Nov 18, 2024 Zoning Board of Adjustment

BRIEFING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS FOR THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024.

WELCOME TO THE STAFF

[BRIEFING SESSION - 5:30 PM]

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

THIS STAFF BRIEFING IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:36 PM THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE BOARD AND PREVIEWS THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASE.

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING.

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

AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE LIKE THIS.

UH, DAVID BAKER HERE.

VIVIAN MORRIS HERE.

AND JONATHAN.

HE HERE.

WE DO HAVE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WE CAN PROCEED.

UH, LET ME GO OVER MEETING GUIDELINES.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU.

MOST IMPORTANTLY ON THE RECORD AS THEY TRANSCRIBE THIS.

IF WE'RE READY, STAFF, IF YOU'LL PRESENT.

IS THAT YOU, SERGIO? UH, IF YOU COULD GIVE US ONE SECOND, MR. BOARD MEMBER LEGAL HAS SOMETHING TO DISCUSS REALLY QUICK.

WELL, WE'RE IS LEGAL DISCUSSING WITH US OR DOES STAFF? OH, LEGAL'S CONCURRING.

SO I'LL VAMP NOW.

ANYBODY KNOW? ANY GOOD JOKES? NOT NOWELL.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL LETTING ME GO AHEAD AND ACTUALLY GAVEL IN THE BRIEFING BEFORE WE'RE READY.

KILLING ME.

SMALLS KILLING ME.

Y'ALL GET THE WIND STORM LAST NIGHT? I GOT, WE GOT A LITTLE WIND LAST NIGHT.

WE GOT HIT THIS MORNING AT NINE O'CLOCK.

OH, MANFIELD.

REALLY? YEAH.

I MISSED IT, BUT WOW.

WAS WINDY.

YEAH, MY POOL FULL.

YEAH, IT FILLED RIGHT UP.

AND FRISCO.

ACTUALLY I'VE SOLD A COUPLE GAMES TO HIM.

I KNOW JOHN.

OH, COOL.

BEFORE, YEAH, HE'D ENJOYED THAT.

YEAH, HE DID.

THAT WAS COOL.

MOSTLY ALL THE OLD RETROS.

YOU MAY WANT TO GO LOOK, HE'S A LITTLE YOUNG ON.

AND THEN, OH WAIT, HOLD ON.

YOU JUST TAP IT ON.

AND A LOT OF JOHN STUFF IS DISPLAY, SO THERE, THERE ARE SOME OTHER WAYS TO, WELL, THAT'S A LONG WAY, BUT YOU COULD TAKE THEM TO FREE PLAY AND TAKE THEM TO IT AND RIGHT OFF 1 3, 1 57 GO CARD.

AND OF COURSE ANDRETTIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

SEE MARIO.

SEE MARIO WAS THERE.

LIKE YOU HAVE A HEAD COLD.

WELL, I, WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE CHEERING WELL.

QUICK, QUICK STAFF QUESTION.

ARE WE, UH, ACTUALLY BROADCASTING ON THE BRI OR ARE WE IN TECHNICAL RECESS RIGHT NOW? UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE, WE'RE BROADCAST.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL RECESS TILL YOU GUYS GET I'LL.

THAT SQUARED UP.

WE'RE GONNA CALL IT TEMPORARY RE OR SERGIO, YOU READY? I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO, MR. CHAIR.

ALL RIGHT THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THEN.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A PRIMARY STRUCTURE WITH THAT ADDITION.

APOLOGIES FOR THE WAIT, BUT THIS WILL BE GREAT FOR THE TWO OR THREE FOLLOWERS THAT WATCH THIS ONLINE ARE LIKE, WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY UP THERE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW? ALL RIGHT, SERGIO, IF YOU'LL TAKE US AWAY.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UH, I'LL START OFF THE BRIEFING BY, UH, STARTING OFF WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO ON YOUR AGENDA.

THIS IS EBA TWO FOUR DASH OH EIGHT DASH 0 4 2.

THE REQUEST IS FOR A VARIANCE FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT SIX 13 NORTHEAST 33RD STREET.

THAT PROPERTY IS ON SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL.

AND AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SIDE SIDE YARD SETBACK.

UH, FOR AN ADDITION.

THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT IS SIX FEET AND THEY'RE PROPOSING THREE FEET.

SO ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL LOCATION MAP OF THAT PROPERTY, AND ON SCREEN YOU'LL NOW SEE A PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

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UH, AND THAT'S, UH, THE CONTRACTOR WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROCESS TO DO, UH, OR TO GET THIS APPROVED.

