* 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. [*This meeting is joined in progress*] [00:00:06] CAN YOU COME UP PLEASE? HELLO? HELLO. THANK YOU. BEFORE ANYTHING I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M HIS DAUGHTER. OH. AND I'M GONNA HELP HIM TRANSLATE. OKAY, PERFECT. UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. JACQUELINE SALAZAR. UH, 9 38 SITZ, FOURTH STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75 0 51. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? WAS THERE EVER A GARAGE THERE? UM, NO. WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE LIKE THAT. YOU BOUGHT THE HOUSE LIKE THAT? YES. YES. DIDN'T IT LOOKED LIKE IT? I DON'T KNOW. IF THERE WAS A GARAGE, IT WOULD'VE TAKEN AWAY HALF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOUSE AND IT'S SMALL HOUSE ANYWAY, SO. OKAY. I WONDER, SO YOU'RE JUST LOOKING TO PROTECT YOUR CARS? YES. YEAH. VEHICLES. WE, WE WERE, THIS IS CHRIS. SO WE WERE LOOKING AT ANOTHER PICTURE WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ONLY ONE CAR ROOM FOR ONE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE THERE'S TWO. SO IS THERE, IS THERE, IS IT WIDE ENOUGH FOR THE TWO CARS? AND WE WERE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT PICTURE. OKAY. UM, I'M GONNA TRANSLATE. IS THAT OKAY? OF ABSOLUTELY. YES. HE SAID THAT IT IS FOR TWO, BUT SINCE HE'S ALWAYS OUT FOR WORK, THEN IT JUST SHOWED ONE CAR. OKAY. YES. UH, ANOTHER QUESTION. UH, MR. SALAZAR, UM, I'M, I'M SORRY. DID I GET YOUR NAME RIGHT? YES. OKAY. UM, THE, HOW BACK, HOW FAR BACK FROM YOUR EXISTING FENCE IS THIS? UM, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? OKAY. THE CARPORT IS GONNA STRETCH OUT MM-HMM . TO COVER THE CARS. YEAH. HOW FAR FROM THE, YOU HAVE A, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A FENCE ON THIS PROPERTY. MM-HMM . HOW FAR BACK IS THAT? IT'S FIVE FEET FROM THE, I'M SORRY, FROM THE SIDEWALK? YEAH, FROM THE SIDEWALK TO, TO THE HOUSE. FIVE FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK? MM-HMM . YES. THANK YOU. AND SORRY, JUST FOR THE RECORD, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET, SO IT IS ALL PROPOSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. FIVE FEET. FIVE FEET IS WITHIN CODE. IS IT NOT? GO AHEAD. UH, YES. UH, SO FIVE FEET IS CORRECT. WHEN IT'S FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, HE IS SAYING THAT IT'S FIVE FEET FROM THE CURB. OKAY. OKAY. YES. SO IT'S NOT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REQUESTING THE VARIANCE. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I CAN MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ONE. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE ZBA 25 0 8 0 0 5 9. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. HEDEN AND A SECOND FROM MR. RAMIREZ. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? OKAY. NO MA'AM. IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. THE NO ABSTENTION. SURE THING. OKAY. JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD, YOU CANNOT ABSTAIN UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A CONFLICT. SO AN ABSTENTION IS THE SAME AS VOTING FOR AN ITEM. OKAY. THEN I VOTE, I VOTE YOU OPPOSED? OKAY. OKAY, SO WE HAVE EIGHT APPROVE AND ONE OBJECTION. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL. NEXT CASE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CBA 25 0 8 0 0 6 0 IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A GARAGE CONVERSION AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 23 0 2 MEADOW LAKE DRIVE. THIS PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND LOCATED WITHIN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ONE 11. THE PROPOSED GARAGE CONVERSION WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 285 SQUARE FEET AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TWO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. [00:05:01] ON THE SURVEY IS THE LOCATION OF THE GARAGE AND AGAIN TO THE RIGHT ON THE AERIAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE GARAGE CONVERSION IS SO THAT THE HOMEOWNER CAN ADD ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREA AND A SMALL STUDIO SPACE. THERE IS AN EXISTING BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED. HERE ARE THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS EXISTING ON THE LEFT AND PROPOSED ON THE RIGHT. THERE IS A SMALL SLIVER OF LEFTOVER GARAGE SPACE THAT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE A CAR. UM, AND JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT THE GARAGE DOOR IS GOING TO REMAIN IN PLACE. HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY. THEY HAVE A NICE LONG DRIVEWAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING. 43 NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO WERE RETURNED, OPPOSED, AND THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 5 0 8 0 6 OH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, AARON? THANK YOU. I IS THERE A, THE GARAGE FACES REAR IT, IT ACTUALLY FACES TO THE SIDE. LET ME SHOW YOU. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE, UM, I SEE IT NOW. THANK YOU. YEAH, OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR? I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, IS THERE A REASON THEY'RE PLANNING ON, I MEAN, IT'S NOT EVEN A CONVERSION IF YOU'RE GONNA KEEP THE GARAGE DOOR, IS IT THEY'RE ADDING, UH, LIVING SPACE TO A GARAGE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BACK TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE A SPEAKER CARD NOR THAT. DOES IT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. I MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I, I, UH, PROPOSED TO CLOSE DISCUSSION ON THIS AND VOTE TO APPROVE ZBA 25 8 0 0 6 0 SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MS. COCA. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? OKAY, IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOR ON THE MOTION. I'LL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. OUR FINAL ITEM THIS EVENING IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE ZBA 2 5 0 8 0 0 6 1. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A FRONT YARD CARPORT AND VARIANCES FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. PROPERTY LOCATED AT 36 34 HAYSTACK DRIVE. THIS PROPERTY IS SHOWN IN YELLOW AND LOCATED WITHIN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 100. UM, AS I MENTIONED, THE, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BUILD A NEW FRONT YARD CARPORT, WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALL ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED FRONT YARD CARPORT IS LOCATED IN RED ON YOUR SCREEN. IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 440 SQUARE FEET AND BE PLACED OVER AN EXISTING PAVED DRIVEWAY. IN BLUE, YOU CAN SEE FOUR EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. SO THIS PROPERTY IS NOT WITHIN EIGHT, THE 800 FOOT BUFFER FOR CARPORTS. HOWEVER, STAFF DOES NOTE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES HAVE OTHER EXISTING CARPORTS, AND THOSE LOCATIONS ARE SHOWN ON THE MAP IN RED. THE VARIANCE FOR THE NUMBER OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WOULD BE, UM, ALLOWING FIVE AS OPPOSED TO THE CODES REQUIREMENT OF THREE. AND THE VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ALL ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WOULD BE GOING FROM THE MAXIMUM REQUIRED OF 1000, ABOUT 66 SQUARE FEET TO A TOTAL OF 1,730 SQUARE FEET. HERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR APPLICANT'S PROPERTY AS WELL AS AN ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED CARPORT REPORT. 35 NOTICES WERE SENT. 14 POSITIONS WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO WERE RETURNED, OPPOSED, AND THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, UH, STAFF NOTES THAT EIGHT UNIQUE ADDRESSES SENT IN POSITIONS. TWO, NO TWO POSITIONS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE NOTICE AREA, AND NONE OF THE POSITIONS RETURNED IN FAVOR, HAD A BODY TO THEIR, UM, HAD NO COMMENTS. SO STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS REQUEST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SURPRISE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST SCREEN? UM, YOU'VE GOT STUFF HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE? THAT'S THE LOCATION OF THE UNIQUE ADDRESSES. 1, 2, 3, 4. [00:10:01] OKAY. ONE OF THEM IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND IT'S HARD TO SEE. IT'S A LITTLE CLOSER TOWARDS THE BOTTOM EDGE ACROSS FROM, UH, I SEE INTERIOR PARKWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. OH, UH, WHAT, WHAT'S THE NO COMMENT BODY MEAN? THEY DIDN'T, THEY JUST SAID WE, WE ARE FINE WITH IT. AND DIDN'T THEY JUST REGISTERED TO SUPPORT? THERE WAS NOT A COMMENT INCLUDED WITH THE POSITION. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN? MR. MORALES? HELLO? HI, IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MORALES AND, UH, ADDRESS IS 36 34 HAY STAG DRIVE. THANK YOU. UH, YEAH, I WAS JUST, UH, COMING TO, YOU KNOW, UM, IF Y'ALL HAD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO, UH, THE REQUEST AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT I BELIEVE THEY, UH, STATED EVERYTHING THAT I PUT IN THE, THE PERMIT FOR NO, HOA, YOU KNOW, I'M IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF HER NEIGHBORS, SO, YEAH. YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY MULTIPLE NEIGHBORS WAS YES. THAT THEY, UH, WERE GOOD WITH, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE CARPORT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. SO, AND ALL THOSE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ARE FOR ALL YOUR DECORATIONS, RIGHT? ? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. WE'VE GOT CHRISTMAS AND THESE GUYS DECORATE, UH, JUST AS A WAY, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. I WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE FIRST OWNERS OF THAT HOUSE. OH, OKAY. BOTH MY DAUGHTERS LEARNED HOW TO SWIM IN THAT POOL, SO OH, NICE, NICE. YEAH. YEAH. THOSE, UH, THE HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAT I GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYBODY FOR, UH, PUTTING ALL THE DECORATIONS UP, WE STORE 'EM IN THE, THE TWO STORAGE THERE, SO. WOW. THAT'S THE REASON WHY THOSE ARE, ARE THERE ? NICE. MR. MORALES, THANKS FOR COMING FORWARD. YES. UM, I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A, YOU HAVE A GARAGE RIGHT NOW? YES. SO THE NEED FOR THE CARPORT IS YES, BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR VEHICLES AND I HAVE TWO VEHICLES THAT HAVE GOTTEN HAIL DAMAGE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. UH, YOU KNOW, AND OBVIOUSLY I PAID OFF MY VEHICLES AND NOW THAT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING. OKAY. THANK YOU, ALRIGHTYY. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE ZBA 2 5 8 0 6. ONE SECOND. OKAY, WE GOT A SECOND FOR MR. HE HEINE FROM MR. RAMIREZ. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MS. DEBBIE AND A SECOND FROM MR. RAM RAMIREZ. DO WE HAVE, UM, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE WARD ON THE MOTION? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE. A AYE. ALL OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. A OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. MOTION PASSES BY VOTE OF EIGHT ONE. OKAY. AND THAT IS OUR LAST CASE FOR TONIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS PORTION OF THIS MEETING. UM, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN? I, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE SPEAKER CAR FILLED OUT FOR THAT ITEM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT 6:35 PM I BELIEVE WE ADJOURN. I TAKE YOUR MOTION TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. ACTUALLY DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. YOU WELCOME. ADJOURN MEETING. * 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.