* 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. YES, . [00:00:03] OKAY. WELCOME [ BRIEFING SESSION - 5:30 PM] TO THE STAFF BRIEFING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS FOR THE MEETING OF JUNE 15, 15, 20 26. I AM KIMBERLY AKI DOYE CHAIR, UH, CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. THIS STAFF BRIEFING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 5:34 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 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 KIM DIER. I'M HERE. UH, MR. CHRISTOPHER DE WOLF. UH, SHE HACKETT. HERE. DAVID BAKER. HERE. ANTHONY LANGSTON. STACEY WHITE. HERE. ANNA COCA. CJ RAMIREZ. DEBBIE JOHNSTON. HERE. MELINDA ROGERS. HERE. JONATHAN. HEAD HERE. ERIC KADE. AND VIVIAN MORRIS HERE. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU. STAFF, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE CASES WE HAVE TONIGHT. UH, YOU MIGHT ASK MR. HEAD TO GO AHEAD AND JOIN US. OH, COME ON UP MR. HEAD. I'M SORRY. OF COURSE. COME ON UP HERE. . GOOD EVENING, SALVADOR. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS. UM, GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. THIS IS THE FIRST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THIS IS ZBA 26 0 5 0 0 2 8. A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST AND VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR SIDE YARD CARPORT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 6 0 2 WIDA DRIVE AND IT IS IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. SO ON SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL REQUEST OVERVIEW. UM, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED, SINGLE FAMILY THREE AND THERE'S A TYPO THERE. WE'LL GET THAT FIXED. BUT THE PROJECT IS A SIDE YARD CARPORTS AND THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR THE SIDE YARD CARPORTS, A VARIANCE FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. AND WE DO WANNA BE, UH, TRANSPARENT AND LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT ORIGINALLY IN THE STAFF REPORTS THE APPLICANT ALSO HAD AN ADDITIONAL VARIANCE AND THEY'VE, UH, SINCE WITHDRAWN THAT VARIANCE FOR THE MAXIMUM AREA ALLOWED FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. AND THAT'S IN GENERAL LOCATION OF THAT PROPERTY. SO A LITTLE BIT OF A ZOOM IN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE PROPERTY IS, UH, AT A CORNER LOT. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY ARE REQUESTING FOR A SIDE YARD CARPORT. THE SIDE YARD CARPORT IS PROPOSED TO BE 384 SQUARE FEET MADE OF METAL. UM, THE DIMENSIONS YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN, THERE IS NO PERMIT AT THIS POINT. THEY HAVE COME THROUGH THE RIGHT PROCESS AND DECIDED TO, UH, TRY TO GET THESE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FIRST. SO IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY AS YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE. AND IT DOES MEET ALL OF OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN ON SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL SITE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED CARPORTS. UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT IT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE PROPOSING, UH, 11 FEET IN TOTAL HEIGHTS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE ELEVATIONS. AND THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING A GENERAL, UH, SETBACK OF THREE FEET INSTEAD OF FIVE. SO WE TYPICALLY REQUEST FIVE FEET FOR SIGHT ON STREETS AND THEY ARE WITHIN 800 FEET OF ANOTHER CARPORT, LITERALLY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THEM IS ILLEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORT. AND I'LL SHOW YOU A GENERAL LOCATION OF THAT. AND THIS IS A GENERAL SCREENSHOT OF THAT PROPERTY. SO THIS IS THE CARPORT THAT IS LOCATED AS YOU CAN SEE WHERE I'M GONNA MOVE MY MOUSE, UM, HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORTS. THE PROPERTY IN YELLOW IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. AND SO TYPICALLY THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR THAT PROPOSED CARPORT. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MEETING THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK, THEY HAVE COME TO THE BOARD TONIGHT TO GET THAT VARIANCE REQUEST. AND THEN ON SCREEN YOU'LL SEE AN IMAGE OF THAT LEGALLY PERMITTED CARDBOARD RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THEM. AND SO SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO A LOT OF THESE HOMES WERE BUILT IN THE 1940S. UM, AND AFTER STAFF HAS REVIEWED A GENERAL, UH, OVERVIEW OF THAT PROPERTY, THERE IS A LOT OF ADDITIONAL, UH, ACCESSORY [00:05:01] STRUCTURES, WHETHER IT BE IN THE REAR YARD OR SIDE YARD. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT CARPORTS. UM, SO IT'S NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACT TO HAVE A CARPORT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IN REGARDS TO THIS, UH, ITEM 54 NOTICES WERE SINCE HOUSE ZERO, RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN DE OPPOSED. AND THERE IS NOT AN HOA PAID OR TIFF AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AS IT IS. AND I CANNOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE PRETTY COOL. I WOULD, UM, WONDER WITH THE THREE FEET, IS THAT, UH, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT LINE OF SIGHT? IS THAT, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF FIVE FEET IS SAFE AND THEN THREE FEET ISN'T THE NORM, UH, WITH AVERAGE RESTRICT VIEW EITHER PACKING OUT OR IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO IMPACT ANY TRAFFIC GOING DOWN THE STREET. SO THERE'S NO APPARENT IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC. BUT WE DO GO THROUGH A TRANSPORTATION REVIEW DURING OUR PERMITTING PROCESS. SO IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THAT, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, RESOLVE IT AND GET THAT, UM, NOTED DURING THAT PERMITTING PROCESS. WHICH COMES AFTER THIS NO PROBLEM. NOW SOME OF THE ONES IN THE PAST, UH, ARE THEY WITHIN THAT FIVE FOOT ZONE? SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? THE ONES IN THE, THAT ARE THERE NOW MM-HMM . ARE THEY WITHIN, WITHIN THAT FIVE FOOT ZONE? YEAH. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE THAT IS LEGALLY PERMITTED, UM, DOES MEET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE FIVE FOOT SETBACK. SO THEY'RE NOT WITHIN THE FIVE FEET. THEY DID PROVIDE FIVE FEET. UM, YEAH. SO THEY'RE NOT THREE FOOT, THEY'RE FIVE FOOT. CORRECT. SO EVERYBODY ELSE IS INSIDE OF THAT. OKAY. YES. ALL THE LEGALLY PERMITTED ONES THAT I FOUND. WHAT'S THE DEPTH OF THAT? OF THE PROPOSED CARDBOARD OR THIS ONE PROPOSED? LET'S SEE, 16 FEET. OKAY. IT MIGHT BE 24 FEET. THE WAY IT'S, UH, IT'S SHAPED THERE, IT'S KIND OF ON THE SIDE. SO 24 FEET WIDE, 16 FEET DEEP. YEP. 16 FEET. MM-HMM . 24 FOOT WIDE. OKAY. I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. YES MA'AM. WHY SETBACK? WHAT, WHAT GOOD DOES THE SETBACK DO? SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. A LOT OF TIMES, UH, WHEN THESE APPLICANTS COME REGARDING SETBACKS IS BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ON THEIR PROPERTIES CAUSE 'EM NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIT THE VEHICLES WITHIN THE CARPORT. IF THEY WERE TO MEET THE SETBACK, LIKE FOR AN IN THIS EXAMPLE, IT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY SMALL. AND IF YOU HAVE LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK, NO, I, I MEAN WHAT DOES THE CITY SET A SETBACK FOR OUR RESIDENTS. OH, I SEE. WELL THAT GIVES US AMPLE SPACE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. OKAY. TO THE ACTUAL CARPORT. UM, SOMETIMES WE HAVE UTILITIES RIGHT OUTSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE, UM, OR ON CLOSE TO THAT PROPERTY LINE. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, THE UTILITY COMPANIES NEED SPACE TO COME AND WORK. SO FIVE FEET IS, IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR THAT. AND SO IF WE APPROVE SOMETHING AT THREE FEET MM-HMM . AND THE UTILITY COMPANY NEEDS TO COME IN THERE AT FIVE FEET, WHO PAYS FOR THAT? SO THE UTILITY COMPANY HAS AN ESTABLISHED EASEMENT THERE. THEY WON'T ALLOW ANY PERMITTING. THERE'S NO EASEMENT HERE. BUT ANOTHER REASON FOR THE SETBACK MIGHT BE FOR RIGHT OF WAY. UM, IN THE FUTURE, IF THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE SOME OF THAT UH, PROPERTY MM-HMM TO MAKE PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEN THEY COULD. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY ISSUE WITH THAT IN THIS CASE. THIS IS AN INFILL LOT. IT'S DEVELOPED ALREADY. THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY THERE PLANS THAT I KNOW OF TO INCREASE THE, UH, OVERALL STREET. SO YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. GREAT QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK. OKAY. BOARD ITEM NUMBER THREE, ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 9 IS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 5 3 4 ST. JOHN'S WAY. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED TWO F DISTRICT WHICH FOLLOWS THE SF TWO. SO BE THINKING SIMILAR TO THINGS LIKE DUPLEX, TOWN HOMES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. UM, NEW SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION AND A REDUCTION FOR THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. SO YOU CAN SEE THE APPROXIMATE, SORRY, I TRIED. IT HAS A CUR LINEAR LINEAR FRONT THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRAW, BUT IT IS IRREGULAR. IT WAS PLATTED IN 1955. THE FRONTAGE IS NARROW, IT'S ON A CUL-DE-SAC. IT HAS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SLOPE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO THE TUNE OF 10 PLUS FEET. UM, ALSO [00:10:01] THERE IS SOME EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, A FIRE HYDRANT, A STORM INLET AND THERE IS A 18 INCH STORM LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. AND THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY A PERMIT SUBMITTED. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE UH, TWO PICTURES. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS SORT OF LOOKING UP NORTH. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS LOOKING BACK EAST, YOU CAN SEE THE TWO PINK FLAGS. THOSE ARE SURVEY MARKERS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FRONT OF THAT PROPERTY IS LOCATED. IT'S VERY TIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THE IMAGE THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE HYDRANT AND THE STORM INLET. SO THOSE ARE, UM, MORE NARROWLY DEFINING THE ACCESS TO THIS PARTICULAR LOT. SO THE VARIANCE IS TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. THE SF TWO, I'M SORRY, I MISSPOKE EARLIER. IT IS SF TWO, NOT TWO F UM, IS 30 FEET. AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A 20 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK. SO ON THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT, THE RED LINE SHOWS THE 20 FOOT PROPOSAL AND HOW THE FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE WILL SIT ON THE LOT. TO YOUR RIGHT IS THE 30 FOOT. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HOUSE STILL SITS NICELY ON THE LOT. UM, THERE IS A REDUCTION GOING TOWARDS THE REAR, AGAIN TALKING ABOUT THE IRREGULAR SHAPE. AND HERE IS A GRAPHIC THAT, UM, DEPICTS NICELY, I THINK THE SLOPING OF THE PROPERTY. SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE UH, STREET ADJACENCY IS GOING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. ON YOUR RIGHT, THE HOUSE IS SORT OF FLOATING THERE. IT IS NOT SET BACK IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY, BUT IT IS SET FURTHER BACK THAN 30 FEET IN THIS IMAGE. SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, THAT IT WOULD NOT BE ON A LEVEL GROUND. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRING IN QUITE A BIT OF FEEL. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF TREES IN THE REAR OF THIS PROPERTY. SO THERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. SO WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING IF THERE IS A HARDSHIP FOR VARIANCES IN THIS CASE, I BELIEVE THAT WE REALLY HAVE A REAL HARDSHIP. IS IT CONTRACT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST? IT'S NOT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST. AND IT WILL ALLOW FOR THE REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INFILL LOT, WHICH HAS BEEN, UH, VACANT SINCE IT WAS PLATTED IN 1955. AND NUMBER TWO, DUE TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, A LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE EXISTING UTILITY CONSTRAINTS. UM, DUE CAUSE A NON SELF-CREATED HARDSHIP ON THIS PROPERTY, STAFF SENT 26 NOTICES, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR A PI AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 5 2 2, UH, 0 0 2 9. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I DO, YES MA'AM. THIS, THIS WASN'T JUST RECENTLY RE PLATTED. CORRECT. 1950 SOMETHING IS WHEN YOU SAID IT WAS RE IT WAS PLATTED IN 1955. IT'S NOT BEEN RE PLATTED. OKAY, SO IT WAS PLATTED WITH THAT ABNORMAL SHAPE? YES. OKAY. UM, AND YOU DO SEE THIS FREQUENTLY ON CUL-DE-SAC LOTS. MM-HMM . SURPRISINGLY THE FRONTAGE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISTRICT. IT IS VERY TIGHT THOUGH BECAUSE OF THOSE, UM, UTILITIES THAT ARE LOCATED THERE. SO WIGGLING A DRIVEWAY THROUGH THERE WILL BE INTERESTING, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD DESIGNER THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT IN THERE. UM, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE WITH THIS LOT IS THE TOPOGRAPHY. THE, THE SLOPE IS SO SIGNIFICANT STARTING ABOUT MIDWAY OF THE PROPERTY TO THE REAR THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, LESS ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THEM TO PUT A STRUCTURE BACK THERE. NOT OUR CONCERN NECESS AT ALL ACTUALLY. BUT WHERE DOES THE RUNOFF GO FROM THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? AND IS THAT IF WE ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WILL THAT CAUSE A PROBLEM FOR ANYBODY DOWNSTREAM HERE? IT WON'T, IT'LL ACTUALLY RUN OFF INTO THE STREET. OKAY. AND INTO THAT STORM INLET RIGHT THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS PURELY FOR A DRIVEWAY? CORRECT? SO THEY, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPL THE PROPERTY. UM, THE PURPOSE IS NOT EVEN REALLY OF, OF WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS NOT EVEN TO ACCOMMODATE A DRIVEWAY. THEY CAN GET THE DRIVEWAY ON THERE, BUT THEY WANNA PULL THE HOUSE A LITTLE MORE FORWARD, UM, IN ORDER TO GET IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE ON LEVEL GROUND BECAUSE OF THAT SLOPE. I THINK THE PURPOSE IS TO SAVE MONEY FROM HAVING TO BRING IN SO MUCH FIELD DIRT. I GOTCHA. FOR THE END OF IT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? [00:15:02] ALRIGHT, SALVADOR. OKAY. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THIS IS EBA 26 0 5 0 0 3 0. THIS IS A VARIANCE OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A PRIMARY STRUCTURE. THAT STRUCTURE BEING LOCATED AT 2305 JANUARY LANE WITH 10 CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. SO THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD REQUEST TONIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING HOME ON 2305 JANUARY LANE AND THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ADDITION TO THE REAR OF THE HOME. THE ADDITION, WHICH I WILL SHOW YOU A SITE PLAN HERE IN A SECOND, LINES UP AND IS FLUSH WITH THE EXISTING HOME. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS MUCH OLDER AND THE HOME WAS BUILT A LONG TIME AGO, THOSE ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS, INCLUDING THE ONE FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK WERE DEEMED A LONG TIME AGO. THEY HAVE SINCE CHANGED AND SO THEY NO LONGER ARE ABLE TO MEET THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR THE ADDITION. SO THE PROPOSED ADDITION IS 955 SQUARE FEET AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN ON THIS SITE PLAN, THIS IS THE HOME. AND THEN THEY HAVE THAT PROPOSED ADDITION WITH THE PATIO. AND SO AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT LOOKING TO NOT MAKE THE ADDITION FLUSH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO MAKE IT EVEN WITH THE HOUSE. BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE THE HOME WAS PLOTTED AND BUILT A LONG TIME AGO AND THOSE ZONING STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED, WE USED TO REQUIRE A FIVE FOOT SETBACK AND THAT'S WHAT THE HOME WAS BUILT TO. BUT NOW WE REQUIRE A SIX FOOT SETBACK. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE HARDSHIP IS PRESENT. WITHOUT THIS VARIANCE, THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENTS AND THIS IS A IMAGE OF THE HOME. SO JUST TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS. A LOT OF THESE HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE BUILT IN THE EARLY 1970S. UM, AT THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ZONING CENTERS WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. AND EVEN BACK TO GOING WHEN THOSE PROPERTIES WERE PLOTTED IN THE, IN THE LATE FORTIES, UM, THERE WASN'T MUCH OF ZONING CENTERS TO BEGIN WITH. SO REGARDING THIS ITEM, 59 NOTICES WERE SINCE HELD ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA PIT OR TIFF IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND STAB DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE, TO THE REQUEST AS IS AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO BRING IT UP TO THE CURRENT STANDARD? YES, IN A WAY. I MEAN THEY ARE ADDING AN ADDITION. UM, BUT OKAY. OH, YOUR CRO IS SIX FOOT? YES. THEY'RE ASKING TO REDUCE IT TO FIVE FEET. CORRECT. GOT IT. OKAY. MM-HMM . OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, JUST A FIVE FOOT JUST ON ONE SIDE OR IS THAT BOTH SIDES? BOTH SIDES. OKAY. YEP. SO THE REQUIRED IS SIX BUT THE HOME WAS BUILT TO FIVE. YEAH. ALRIGHT. I DON'T BLAME HIM FOR WANTING IT TO BE SYMMETRICAL. CORRECT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, YOUR LAST ITEM, NUMBER FIVE, VARIANCES TO THE LOT DEPTH AND FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 3 4 MOTLEY STREET. WE'VE SEEN THIS PROPERTY UH, RECENTLY. UM, THEY'VE COME BACK IN WITH A DESIGN TO CONSTRUCT A DUPLEX. THIS IS ZONE TWO F. SO, UM, APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR A DUPLEX CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LOT DEPTH AND A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. THE PROJECT WAS NOTICED WITH A GARAGE DOOR SETBACK THAT IS NOT UM, NEEDED. OKAY, SO HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. UM, CURRENTLY IT IS A SINGULAR TRACT. IT IS A REMAINING PORTION OF A PLATTED LOT. SO IN THIS CASE IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLANTED. UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A DUPLEX. THE DUPLEX, UM, CONSTRUCTION DOES MEET ALL OF THE OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE LOT DEPTH AND THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANNA TELL YOU HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS MOTLEY STREET. THE PROJECT IS GOING TO FRONT ON SOUTHWEST