AND SO THEY CONSTRUCTED THE ADDITION, UH, TO CLOSE TO THE BUILD LINE THERE, UH, THREE FEET TOO CLOSE TO BE EXACT.

AND SO THIS IS, UH, JUST AN IMAGE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU THERE ONSCREEN IN THE BACK YOU'LL SEE THE, UH, GENERAL OUTLINE OF THAT ADDITION WITH THIS NEXT IMAGE SHOWING A BETTER PICTURE OF THAT ADDITION.

SO IT IS QUITE CLOSE TO THE SIDE YARD.

UM, AND IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH EIGHT DASH 0 4 2, UH, 49 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED, AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUESTS.

AND I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

CAN YOU ROLL BACK TO THAT SECOND PHOTO? I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

I'VE GOT A TRUCK AND I GOT A PICNIC TABLE.

IS THAT THE STRUCTURE BACK THERE? OVER THE FENCE? SO THIS, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN IMAGE THAT WAS TAKEN BY R CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT FROM A NEIGHBORING LOT.

SORRY.

THE, THE CONFUSION, THE, THE TRUCTURE QUESTION IS JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT FENCE.

ABOVE THE TREE, MR. CHAIR.

CORRECT.

ALL.

SO IF YOU CAN SEE ON MY SCREEN WHERE I'M MOVING THE MOUSE, THIS IS THE STRUCTURE IN QUESTION.

SORRY, WHAT? WAS IT DIDID IN REFERENCE WHERE THE KEYS? UH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO THIS IS THE SIDE THAT IS, UH, CLOSER TO THE PROPERTY LINE OR TO THE BUILD LINE, UH, OVER THREE FEET.

SO JUST CURIOUS, SINCE THAT'S A SIDE YARD, IS THAT LOT JUST TO THE OTHER SIDE? IS THAT YES, THE NEIGHBORING LOT, SO, BUT THEY HAVE A TRUCK AND A PAGE TABLE AND A, THIS IS JUST THE NEIGHBORING LOT.

UH, THAT'S JUST HOW THE FRONT YARD OR SIDE YARD IS.

THIS IS THE BACKYARD.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, ERIC.

I ASSUMING THAT BUILDING WAS PERMITTED, IT WAS A PER, IT WAS BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS, DID IT GO CORRECT.

AND SO THIS IS A PROCESS THAT THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TO GET EVERYTHING RECTIFIED.

UM, FIRST IS TO GET THE VARIANCE FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK.

AND JUST A REMINDER, THIS, THIS IS JUST A VARIANCE FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK, RIGHT? UH, AND THE NEXT STEP FOR THE APPLICANT WOULD BE TO GET THE PROPER PERMITS.

SO AS I CAN SEE BY THE NU NUMBER ON THIS CASE, WE SAW THIS IN AUGUST AND THEY TABLED RIGHT THIS, RIGHT THIS TAPE, UH, NOT AUGUST, BUT I THINK IT WAS, UM, OCTOBER OCTOBER'S MEETING.

I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN, BUT I KNOW IT'S 24 8.

SORRY.

YOU'RE CORRECT.

YEAH, THAT WAS OUTTA 10.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN.

I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THOSE.

AND, UH, YEAH, SO WE, THIS CASE WAS TABLED.

UH, MORE QUESTIONS OF STAFF TO MY RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.

THANKS, AUDREY.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

MOVING ON TO THE THIRD ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA.

THIS IS ITEM OR UH, ZBA 24 DASH 10 DASH 0 4 6.

THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2122 BALL WAY.

AND YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL LOCATION MAP ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE PROPERTY IS ON SINGLE FAMILY THIRD RESIDENTIAL, AND THE REQUEST AGAIN IS, UH, FOR THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT, A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT THEY'RE CURRENTLY, UH, PROVIDING ONLY ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE, AND THEY DO NOT FALL WITHIN 300 FEET OF A LEGALLY PERMITTED GARAGE CONVERSION.

AND SO THAT IS WHY THE CASE IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

ON SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL PROXIMITY MAP OF SOME OF THE LEGAL, UH, GARAGE CONVERSIONS THAT ARE WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN WHERE MY MOUSE IS, THAT IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.

AND THE BLUE CIRCLES ARE, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED GARAGE CONVERSIONS.

YEAH, THAT ORANGE TRUCK, THERE'S AT LEAST ENOUGH ROOM FOR ANOTHER ORANGE TRUCK IN FRONT OF IT.

ON SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE NOW A GENERAL FLOOR PLAN.

