* 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. OKAY, SO WE'LL [00:00:01] JUMP IN. UM, WELCOME [BRIEFING SESSION - 5:30 PM ] TO THE STAFF READING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS FOR THE MEETING OF MARCH 16TH, 2026. I'M KIMBERLY, A KIM RODIER, CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THIS STAFFING BRIEFING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:39 PM THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE STAFF BRIEFS THE BOARD AND PREVIEWS. UH, THE CASES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MAY FACILITATE THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASE. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE BRIEFING. I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, KIMBERLY AKIM DIER. HERE. MR. CHRISTOPHER DE WOLF. HERE. UH, MS. CHABRA HACKETT. HERE. MR. DAVID BAKER. HERE. MR. ANTHONY LANGSTON. HERE. UM, MR. STACEY WHITE. MRS. ANNA COCA. HERE. MRS. DEBBIE JOHNSTON. HERE. MRS. MELINDA ROGERS. HERE. MR. JONATHAN HEAD. MR. ERIC KADE. AND MRS. VIVIAN MORRIS HERE. OKAY. UH, MEETING GUIDELINES COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONE TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE. DON'T TURN IT OFF BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU. UM, WE ARE READY TO MOVE INTO THE STAFF PRESENTATION OF THE CASES. AND WE HAVE MR. WHITE WALKING IN. THERE HE IS. WE JUST DID THE ROLL CALL. . MM-HMM . OKAY. MADAM CHAIR? YES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE FOUR CASES THIS EVENING. UH, WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO, ZBA 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 9 0 8 SANDRA LANE. UH, THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PLANNED ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 84. THE PROJECT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REAR CARPORT. THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AREA. WE REQUIRE A MAXIMUM OF 500 SQUARE FEET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 800 SQUARE FEET. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPOSED CARPORT, 25 40, UH, AND 15 FEET TO THE PEAK. THERE IS A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE PROPOSED CARPORT WILL BE PLACED ON AN EXISTING CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE OTHER DI DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. A NOTE FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS REAR CARPORTS DO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN THERE ON THE RIGHT AND THEN AN APPROXIMATE SIMILARITY ON THE AERIAL SO YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF WHERE THAT WILL BE LOCATED. HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THEY HAVE A NICE, LONG, DEEP DRIVEWAY. HERE IS A, A SAMPLE ELEVATION. SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR APPLICANT IS PROPOSING WITH THE DIMENSIONS. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. YOU CAN SEE IN THE AERIAL THAT UM, MANY OF THESE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND PROPERTIES IN THIS DISTRICT HERE HAVE LARGE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES SUCH AS CARPORTS AND DETACHED GARAGES. WE SENT 29 NOTICES. WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR API DID GO AHEAD AND PUT THE, UH, THE COMMENT FROM THE SUPPORT POSITION IN THERE SO THAT YOU CAN READ IT. THIS PROPERTY THAT IS, UH, SUPPORTIVE IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY. STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 26 0 1, 0 0 0 2 AS REQUESTED. UH, GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND THE PRESENCE OF SIMILARLY SIZED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE AREA, THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL OR OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES OR THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YES. I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO NOT AT THIS TIME. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I TAKE THAT BACK. I HAVE ONE. OKAY. WHAT DISTRICT IS THIS LOCATED? IT'S CUT OFF ON MY SHEET HERE. IT'S DISTRICT SIX SIX. DISTRICT SIX. OKAY. UM, MADAM CHAIR, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, YES, SIR. SO YOU SAID THERE WAS NO VARIANCES, BUT WE HAVE A VARIANCE. I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, I DON'T, IT DOES, I GUESS I MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING. LET, LET ME CLARIFY THAT. UM, CARPORTS GENERALLY IF THEY'RE IN THE FRONT OR SIDE YARDS REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, HOWEVER, IT DOES REQUIRE A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AREA. MM-HMM . SO SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, FRONT AND SIDE CARPORTS. [00:05:01] THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. IF THEY WERE ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A MAXIMUM OF 500 SQUARE FEET, THEY WOULD NOT BE REQUESTING ANYTHING FROM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT THIS EVENING. SO THEY DO. SO THIS IS LARGER THAN 500. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS HOW, WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THIS? 8, 800 800 SQUARE FEET. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I, I HAVE ONE GENERAL QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. IS IT 500 FEET NO MATTER HOW BIG THE HOUSE IS OR HOW BIG THE LOT IS? YES. THERE'S NOTHING BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL ACRE LOTS IN THERE. THEY, THERE'S NOTHING ALREADY SPEC SPECIFIED LATER ON? NO MA'AM. FOR BIGGER HOMES, NO, MA. OKAY. THANK YOU. THEY'RE ALL SET AT A MAXIMUM. YEP. SO WHETHER IT IS THOSE LITTLE TINY LIGHTS WE SAW EARLIER OR IT'S GOING 500 ? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. OKAY. NOBODY ELSE? OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, I'M GONNA GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. SURE. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER THREE, ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 VARIANCES TO THE FRONT AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 6 TRIG STREET AND THE ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SINGLE FAMILY FORD DISTRICT. THEY ARE REQUESTING TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THEY'RE REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES. THE FIRST A REDUCTION IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, AND THE SECOND A VARIANCE, A REDUCTION TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THERE IS NOT A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THIS PROPERTY IS PLATTED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE DISTRICT STANDARDS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A 30 FOOT PLATTED UTILITY EASEMENT SHOWN THERE, SORT OF IN THAT TRANSPARENT RED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS EASEMENT ACCOMMODATES POWER POLES AND AERIAL POWER LINES FOR YOUR INFORMATION STRUCTURES AND OVERHANGS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN UTILITY EASEMENTS. AND THIS EASEMENT JUST DUE TO THE SIZE OF IT, CREATES A UNIQUE CONDITION RESTRICTING DEVELOPABLE AREA OF THE LOT. SO THE FIRST VARIANCE IS TO RE REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. THAT IS TO PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY LARGER REAR YARD. WE REQUIRE 25 FEET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 20 FEET, AND THE SECOND VARIANCE IS TO REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK SPECIFICALLY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO HELP MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA AND TO PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY LARGER REAR YARD. WE DO REQUIRE A SIX FOOT INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A FIVE FOOT, UH, SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE PROJECT DOES MEET THE OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE POWER POLE AND THE AERIAL LINES. YOU CAN SORT OF GET A SENSE OF THE, UH, PROPERTY LINES ON THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDES DUE TO THOSE FENCES. THERE. IT'S A PRETTY RESTRICTIVE LOT WITH THAT PLATTED EASEMENT. MM-HMM . SO NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SHOWN BOUNDED IN YELLOW. UM, THERE IS A CONSISTENT, A LACK OF CONSISTENT FRONT YARD SETBACK ALONG TRIG STREET. MANY OF THE HOMES ARE ORIENTED WITH THEIR SIDE YARDS FACING TRIG. UM, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN AND FACILITATES APPROPRIATE INFILL. SO THIS LOT HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED IN THE PAST, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE CALLING IT INFILL. WE SENT 37 NOTICES, ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT AN HOA OR A PI AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL CONDITION CREATED BY THE UTILITY EASEMENT, THE REQUESTED VARIANCES WILL ALLOW FOR THE PRACTICAL PLACEMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE LOT AND ALLOW THE PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES. UH, COULD WE GO BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES PLEASE? UH, TWO MORE. UM, OKAY, SO THE HOUSE IS GONNA BE ON WHAT IS THE AMBER COLOR STUFF? AND THIS THAT'S CORRECT. PINK COLOR IS WHAT? SO TO START, THE PROPERTY LINES ARE SHOWN IN THE BLUE. OKAY. YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE PROPOSED FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE IS SHOWN IN SORT OF THIS AMBER COLOR, AND THEN THE AREA ON THE WESTERN SIDE THAT'S SHOWN IN THE LIGHT PINK. THAT IS THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF THAT UTILITY EASEMENT. SO WE'RE SHOWING YOU, YOU CANNOT BUILD ON OR OVER THAT, WHICH CUTS THE LOT ALMOST IN HALF. UH, AND THEN YOU BRING IN, UM, THE SETBACKS AND IT CREATES THE [00:10:01] BUILDING ENVELOPE. SO THOSE SETBACKS ARE SHOWN IN THE DASHED RED LINE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS REALLY A VERY NARROW, NARROWLY DEFINED AREA THAT A STRUCTURE CAN GO. OKAY. SO I'M GONNA STAND UP HERE. MM-HMM . AND YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS WHAT WOULD BE LEGAL RIGHT NOW AND THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT. SO WHAT IS SHOWN IN RED IS WHAT THEY ARE REQUESTING. SO LET ME SEE. WHAT THEY WANT IS THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE HOUSE. RIGHT. SO COULD SHE ANSWER PLEASE? YES. OKAY. THIS LINE RIGHT HERE IS THE REQUESTED FIVE FOOT SETBACK. OKAY. THE DISTRICT REQUIREMENT IS SIX FEET, SO IT WOULD ENCROACH, UH, ONE FOOT INTO THIS AMBER LINE THIS UP HERE. THIS IS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS THE REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACK. SO NOW YOU'RE SEEING THAT THE, THAT THE LOT CONFIGURATION IS, IS PRETTY PETITE. THIS FRONT YARD SETBACK LINE IS THE PROPOSED 20 FOOT SETBACK, NOT THE 25 FOOT REQUIRED BY THE DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD BE MY MOUSE KEEPS GOING OFF SOMEWHERE ALONG MM-HMM . RIGHT IN THIS AREA. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION. SO GO, GO TO THIS, UH, NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. WHAT IS THIS? WHAT LOOKS LIKE MOTORED? IS THAT THIS? NO, THE, UH, PART THAT'S IN DARK BROWN. THIS, WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE? SO THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME LIGHT GRADING OR GRUBBING WORK ON THE PROPERTY, MEANING, UM, MAYBE LOT CLEARING OR, OR GRADING IT SO THAT IT IS SLOPED PROPERLY TO ACCOMMODATE DRAINAGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THAT WILL LIKELY BE THE FUTURE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT FIVE FOOT APART BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST PROBABLY CLEARLY THE SPACES THAT NEED TO ACTUALLY PUT DOWN THE FRAME ONCE THE BUILDING PERMIT IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT, WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE, IT'S, IT'S NOT. IT WILL NOT NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ANOTHER GENERAL QUESTION. SURE. I NOTICED ON THE, UM, THE DRAWING OR THE, UH, THAT THEY'RE GONNA BRING, YOU COULD DO CONCRETE, I'M ASSUMING UNDERNEATH THAT EASEMENT. 