTINEZ.

I ASKED HIM WHAT HIS DIRECTION IS, OR I'M SORRY, HIS ADDRESS IS AND IT'S CONFIRMED.

1610 AVENUE.

1610 AVENUE STATE.

GREAT.

WE GOT THAT ON THE RECORD.

UM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR DOES THE STAFF EXPLAIN IT PRETTY WELL? I ASKED HIM AND HE SAYS THAT STAFF'S PRESENTATION IS SUFFICIENT.

DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? MR. BAKER, UH, WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR ON THIS? I ASKED HIM WHO THE CONTRACTOR WAS AND HE STATED THAT IT'S HIMSELF AND HIS UNCLE.

OOPS.

THANK YOU.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT AT THIS POINT? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN.

AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, I HAVE TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OR IN SUPPORT OF ZBA 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 8.

NOW IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO BA 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 8.

SEEING NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 8.

I HAVE ABOUT 12 SECONDS HERE ALL AT ONCE, BUT I DID HEAR MS. HICK JUST A SPLIT SECOND.

LIKE THAT KENTUCKY DERBY WAS SO CLOSE.

UM, SO MR. BAKER AND MS. HICK ON SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY, AYE, KEEP 'EM UP AND IT PASSES BY NINE.

OH, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE MATH EASY ON ME.

WHICH MOVES

[4. ZBA-24-04-0019 (Council District 1) – Special Exception for a garage conversion, located at 1433 NW 7th St., legally described as Lot 12, Block 4, International Estates Addition No.2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-One Residential District]

US TO THE NEXT CASE.

19.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

ZVA 24 DASH OH FOUR DASH OH OH 19 IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION LOCATED AT 1433 NORTHWEST SEVENTH STREET WITH THE PROPERTIES BEING ZONED SINGLE FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL AND THE REQUEST ONCE AGAIN BEING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION INTO A LIVING SPACE.

ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, UH, WITH THAT PROPOSED DRIVEWAY OR THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY, I SHOULD SAY, IN THE PROPOSED, UH, LIVING ROOM.

UH, PREVIOUSLY A GARAGE STAFF HAS, UH, LOOKED AT THE SITE AND THERE IS AND AMPLE PARKING OFF STREET PARKING.

HOWEVER, THERE'S NOT A LEGALLY CONVERTED GARAGE INTO A LIVING AREA.

WITHIN 300 FEET ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING, UH, SITE, UH, HAS, UH, SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN, OR SORRY, WALL THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

UM, LIKE I MENTIONED DURING THE BRIEFING, THE APPLICANT WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROCESS AND HAS COME IN FRONT OF YOU TO REQUEST THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPER BUILDING PERMIT, ANOTHER IMAGE OF THE EXISTING WORK AND A STREET VIEW IMAGE OF THE HOUSE.

SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH OH, FOUR DASH OH OH 1931, NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN PAPER OR OPPOSED, AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA, UH, WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

QUESTIONS TO STAFF.

AM I RIGHT TO MY LEFT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

WELL, IT'S FAIR IF I ASK STEPHANIE GARCIA TO COME ON DOWN ENGLISH OR ESPANOL ENGLISH MM-HMM .

OUT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, .

BECAUSE IF YOU MAKE ME GO ANY MORE THAN ESPANOL, I'M IN TROUBLE.

THANK YOU.

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

MY NAME IS STEPHANIE GARCIA.

UM, I'M CURRENTLY AT 4 3 7 PHILLY COURT, GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT, UM, JUST PURCHASED THIS HOME, 1433 NORTHWEST SEVENTH STREET.

UM, AND YES.

MM-HMM .

SO, UH, DID YOU HAVE A CONTRACTOR DO THIS WORK FOR YOU AND JUST MESS UP, NOT PULL PERMITS OR WAS IT YOU GUYS? UM, YEAH, HE'S, HE'S MY UNCLE.

HE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY CAME FROM VIRGINIA.

AND, UM, AGAIN, WASN'T AWARE THAT WE NEEDED A PERMIT SINCE I WAS LIKE, OH, WE PURCHASED IT.

WELL THEN JUST GO AHEAD AND NOW WE KNOW.

NOW WE GET TO CLEAN THAT UP.