SO AT THE TOP HERE OF THE SCREEN WHERE MY MOUSE IS, KIND OF WHERE THIS YELLOW HIGHLIGHTER IS, IS WHERE THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IS.

THE YELLOW OUTLINE SHOWS THEIR GARAGE.

UM, AND SO THIS IS WHERE THE, UH, GARAGE CONVERSION HAS BEEN DONE.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES THEY HAVE BUILT, UH, TWO BEDROOMS WITHIN THAT GARAGE.

AND THESE ARE, UH, IMAGES OF WHAT THE GENERAL LAYOUT LOOKS LIKE.

AND NOW YOU'LL SEE IMAGES FROM THE STREET.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'VE COVERED UP THE DOOR, UM, AND HAVE GENERALLY ENCLOSED THE GARAGE LOOKS.

UH, YES, AND I THINK, UH, WE MAY HAVE MADE A TYPE ON THAT.

I'LL GET THAT CORRECTED, BUT

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BUT, UH, THIS IS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY WITH, UH, THE IMAGES TAKEN FROM THE STREET OF THE, UH, ENCLOSURE.

AND I CAN ADDRESS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO ZBA 24 DASH 10 0 0 4 6.

SORRY, I JUMPED THE GUN THERE A LITTLE BIT.

GO AHEAD.

UH, 44 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED, AND WE DO NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS NOW.

ALL RIGHT, MR. BAKER, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UH, IS THAT A CORNER LOT? THAT IS NOT A CORNER LOT.

IT JUST LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED AROUND ON THE SIDE.

IS THAT JUST PARKED IN THE YARD? UH, YEAH.

THIS IS NOT A CORNER LOT.

IT WAS JUST NO.

OH, THAT BLACK.

THAT'S THE NEIGHBOR'S CAR IT LOOKS LIKE.

UH, MISS EKK, ARE THERE OTHER, UH, CONVERSIONS IN THE AREA THAT ARE NOT PERMANENT? NOT THAT I WAS, UH, FAMILIAR WITH.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? SO I, WHENEVER I WENT TO TAKE THESE PICTURES, I WAS KIND OF LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE WAS, UH, ANY OTHER CONVERSIONS, A GARAGE THAT WAS KIND OF ENCLOSED TO, BUT GROW ME BACK TO, TO THE, I'M SORRY, WAS IT PURPLE OR BLUE? MY EYES WEREN'T REALLY TELLING ME WHAT THE DOTS ARE.

THOSE ARE ALL LEGALLY PERMANENTED, CORRECT? THAT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU'VE GOT SOME, OKAY.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES.

ANYONE ELSE? TO MY LEFT WITH QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? HOW ABOUT TO MY RIGHT ANYMORE? ALL RIGHT, SERGIO, THAT WAS QUICK AND PAINLESS.

ALRIGHT.

LEMME WRAP US UP AT THIS POINT.

WE WILL STAND ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 PM THIS CONCLUDES OUR STAFF BRIEFING.

WE HAVE 12 MINUTES FOR A COMFORT BREAK.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

WE HAVE SOME OFFICIAL VISITS, I GUESS.

YOU ONLY MAKE SO MANY WAR JOKES.

[Call to Order]

OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 21ST, 2024.

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

NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024.

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

THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED 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 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 0.009 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 ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA UNDER PUBLIC HEARING.

ROLL CALL ALL NOW.

THAT'S ALRIGHT.

THERE QUE LITTLE PIGGY.

I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLE CALL OF MEMBERS AND THEIR PIGLETS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.

AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE.

BARRY SANDIS.

HERE.

DEBBIE EK HERE.

OH, I WISH IT'D BEEN, IT'D BEEN FUNNIER IF YOU'D SQUEALED.

SO WE, WE ALSO HAVE JONATHAN HEAD HERE.

GOT IT.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

WE HAVE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT AND ARE READY WITH A FULL BOARD TO PROCEED AT THIS POINT.

WE'LL DO THE INVOCATION.

MR. BAKER, IF YOU'LL LEAD US AN INVOCATION DEARLY.

FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT.

JUST VERY THANKFUL FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

MAY LEAD US AND GUIDE US AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AND JUST KEEP US SAFE.

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 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 ALONG WITH WHOM YOU REPRESENT.

STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FOLLOWING 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]

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THESE MINUTES? ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 21ST, 2024 MEETING.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OF THE OCTOBER 21ST, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.

SECOND.

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

ANY DISCUSSION IF NOT

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

SAY AYE.

A AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NOW, JONATHAN, YOU ABSTAIN, RIGHT? YES.