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA COME IN, IT LOOKS LIKE OFF THE SIDE, AROUND THAT GIANT POLE INTO THE GARAGE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PAVE AND PARK ON AN EASEMENT. UM, THERE IS A, A SORT OF A TACIT UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU DO THOSE ACTIVITIES AND THE EASEMENT OWNER NEEDS TO GET IN THERE AND DEAL WITH TYPICALLY UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, THESE ARE AERIAL, BUT MM-HMM . IF THEY DAMAGE THE CONCRETE, THEN THE HOMEOWNER IS LIABLE. LIABLE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HOMEOWNER REALIZED THAT. YEAH. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THAT LIVE SLIDE? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. WHERE'S YOUR FRONT DOOR? FRONT DOOR IS GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE IN HERE, RIGHT IN THIS AREA. AND CONVERSELY, THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PROPERTY IS GONNA BE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE BACKSIDE IS GONNA BE ALL THE WAY BACK HERE. SO IT WILL BE ORIENTED SIMILARLY TO THIS PROPERTY. THESE PEOPLE FACE THE FRONT, SO THAT IS TRIG STREET. THIS STRUCTURE WILL FACE THE SAME, SO THEIR FRONT DOOR IS GONNA FACE THE BACK OF THAT FENCE? NO, NO, NO, NO. UH, LET ME SHOW RIGHT THERE AT THE, YEAH, I WANT TO CORNER, THAT'S WHERE THE, SO FRONT, FRONT FRONT. THIS IS GONNA HAVE A FRONT RIGHT IN HERE. OH, OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO THESE ALL FRONT FACING TRIG, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG TRIG SPECIFICALLY ARE ORIENTED WITH THEIR SIDE YARDS FACING TRIG. SO, AND WHERE, WHERE IS THAT UTILITY POLE IN RELATION HERE. OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY HARD TO SEE. YOU SEE THE SHADOW RIGHT HERE? I DO. THAT IS WHERE A POLE IS CASTING A SHADOW. SO IT'S COMING UP SORT OF RIGHT THROUGH THERE. RIGHT THERE, THERE. AND THE CITY SAYS THAT THAT'S FINE. SO, UM, THE APPLICANT BEFORE PLANNING, THEY ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE ENCORE 'CAUSE THEIR UTILITY EASEMENT USED TO BE 50 FEET. THEY REACHED OUT TO THE ENCORE SAYING THIS IS WHAT WE INTEND TO DO. CAN YOU HELP US REDUCE THAT TO 20 FEET, I MEAN 30 FEET SO THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME BUILDABLE LAND. SO ENCORE WROTE THEM A LETTER APPROVING THAT, THEREFORE WE APPROVED THE PLOT LAST YEAR. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE LAST REMAINING VARIANCES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE REMAIN THERE ARE LOT SIZE, WHICH IS ONLY 31 FEET OR SO. THEY STILL COULDN'T FIT IN THE HOUSE THAT THEY WOULD MEET THE CEX IF THEY STUCK STICK CLOSER TO THAT. THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, SIR. VERY, VERY ODD THOUGH. IT IS VERY ODD AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE SUCH A WEIRD DRIVEWAY AND THE JSW GARAGE, NOT A FRONT FACING GARAGE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REALLY MANEUVER AROUND THE UTILITY POLE UNLESS THEY DO THE 90 DEGREE TERM. CORRECT. AND ON THE SCREEN ILL SHOW YOU VERY, UH, ODD PLOTTING COMPARED TO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. TELEPHONE POLE. IT, IT IS. AND, AND LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET IN [00:15:01] MY MOUSE, BUT IF YOU GUYS LOOK AT THE PLAN TO IT, IT'S RIGHT THERE. THERE'S WHERE THE POLE IS RIGHT THERE. SO HERE'S THE POLE. THIS DASH LINE IS SHOWING YOU POLE AND AERIAL LINE RIGHT THERE. I DON'T KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CLOSE TO A POLL? YEAH. OKAY. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT CASE. ALL ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 6. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 2 2 WRIGHT BOULEVARD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY THREE ZONING DISTRICT. THE INTENT IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME. AS I MENTIONED, A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA. SO A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY. UM, IT WAS PLATTED IN 1954. THE, THE EXISTING PLATTED DIMENSIONS DO NOT MEET THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS FOR LOT WIDTH. IT WAS PLATTED AT 60 FEET WIDE. SF THREE REQUIRES A LOT WIDTH OF 70 FEET. UM, THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1968. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,428 SQUARE FEET. SINGLE STORY, SINGLE CAR GARAGE. IT WAS DEMOLISHED WITH A PERMIT IN 2025 DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE. UM, THE PROPOSED NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION DOES HAVE A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT. THE REQUEST IS A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA. THE UH, MINIMUM LIVING AREA IN THIS DISTRICT IS 2000 SQUARE FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 1,508 SQUARE FEET. THE PROJECT DOES MEET ALL OF THE OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. UH, THE PROPOSED LIVING AREA IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. HOUSES ALONG THIS BLOCK RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,410 SQUARE FEET TO 3,670 SQUARE FEET. UM, ALSO JUST WORTH NOTING THAT THE MAJORITY OF HOMES ALONG THIS BLOCK ARE SINGLE STORY STRUCTURES. SO FOR YOUR BENEFIT, I WENT AHEAD AND PUT ALL OF THE LIVING AREA SQUARE FOOTAGES ON THERE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT A 1500 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LIVING AREA FITS COMFORTABLY WITHIN THE CHARACTERISTICS. STAFF SENT 39 NOTICES, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVORS, ZERO RETURN TO OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT AN HOA OR A PID. STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 6 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE EXISTING LOT CONFIGURATION AND ITS NON-CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARDS, THE REQUESTED VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REASONABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND OVERALL RESIDE CHARACTER OF THE AREA. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. DO WE, DO WE UH, AARON, DO WE KNOW THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE? MAYBE I MISSED IT WHEN YOU PRESENTED. WE DO. LEMME BACK UP THERE. SO, UH, THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1000 SQUARE AND THIS ONE IS THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE 508 SQUARE FEET. SO IT'S ACTUALLY BIGGER, BUT DUE TO NEW STANDARDS, IT NEEDS A VARIANCE TO THAT MINIMUM LIVING AREA. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIR, LET'S GET ON TO THE LAST ONE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 7. A VARIANCE TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 2 1 SOUTHWEST 15TH STREET. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ON SINGLE FAMILY FOUR. THE PROJECT IS, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. TWO VARIANCES, UH, BOTH TO THE SIDE YARDS. THE FIRST VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK AND THE SECOND VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE STREET SIDE YARD SETBACK. SO THIS LOT WAS PLATTED IN THE 1950S AND AGAIN, IT DOES NOT MEET THE CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARDS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. FORMATTING. UM, THE PLATTED WIDTH OF THE LOT IS 50 FEET AND THE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR DISTRICT STANDARD IS 65 FEET. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1950. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 856 SQUARE SQUARE FEET. SINGLE STORY, NO GARAGE. IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2025 WITH A PERMIT. THERE IS NOT A PERMIT SUBMITTED FOR THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE FIRST VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE REQUIREMENT IS SIX FEET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FIVE [00:20:01] FEET AND THE SECOND VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE STREET SIDE YARD SETBACK, WE REQUIRE 15 FEET. THEY ARE PROPOSING FIVE FEET. UM, THE PROJECT DOES MEET ALL OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. SO THE STREET SIDE SETBACKS ALONG BEAUMONT STREET VARY FROM APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET TO 15 FEET. BEAUMONT STREET, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 15TH STREET AND SOUTHWEST 18TH STREET. UH, STAFF BELIEVES THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN. WE SENT 48 NOTICES, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR A P STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE LOT, THE EXISTING LOT CONFIGURATION AND ITS NON-CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARDS, THE REQUESTED VARIANCES WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REASONABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND OVERALL RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES, MA'AM. YES. A COMMENT, UM, ON THE AGENDA, ON OUR AGENDA, WE'RE LOOKING AT ITEM FIVE. IT'S LISTED, UH, ENDING IN 0 0 0 7 AND THE SLIDE IS ENDING IN ZERO SEVEN. OH MY GOODNESS. YOU ARE CORRECT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I WILL FIX THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE HEARING. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. NICE CATCH. THAT IS A GREAT CATCH, UH, ALL THE TIME. . OKAY. I DIDN'T TAKE MY NOTES QUICKLY ENOUGH. THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OR THE ONE THAT WAS JUST DEMOLISHED WAS 856 SQUARE FEET. MM-HMM . WHAT'S THE SIZE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING? UH, LET'S SEE. IT IS GOING TO BE A SINGLE STORY, APPROXIMATELY 2200 SQUARE FEET STRUCTURE. SO WE'RE MAKING SOMETHING A LOT BIGGER IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS FROM STAFF. NO. NO. 'CAUSE I ACTUALLY COMPARED IT TO SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF AND IT, IT KIND OF FITS IN. OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. OKAY, BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, WE HAD ONE MORE PERSON COME IN. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GO ON SPRING BREAK? OH MAN. , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. VIVIAN HAVE SO MUCH TIME. YOU ALMOST MADE IT. , HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU VIVIAN. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. DOES ANYONE NEED A THREE MINUTE BIO BREAK OR ANYTHING? ARE WE READY TO GO? RIGHT IN. LET'S HIT IT. OKAY, LET'S GO. OKAY. WHERE IS MY? OKAY. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING OF MARCH 16TH, 2026. I'M KIMBERLY AKI DOYE, CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THE MEETING [Call to Order] IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 6:02 PM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS USUALLY MEETS THE THIRD MONTH, 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 TWO 11.009 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CONCURRING VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN FAVOR OF AN APPLICANT OR ANY MATTER ON WHICH THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION. THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE AGENDA UNDER PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE, KIMBERLY KIMRA DOYE. HERE. UH, CHRISTOPHER DAY WOLF. HERE. SHERA HACKETT. HERE. DAVID BAKER. HERE. ANTHONY LANGSTON. HERE. STACEY WHITE. HERE. ANNA COCA. HERE. CJ RAMIREZ. DEBBIE JOHNSTON. HERE. MELINDA ROGERS. HERE. JONATHAN HEAD, ERIC ADEEN AND VIVIAN MORRIS. WE WILL NOW HAVE AN INVOCATION. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT THE INVOCATION [00:25:01] TONIGHT? SURE. GO AHEAD. MR. BAKER, DEARLY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE MAY GATHER TOGETHER AND, UH, TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER, UH, OUR COMMENTS AND FEELINGS, BUT MORE OVERLORD. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO, UH, HELP THEM. LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY. UH, LORD, WE, UH, WANT TO PROTECT US AND KEEP US SAFE AS WE WORK TOGETHER, UH, FOR THE CITIZENS OF GRANT PRAIRIE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO DO THAT. WE ASK THINGS YOUR NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. OKAY. MEETING GUIDELINES IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS. THE FOLLOWING MEETING GUIDELINES WILL APPLY. THE STAFF WILL PRESENT FIRST ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. APPLICANTS WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO PRESENT. ONCE A APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN, EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO FILL 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 THE PRESENTATION OF EACH ITEM. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS. OUR FIRST ACTION OF THE NIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16TH, 2026. DO I HAVE ANYONE FROM THE BOARD WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, [APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] I WILL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 16TH, 2026 MEETING. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I, I, I, UH, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 16TH, MEETING SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. DEWOLF AND A SECOND BY MR. LANGSTON. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. ALL OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES BY A VOTE OF 9 2 0. OKAY. THAT [2. ZBA-26-01-0002 (Council District 6) – Variance to the maximum area allowed for a rear yard carport permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 908 Sandra Ln, legally described as Lot 81-R-A, Florence Hill Addition No. 2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, Planned Development-84 (PD-84) District ] BRINGS US TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CASES LISTED IN THE AGENDA. GO AHEAD, MR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. ITEM NUMBER TWO, ZBA 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 A VARIANCE TO THE MAXIMUM AREA FOR REAR CARPORT. LOCATED AT 9 0 8 SANDRA LANE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT 84 DISTRICT. AS I MENTIONED, THE PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT A REAR CARPORT, UH, VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AREA. THE UDC REQUIRES A MAXIMUM OF 500 SQUARE FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 800 SQUARE FEET, THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPOSED CARPORT, OR 20 FEET BY 40 FEET BY 15 FEET TO THE PEAK, THERE IS A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS APPLICATION, THE PROPOSED CARPORT WILL BE PLACED ON EXISTING CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. IT DOES MEET ALL OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. UM, A NOTE TO THE BOARD THAT REAR CARPORTS DO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH THE CARPORT LOCATION SHOWN IN RED AND THEN AN AERIAL WITH THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION AS WELL. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY DOES HAVE A DEEP, UH, DRIVEWAY. IT'S LONG. HERE IS A SAMPLE ELEVATION. THIS IS, UH, A PROPOSAL OF WHAT THE APPLICANT EXPECTS THEIR CARPORT TO LOOK LIKE. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOES HAVE MANY, UM, LOCATIONS WITH LARGE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES SUCH AS CARPORTS AND DETACHED GARAGES. STAFF SENT 29 NOTICES. WE RECEIVED ONE NOTICE IN FAVOR. ZERO NOTICES RE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR A PI. AND FOR YOUR BENEFIT, I DID PUT THE COMMENT FOR THE SUPPORTIVE POSITION. THE POSITION IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE. AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND THE PRESENCE OF SIMILARLY SIZED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE AREA, THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL OR OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES OR TO THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES. UH, AARON? UH, YES SIR. THANK [00:30:01] YOU. UH, OF COURSE NOW IN THAT I REALIZE THAT PICTURE WAS A, UH, PROPOSED OR, UH, EXAMPLE ONLY. YES. AND IT SAID IT WAS 15 FEET TALL. UH, IT IS 15 FEET TALL TO THE PEAK. TO THE PEAK. YES SIR. DO WE HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON HOW HIGH IT'S IN THIS DISTRICT? I BELIEVE THEY CAN GO UP TO 25 FEET. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE THE SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS CASE, SO WE WILL MOVE ON. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FROM A COMMISSIONER FROM DISTRICT SIX. MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND APPROVE. ITEM AGENDA NUMBER ONE ZBA 26 0 1 DASH 0 0 0 2. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? UH, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID, BUT I THINK SHE MEANT HEARING, NOT COMMENT. NOT COMMENT, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE MEANT. RIGHT. OKAY. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES BY VOTE OF NINE ZERO. ITEM NUMBER [3. ZBA-26-02-0005 (Council District 5) - Variances to the front and side yard setbacks for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 306 Trigg St, legally described as Lot 11-R1A, Block R, Grand Prairie Estates Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four (SF-4) District ] THREE ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 VARIANCES TO THE FRONT AND SIDE YARD. SETBACKS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 0 6 TRIGG STREET. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY FOUR DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THERE ARE TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS. THE FIRST IS TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK AND THE SECOND IS TO REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THERE IS NOT A BUILDING PERMIT SUBMITTED IN AFFILIATION WITH THIS PROJECT. THE PROPERTY IS PLATTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT STANDARDS. THERE IS A 30 FOOT PLATTED UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN IN THE LIGHT PINK COLOR. THIS PLATTED UTILITY EASEMENT ACCOMMODATES POWER POLES AND AERIAL UTILITY LINES. UM, STRUCTURES AND OVERHANGS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN UTILITY EASEMENTS AND THE EASEMENT CREATES A UNIQUE CONDITION RESTRICTING DEVELOPABLE AREA OF THE LOT. THE FIRST VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY LARGER REAR YARD. THE UDC REQUIRES A 25 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 20 FEET, AND THE SECOND VARIANCE IS TO REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. AND THAT WOULD BE ON THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD. UM, TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA AND PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY LARGER REAR YARD, THE REQUIRED INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK IS SIX FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FIVE FEET. THE PROJECT DOES MEET THE OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT LOT SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE POWER POLES AND THE AERIAL UTILITIES. NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. UM, THERE IS A LACK OF A CONSISTENT FRONT YARD SETBACK PATTERN ALONG TRIG STREET. MANY OF THE HOMES, UM, ARE ORIENTED WITH THEIR SIDE YARDS FACING TRIG. STAFF BELIEVES THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN AND FACILITATES APPROPRIATE INFILLED DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS LOCATION, WE SENT 37 NOTICES. ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED. OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT AN HOA OR A PID AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL CONDITION CREATED BY THE UTILITY EASEMENT, THE REQUESTED VARIANCES WILL ALLOW FOR THE PRACTICAL PLACEMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE LOT AND ALLOW THE PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES, MA'AM. UM, IT JUST DAWNED ON ME THAT'S AN, THAT'S AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT, CORRECT? YES. AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY ASKING FOR ON THE, ON THE, ON THE SETBACK FOR THE SIDE YARD? LET ME GO BACK TO THE PICTURE BECAUSE THAT'S A TWO STORY HOME, CORRECT? IT IS GONNA BE A TWO STORY HOME. UM, THEY MEET THE REQUIRED SETBACK ON THE SIDE THAT HAS THE EASEMENT. OKAY. OKAY. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING BEING ON THE SIDE SETBACK, SOMEBODY REACHING OUT THERE WITH A MO AND GRABBING NO . OKAY. THEY DO MEET THE DISTRICT STANDARD. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF, OF DISTANCE THERE. OKAY. SO IT IS ON THE EASTERN SIDE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING THE OKAY. [00:35:01] THE REDUCTION. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. YES SIR. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. UH, AARON, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A, THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE DRIVEWAY SO THEY CAN GET IN THE GARAGE. MM-HMM . AND THERE IT'S PAVING OVER THE EASEMENT AND, YOU KNOW, WE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE IF THERE'S SOME PROBLEM WITH THE EASEMENT THAT IF IT GETS TORN UP TOO BAD, THAT IS CORRECT. UM, SO WE ALLOW PAVING, WE ALLOW PARKING OVER EASEMENTS. THERE IS A, UH, A PLACE IN THE CODE, BUT ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING, UH, WITH EASEMENTS THAT IF THERE IS DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF WORKING ON SOMETHING IN THE EASEMENT. GENERALLY YOU SEE THIS WITH UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME THOUGH THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS LIABLE FOR FIXING THE DAMAGE TO THAT. THANK YOU. OF COURSE YOU'RE . I I'M FINE. I WAS JUST GONNA MAKE A STATEMENT. UTILITY COMPANY DID, DID CLEAR THIS IN A MM-HMM . SEPARATE AREA, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. IN FACT, IT WAS A LARGER EASEMENT. THE APPLICANT DID GET PERMISSION FROM THEM TO REDUCE IT FROM, I BELIEVE 50 FEET TO 30 FEET. SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ENCORE. UM, AND DO HAVE THAT PERMISSION. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS. I I'M JUST ASTOUNDED IF DO WE'RE ABLE TO GET THIS THROUGH. YES, SIR. WELL, AND JUST FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, AND WHEN YOU HAVE OVERHEAD POWER LINES LIKE THAT, FOR MOST ALL EASEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S PARKING LOTS FOR A HOME OR PARKING LOTS FOR A BUSINESS, UH, ALL THOSE POWER LINES YOU CAN PUT CONCRETE UNDER ALL OF THEM. YOU JUST CAN'T PUT A STRUCTURE ON IT. AND SO, UH, JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND, AND SO BECAUSE THE, THE 99% OF THE TIME THEY'LL NEVER BE DESTROYED BECAUSE THEY'RE, THERE'S, THE CONCRETE IS BUILT HEAVY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BANKS, UH, HOME DEPOTS, ALL THESE PLACES DO THAT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WAY THEY CAN MAKE USE OF THAT FOR PARKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SAME THING WITH HOMEOWNERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE, UH, THEY HAVE THAT EASEMENT THAT THEY CAN BUILD CONCRETE SLABS FOR PARKING AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T BUILD A STRUCTURE ON IT. BUT IF THEY EVER HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET ON IT AND PARK A BIG TRUCK AND IT CRACKS IT, THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, AND, BUT THAT'S JUST FOR FUTURE USE AND JUST FUTURE REMEMBRANCE. THAT'S TYPICAL. THAT'S, THAT IS VERY, VERY TYPICAL FOR NOT ONLY BUSINESS, BUT FOR HOMEOWNERS AS WELL. YEAH. I'M A MASTER ELECTRICIAN BY THE WAY. JUST, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE USE IS FOR THE PROPERTY? ARE THEY, ARE THEY BUILDING TO SELL? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. AND, AND I BELIEVE HE'S HERE THIS EVENING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. UH, MR. HECTOR MANN ZANER, CAN YOU COME ON DOWN PLEASE? IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HECTOR RE AND MY ADDRESS? YES, PLEASE. UH, 3 0 6 TRICK STREET. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, , WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US? UM, NO, I KNOW YOU HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE EASEMENT, THIS PROPERTY. UM, I OWNED THE WHOLE PROPERTY, WHICH IS 3 0 6, 3 10 AND THREE 14. OKAY. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE STARTED, UM, PLANTING THIS PROPERTY AND NEEDED UTILITIES. I, I, UM, INSTALLED ALL UTILITIES TO ALL THESE THREE PROPERTIES. MM-HMM . I JUST FINISHED 3 0 6, UM, WATERLINE AND SEWER THROUGH ALL THREE PROPERTIES. AND TO ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION, THIS IS THE FINAL ONE, UH, THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES I'VE HAD TO SELL, UH, I HAVE A STUCCO COMPANY, UH, FORTUNATELY IS KIND OF SLOW, SO I HAVE TO SELL THESE PROPERTIES. THIS PARTICULAR 1, 3 0 6 IS THE ONE I'M GONNA KEEP FOR MYSELF. UM, UH, WHEN I DID THE EASEMENT ALSO WITH ENCORE, THEY, THEY DID TELL ME ABOUT ALL THE, THE RULES THAT I HAD TO DO. THEY GAVE ME A CERTIFIED LETTER THAT'S BEEN RE RECORDED IN THE RECORDS BUILDING. OKAY. UH, WHERE IT WAS REDUCED. UM, THERE IS A POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY, UM, WHEN WE DID ALL THE PEDESTALS FOR EACH PROPERTY FOR ELECTRICAL. THAT ONE, THEY INSTALLED A NEW POLE AT THE VERY CORNER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE THE PICTURE. MM-HMM . WITH YOU. YOU DO. OKAY. THAT ONE. MM-HMM . SO THE ONE BEHIND THAT ONE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING. I'M TRYING TO SEE IF THEY CAN ELIMINATE THAT ONE. THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN ELIMINATE THAT IS BECAUSE THAT POOL IS ONLY FEEDING ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS TO THE LEFT. UM, AND TO DO THAT, THE NEIGHBOR WILL HAVE TO APPROVE, UH, DOESN'T HAVE TO APPROVE [00:40:01] IT 'CAUSE THEY HAVE POWER THERE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR NEW, UM, PANEL ON THEIR HOME. SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO REACH THEM TO SEE, WE DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. 'CAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW, UH, ELECTRICAL PANEL IN THEIR HOME. AND THAT'S ONLY AS A BACKUP IF WE WANT TO AESTHETICALLY NOT HAVE IT THERE. BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT, UH, THAT RADIUS TO GET INTO THAT GARAGE. SO EVEN IF IT DOES END UP STAYING THERE, WE'LL BE OKAY. SO THEY, THEY PUT THAT POLE IN FOR YOUR THREE PROPERTIES AND ONE TO THE LEFT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING TO THE, TO THE RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. THOSE ARE ALL TWO NEW CONSTRUCTIONS. TWO, TWO NEW BUILDS. YEAH. UH, THREE 10 AND THREE FOUR. BUT THEY PUT THAT INTO SERVICE BASICALLY YOUR PROPERTIES IN ONE OTHER, ALL THE OTHER THREE. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. WE APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE. OKAY. SO I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. UM, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE? YES. THIS, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM DISTRICT FIVE? NOT THIS EVENING, MADAM CHAIRMAN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A, A LARGE MEMBER OR ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE AND APPROVE CASE ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 5. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. UH BAKER AND A SECOND FOR MR. DE WOLFF. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? OKAY. I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES BY A VOTE OF 9 2 0. ITEM NUMBER FOUR [4. ZBA-26-02-0006 (Council District 1) - Variance to the minimum living area for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 322 Wright Blvd, legally described as Lot 19, Whittle Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Three (SF-3) District] ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 6 IS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA AT PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 3 2 2 WRIGHT BOULEVARD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY THREE DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IS A NEW SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION. LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, IT WAS PLATTED IN 1954. THE CURRENT, UM, DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPERTY DO NOT MEET THE DISTRICT STANDARDS FOR LOT WIDTH. IT WAS PLATTED AT 60 FEET. THE SINGLE FAMILY THREE LOT WIDTH STANDARD IS 70 FEET. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1968. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,428 SQUARE FEET. SINGLE STORY, SINGLE CAR GARAGE. IT WAS DEMOLISHED WITH THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT IN 2025 DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE. THE NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION DOES HAVE A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT. IT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA. ARTICLE SIX REQUIRES A MINIMUM LIVING AREA OF 2000 SQUARE FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 1500 SQUARE FEET. THE PROJECT DOES MEET ALL OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN BLUE AND NUMBERS UP ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES IN THIS DISTRICT, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE SHOWING THE MINIMUM LIVING AREAS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE LOTS. THE PROPOSED LIVING AREA IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. HOUSES ALONG THIS BLOCK RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,410 