BRINGS US PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CASES LISTED ON ENC AGENDA.

SO BY ACCOUNT OF EIGHT TO ZERO, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH MR. HEAD WHO WAS NOT HERE FOR LAST MONTH, AND THAT IS THE PROPER PROTOCOL.

SO EIGHT OH IS APPROVED.

[2. ZBA-24-08-0042 (Council District 5) – Variance to reduce the minimum side yard setback for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 613 NE 33rd St., legally described as Lot 606, Burbank Gardens Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four Residential District]

WE HAVE TWO CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THE FIRST ONE IS ZBA 2 4 0 8 0 0 5 2, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA.

SERGIO, THIS SEAT, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M SERGIO.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT BACK AGAIN? THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ZBA 2 4 0 8 0 0 4 2.

ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA.

DID I? YES.

WELL THAT WAS THE SQUEALING THREW ME OFF.

YOU UNDERSTAND I'VE BEEN RATTLED ALL THE WHOLE TIME.

IF YOU CAN PRE PRESENT NOW, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UH, I'LL BE PRESENTING, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.

THAT CBA TWO FOUR DASH A DASH 0 0 4 2.

UH, THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT SIX 13 NORTHEAST 33RD STREET.

WITH THE PROPERTY BEING ZONE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RESIDENTIAL, THE VARIANCE REQUEST BEING, UH, SIX FEET BEING THE MINIMUM AND THREE FEET BEING THE ACTUAL REQUEST FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK.

AND ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL LOCATION MAP OF THAT PROPERTY IN QUESTION.

SO AS MENTIONED, UH, THE CURRENT, UH, PROPOSED ADDITION CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED, UH, DID, DOES VIOLATE OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, UH, IN TERMS OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACK REQUIRED.

IT IS SIX FEET, UH, FOR THAT ZONING DISTRICT AND THEY ARE PROVIDING THREE FEEDS ON THE SCREEN.

YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL SITE PLAN OF THAT, UH, CONSTRUCTED, UH, ADDITION AND SOME IMAGES TO HELP ILLUSTRATE THE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED ADDITION.

SO THIS IS AN IMAGE TAKEN FROM A NEIGHBORING YARD.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT STRUCTURE IS IN THE REAR, UH, AND IT IS, UH, CLOSER TO THE, UH, PROPERTY LINE THAN IT SHOULD CLOSER TO THE PROPERTY LINE THAN IT SHOULD BE.

UM, AGAIN, THAT REQUEST BEING THREE FEET, UH, WITH THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SETBACK OF SIX FEET.

SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA TWO FOUR DASH OH EIGHT DASH 0 0 4 2, UH, VARIANCE FOR SIDE YARD SETBACK, 49 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

I'LL START OFF, CAN YOU SCROLL BACK TWO PHOTOS BACK? NOT THE ONE WITH THE TRUCK, THE ONE BEFORE THAT.

SO WE SEE THE STRUCTURE KIND OF PEEKING OUT THERE BEHIND THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE, CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND TO THE LEFT OF THAT IS A TREE, BUT THAT'S MORE THAN THREE FEET, SIX FEET.

HOW FAR IS HOW THAT TREE LOOKS? AT LEAST SIX FEET AWAY.

IS THAT NOT? IT IS CURRENTLY THREE FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.

THE NEXT SLIDE OVER THOUGH, IT SHOWS THE TRUCK SHOWS THAT THAT SAME TREE IS, IS IT ON THE PROPERTY LINE OR IS IT INSIDE ON, ON THE, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE SAME TREE.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TELL FROM THE IMAGES.

ALRIGHT.

I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHALLENGE GIVING 'EM A THREE FEET, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT THEY BUILT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.

THEY JUST NEED TO CLEAN UP ALL THE OTHER, AS YOU SAID, DURING BRIEFING.

THE ONLY THING BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS WHETHER THEY CAN HAVE THE THREE FEE.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR FOR CLARIFYING.

THE ONLY ITEM, UH, ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS, UH, PROPERTY IS THE VARIANCE FOR THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK.

I PERMITS ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

THAT, THAT IS CORRECT.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE REQUIREMENT THAT IS SIX FEET AND THEM WANTING TO REQUEST A VARIANCE FOR THREE FEET FOR THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK.

AND I THINK THIS SITE PLAN JUST, UH, DOES A BETTER JOB OF ILLUSTRATING, UH, WHAT IS OUT THERE AND, UH, THE VARIANCE IN QUESTION THAT IS BEING REQUESTED.

ANYBODY ELSE ON THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF TO I RIGHT TO MY LEFT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SALVADOR.