SQUARE FEET TO 3,670 SQUARE FEET. AND MAJORITY OF THE HOMES ALONG THIS BLOCK ARE SINGLE STORY STRUCTURES. STAFF SENT 39 NOTICES ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED. OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT AN HOA OR A PI AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 6 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE EXISTING LOT CONFIGURATION AND ITS NON-CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARDS, THE REQUESTED VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REASONABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND OVERALL RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES SIR. IF YOU WOULD GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. SO YOU'VE GOT WHITE NUMBERS AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S THE, THE, UH, SIZE OF THE, UH, HOUSES ON THERE. THOSE ARE THE LIVING AREAS THAT ARE, UH, PROVIDED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT 4 0 1 AND 3 0 1 AT 960. THAT'S CORRECT. AND 4 0 5 AT 960? YES SIR. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. DON'T FORGET FOUR 13 AT 924. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? [00:45:02] OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING. OKAY. IS IT MR. ROBERT BURT? YES. OKAY. SAYS YOU DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK . DOES ANY, DOES ANYBODY FROM THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICANT? OKAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE, UM, CASE. I WILL SAY WE HAVE TWO FROM DISTRICT ONE TONIGHT. UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM DISTRICT ONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE. CASE NUMBER TWO SIX DASH OH TWO DASH ZERO SIX AS REQUESTED. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. WHITE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I A SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. A SECOND FROM MR. BAKER. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? NO DISCUSSION. I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. UH, BY VOTE OF NINE ZERO. OKAY. LAST ITEM, [5. ZBA-26-02-0007 (Council District 1) - Variance to the side yard setback for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 521 SW 15th St, legally described as Lot 6, Block 130 (formerly known as Block 128 and identified as Parcel I.D. 28052501300060000), Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four (SF-4) District ] ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 7. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 2 1 SOUTHWEST 15TH STREET. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THERE ARE TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS. THE FIRST IS TO REDUCE THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK AND THE SECOND IS TO REDUCE THE STREET SIDE YARD SETBACK. THIS PROPERTY WAS PLATTED IN ITS, UH, EXISTING CONFIGURATION IN THE 1950S. THIS D UH, CONFIGURATION DOES NOT MEET THE CURRENT DISTRICT LOT WIDTH. IT WAS PLATTED WITH A 50 FOOT WIDTH. THE SS SF FOUR DISTRICT REQUIRES 65 FEET. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1950. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED 856 SQUARE FEET. IT WAS SINGLE STORY WITH NO GARAGE. IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2025 WITH THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. THERE IS NOT A SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION. THE FIRST VARIANCE IS TO REDUCE THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE CODE IS SIX FEET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A FIVE FOOT SETBACK. THE SECOND VARIANCE IS TO REDUCE THE STREET SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE CODE REQUIRES 15 FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FIVE FEET. THE UM, REQUEST DOES MEET ALL OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. STREET SIDE SETBACKS ALONG BEAUMONT STREET VARY, UH, FROM APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET TO 15 FEET. BEAUMONT STREET IS CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 15TH STREET AND SOUTHWEST 18TH STREET. AND STAFF BELIEVES THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN. WE SENT 48 NOTICES. ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURNED. OPPOSED, THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR A P AND STAFF DOES NOT RE OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 7 AS REQUESTED. GIVEN THE EXISTING LOT CONFIGURATION IN ITS NON-CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARDS, THE REQUESTED VARIANCES WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REASONABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND OVERALL RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AGREE WITH YOU. VERY REASONABLE TO AGREE WITH THIS CONSIDERING ALL THE REST OF THE HOUSES AND THAT ARE BUILT. EXCELLENT. UM, I AM NOT SURE IF WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE DO. SO WITH THAT, I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD. OKAY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION. THIS IS A, UH, DISTRICT ONE CASE. UH, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE. CASE NUMBER 26 DASH OH TWO DASH 0 0 0 7. THAT'S REQUESTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. WHITE, A SECOND FROM MR. BAKER. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM, UH, THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? OKAY. I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED. ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES BY A VOTE OF NINE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR LAST CASE FOR TONIGHT. THAT MOVES US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. UH, THE NEXT ITEM [00:50:01] ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN C**S. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. GOOD. BRINGS IT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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