AND I DO REALIZE I CALLED YOU THE WRONG NAME EARLIER, JUST OUTTA HABIT.

SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER.

UH, I HEARD IT AFTER I SAID IT AND, BUT I WAS TRYING TO COVER IT UP WITH DEBBIE SQUEALING, UM, EXCUSE ME.

DEBBIE'S PHONE SQUEALING FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME.

UH, AT THIS POINT IS THE APPLICANT, JOSE GONZALEZ PRESENT THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK YOU.

THREE STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

DO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK OR YOU'RE JUST WAITING TO SEE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, HE, HE'S SPANISH SPEAKING, SO I'LL OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

HOW DO I HELP YOU OUT HERE? AND WE'LL GET A CARD FILLED UP FOR HIM SHORTLY.

, 6 1 3 NORTHEAST THREE

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YOU HAVE SEEN THE STAFF'S PRESENTATION, YOU NEED THE THREE FEET, IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT WHILE HE IS UP HERE? I MEAN, I DON'T, I'M PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN SIR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

TO OUR NEXT CASE, SALVADOR.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ZBA 2 4 0 8 0 0 4 2.

SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ZBA 2 4 0 8 0 0 4 2.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

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

I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BAKER A SECOND FOR MS. SUCKIER ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ASK YOU ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS CASE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY AYE.

A AYE BY COUNT OF NINE TO ZERO THIS MOTION IS APPROVED WHICH TAKES US

[3. ZBA-24-10-0046 (Council District 4) Special exception for a garage conversion, located at 2122 Balla Way, legally described as Lot 36, Block 12/381, Inglewood Park Addition No.2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three Residential District]

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE ON YOUR AGENDA.

THIS IS ZBA 24 DASH 10 DASH 0 4 6.

A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2122 BALL WAY ZONE SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL.

UH, THERE WAS A TYPO IN THE BRIEFING.

THEY CURRENTLY DO PROVIDE TO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES, HOWEVER THEY ARE STACKED SO THEY'RE NOT, UH, PARALLEL.

AND THE SCREEN SHOWS A GENERAL LOCATION MAP OF THAT PROPERTY.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A PROXIMITY MAP SHOWING LEGALLY CONVERTED GARAGE, UH, LEGALLY CONVERTED GARAGES, UM, WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NOT ONE WITHIN 300 FEET AND SO THAT IS WHY THE UH, APPLICANT IS HERE, UH, WITH THIS CASE.

UH, TONIGHT TO GET THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL ON SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL FLOOR PLAN AGAIN, UH, THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTER SHOWING THE UH, CURRENT GARAGE WHICH HAS BEEN ALREADY CONVERTED, UH, INTO TWO BEDROOMS. UM, AND THESE IMAGES SHOW THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THAT, UH, ALREADY CONVERTED GARAGE.

THESE IMAGES SHOW THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH THE ALREADY CONVERTED GARAGE FROM THE STREET.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'VE COVERED UP THE GARAGE DOOR.

UM, AND SO AGAIN, THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THE WORK.

UH, THEY'RE HERE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND GET EVERYTHING PROPERLY PERMITTED AND MOVING FORWARD.

SO IN REGARDS TO ZBA TWO FOUR DASH 10 DASH 0 4 6, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION, 44 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AS IS.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

QUESTIONS FOR STAFF TO MY RIGHT QUESTIONS LEFT.

MR. BAKER? NOPE.

ALRIGHT.

HE'S JUST FIRING UP.

HE KNOWS WHERE HE'S GOING.

ALRIGHT, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL ON THE APPLICANT.

MONICA ESPINOZA, ARE YOU PRESENT? THAT IS NOT THE APPLICANT.

THAT IS THE, UH, PRESENTER.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT THOUGH.

I CAN IF YOU WANNA GO.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I HAD, I HAD THAT APPLICANT NAME ON HERE.

I GOT A NEW GUY WRITING MY SCRIPT.

IT'S OKAY.

HELLO EVERYONE.

UM, BRENDA GARCIA AND MY ADDRESS IS 2122 BALL WAY.

UHHUH .

SO, AND GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

SO THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY? YES.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, WAS THIS A ONE CAR GARAGE OR TWO CAR GARAGE? IT WAS ONE .

YOU PUT TWO BEDROOMS IN THERE? YES.

SO MY MOM COMES FROM MEXICO EVERY SIX MONTHS.

AND MY SON NEEDS HIS PRIVACY NOW, SO.

I WANTED TO HAVE AN EXTRA ROOM FOR MY MOM.