FIFTH STREET. UH, MOST OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ALONG MOTLEY FACE MOTLEY, SO THEY ARE FRONTING ON MOTLEY. UH, WITH THAT SAID, THERE ARE SOME, AND YOU'LL SEE IT LATER, THAT FRONT ON SOUTHWEST FIFTH. SO, UM, THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE LOT DEPTH. THIS CORD UP HERE, THIS IS CURRENTLY 68 FEET. THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS DISTRICT IS A HUNDRED FEET. UM, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO [00:20:01] REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. THE REQUIREMENT IS 25 FEET. AND HERE THIS RED LINE IS SHOWING YOU THE PROPOSED 17 FEET. SO, UH, WITH THE ORIENTATION THIS WAY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO ACCOMMODATE THE 25 FEET AND HAVE ANY SORT OF REAR YARD GOING ON BACK THERE. SO HERE'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RIGHT HERE, BOUNDED IN YELLOW. THE PROPOSAL DOES HAVE IT FACING TOWARDS FIFTH. YOU CAN SEE THE HOUSES RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THOSE ACTUALLY FACE TOWARDS FIFTH. WE HAVE APARTMENTS JUST NORTH. WE HAVE TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE DUPLEX, DUPLEX, DUPLEX, DUPLEX, DUPLEX. SO DUPLEXES ARE COMMON IN THIS AREA. UM, AND ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST, THERE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. ALL OF THOSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 5 0 9 ON THE CORNER HERE, DO FRONT TOWARDS MOTLEY AND 5 0 9 FRONTS ON THE STREET RIGHT HERE. SO HERE ARE SOME PICTURES. MS. JOHNSTON. I DID USE GOOGLE STREET VIEW BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SUPERIOR 360 CAMERA. HOWEVER, SALVADOR DID TAKE A PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. SO WE DID GO OUT IN PERSON. UM, HERE'S A STRAIGHT ON DIRECTLY FROM MOTLEY STREET TO THAT SUBJECT PROPERTY. UH, THE TOP LEFT PICTURE IS SORT OF FACING EAST, EAST DOWN, UH, MOTLEY STREET. AND RIGHT HERE, THIS IS FIFTH COMING UP BACK THIS WAY. AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING UP FIFTH STREET. HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LITTLE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET. FRONTING THERE STAFF SENT 48 NOTICES, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. THERE'S NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 3 1. UM, IF THE BOARD DOES CHOOSE TO GRANT THE REQUEST STAFF HAS ADDED A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, THAT THE APPLICANT BE REQUIRED TO REPL THE PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN. AND NUMBER TWO, ANY CONFIGURATION OF THE REQUIRED DRIVEWAY SHALL MEET UH, THE UDC REQUIREMENTS AS APPROVED BY TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO MA'AM. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES SIR. JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE, HOW, HOW DO THEY REMEDY A NEW BUILD, UH, THAT'S LISTED AS A PROPERTY ON MOTLEY TO FACE FIFTH STREET? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THIS PROPERTY WILL NEED TO BE RE PLATTED AT THE TIME OF RE PLATTING. A NEW ADDRESS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO IT AND IT'LL BE BASED ON HOW IT FRONTS. SO IT'LL HAVE PROBABLY HAVE A NEW ADDRESS ON FIFTH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IT APPEARS TO ME THERE ARE SIDEWALKS RUNNING ON BOTH, UM, SIDES OF THIS CORNER LOT. YES. AND THERE'S NO IMPINGEMENT OR REDUCTION OF THE SIDEWALK ACCESS IN THE PROPOSAL? NO, THEY WILL BE, THEY WILL BE, UH, COMPLETING THE SIDEWALK ALONG FIFTH STREET AND THE SIDEWALK HERE ALONG MOTLEY WILL WILL STAY AS IS. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. CAN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE HOUSE PLAN AGAIN? PLEASE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE HOUSE PLAN. KL THESE ARE DUPLEX. THEY DON'T HAVE GARAGES. THEY DO HAVE A GARAGE. THEY'RE GONNA BE LOCATED RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT THERE. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A TWO MINUTE COMFORT BREAK, . ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE CITY [ Call to Order] OF GREEN PRAIRIE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING OF JUNE 15TH, 2026. I'M KIMBERLY KIM DIER CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS USUALLY MEETS THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. ALL MEETINGS ARE BD 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 11.09 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CONCURRING VOTE OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS NECESSARY TO DECIDE IN FAVOR OF ANY APPLICANT ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS LISTED [00:25:01] UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF RECOR AFTER, I'LL CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE. KIMBERLY AKI DE HERE. EXCUSE ME. CHRISTOPHER DAY WOLF. SHE HACKETT. HERE. DAVID BAKER. HERE. ANTHONY LANGSTON. STACY WHITE. HERE. ANNA COCA. CJ RAMIREZ. DEBBIE JOHNSTON. HERE. MELINDA ROGERS. HERE. JONATHAN HEAD HERE. ERIC HAD DEAN AND VIVIAN MORRIS. HERE, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT CHRISTOPHER DAY WOLF, ANTHONY LANGSTON, ANNA COCA, CJ RAMIREZ. AND INE. I'LL NOW TAKE AN INVOCATION. WOULD ANYONE ON THE BOARD LIKE TO DO THE INVOCATION TONIGHT? TAKE CARE. HONOR. THANK YOU DEARLY. FATHER POWERHEADS, PLEASE. DEARLY. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, UH, PROTECT US DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. HELP US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS FOR THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE. AND, UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AND THE GUIDANCE. AND TO, UH, BLESS OUR TIME TOGETHER. WE ASK TH YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO 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 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 BY 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 A TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD SPEAK UNDER THE HEADING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS. OUR FA FIRST ACTION [ APPROVAL OF MINUTES] ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS GONNA BE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MAY 18TH, 2026. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THESE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, I WILL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 18TH, 2026 MEETING. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 18TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BAKER AND A SECOND BY, UM, MS. JOHNSTON, ANY DISCUSSIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES BY A VOTE OF 8 2 0. OKAY. , I'M SORRY I WAS NOT PRESENT, SO I'M GONNA OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DID NOT SEE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, STAIN IS ACTUALLY COUNTED AS IS TRUE. OKAY. AND YOU, I'LL JUST NOTATE IT AND YOU KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. SO IT'S STILL EIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE ARE NOW UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE SECOND ITEM [2. ZBA-26-05-0028 (Council District 5) – Special Exception for a side yard carport and variances to the maximum area of all accessory structures and to the required street side yard setback for a side yard carport permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 602 Ouida Drive, legally described as Lot 1, Block D, Lillie Payne Addition No. 2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four (SF-4) District] ON OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT IS GONNA BE ZBA 26 DASH 0 5 0 0 2 8. YES. THANK YOU. UM, BOARD AND CHAIR. UM, TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING LIKE YOU MENTIONED CHAIR ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND VARIANCE REQUEST TO A SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A SIDE YARD CARPORT. PROPOSED AT 6 0 2 OTA DRIVE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. SO THE PROPERTY ZONE SINGLE FAMILY FOUR, AND THEY ARE PROPOSING A SIDE YARD CARDBOARDS. UM, THEY WILL NEED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THAT CARDBOARD AND AN ADDITIONAL VARIANCE FOR THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE PROPOSED CARDBOARDS IS 384 SQUARE FEET, UM, 24 FEET WIDE BY 16 FEET DEEP AND 11 FEET HIGH. IT HAS NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET. AND SO THEY'VE COME TONIGHT TO GET A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE, UH, ALLOWANCE TO BUILD, TO GET A PERMIT AND THEN GO FROM THERE. UM, IT WILL BE PLACED ON AN EXISTING CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AND IT DOES MEET ALL OF OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. SO ON SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A GENERAL SITE PLAN OF THAT PROPERTY AND THE PROPOSED CARPORTS HERE ARE SOME ELEVATION DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. AND SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK. UM, WE REQUIRE FIVE FEET AND THEY'RE REQUESTING INSTEAD THREE FEET. SO, UM, [00:30:01] ONE OTHER THING TO NOTICE. TYPICALLY WITH CARPORTS, IF THEY ARE WITHIN OUR 800 FOOT BUFFER ZONE OF ANOTHER LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORTS AND THEY MEET ALL OF OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, WE COULD ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE THEM. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING THAT ADDITIONAL VARIANCE TONIGHT, THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THAT REQUEST. THIS IS A IMAGE OF THAT PROPERTY. AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A LEGALLY PERMITTED CARDBOARD WITHIN 800 FEET. IT IS ACTUALLY THREE DOORS DOWN. SO ON SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. AND THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN BLUE IS THE, UH, PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORT. UM, AND THAT'S JUST AN IMAGE OF THAT LEGALLY PERMITTED CARPORT, FRONT YARD CARPORT. SO JUST TO GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAIL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF THESE HOMES WERE BUILT IN THE LATE 1940S AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES HAVE, UM, SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ADDITIONS AND CARPORTS. SO THE PROPOSED CARPORT WOULD NOT GO AGAINST THE GRAIN OR, UM, CHANGE THE FABRIC OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IN ANY WAY. SO IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM 54 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN OPPOSED, AND THERE'S NOT AN HOA, UH, APPEAL OR A TIV AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AS IT IS. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? PERFECT. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. UM, HOWEVER, UM, THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO SPEAK UNLESS ANYONE HAS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. SO, UM, WE WILL, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE TO MAKE A MOTION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 8. OKAY, SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BAKER AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, STACY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES BY VOTE OF EIGHT ZERO. ITEM NUMBER [3. ZBA-26-05-0029 (Council District 5) – Variance to the front yard setback for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 534 St. Johns Way, legally described as Lot 7, Block 566, Churchill Manor Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Two (SF-2) District] THREE, ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 9 IS A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 5 3 4 ST. JOHN'S WAY. UM, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY TWO DISTRICT AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A NEW SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. UM, IT WAS PLATTED IN THIS CONFIGURATION IN 1955. IT IS AN IRREGULAR LOT ON A CUL-DE-SAC, SO IT'S GOT A NARROW CURVE LINEAR FRONTAGE. IT ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT SLOPE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF APPRO APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. UM, ADDITIONALLY, AS YOU'LL SEE LATER, THERE IS AN EXISTING FIRE HYDRANT AS WELL AS A STORM INLET LOCATED ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THIS PROPERTY. AND THE PROPERTY DOES HAVE A THREE FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE THAT ACCOMMODATES AN 18 FOOT STORM DRAIN LINE. HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS LOOKING NORTH. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS LOOKING SORT OF EAST. YOU CAN SEE THE PINK FLAGS THAT IS, UM, NOTATING THE LOCATION OF THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. AND IN THESE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE THE UM, FIRE HYDRANT THERE TO YOUR LEFT AS WELL AS THE STORM DRAIN INLET. AS I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. SF TWO REQUIRES A 30 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 20 FOOT SETBACK. UM, TO YOUR RIGHT YOU CAN SEE A PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH THE 20 FOOT SETBACK SHOWN IN RED AND THE LOCATION OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE. AND ON THE FARTHEST RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE SITE PLAN WITH THE EXISTING 30 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK AND THE LOCATION OF THE FOOTPRINT. UM, THIS GRAPHIC IS SHOWING YOU THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SLOPE FROM THE FRONT, WHICH IS ON YOUR LEFT TO THE REAR ON YOUR RIGHT. YES, THE HOUSE IS FLOATING THERE IN SPACE. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE FRONT AT 30 FEET. UM, JUST TO SHOW THE SIGNIFICANT SLOPE AT THE FRONT. IS THIS A HARDSHIP? UH, IS IT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST? STAFF BELIEVES IT IS NOT CONTRARY AND IT WILL ALLOW [00:35:01] FOR THE REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INFILL LOT, WHICH HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 1955. AND, UH, DUE TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS LIKE SIZE, SHAPE, OR SLOPE, WILL A LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RESULT IN A NECESSARY HARDSHIP? UH, STAFF THINKS THAT DUE TO THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE AND THE THE EXISTING UTILITY CONSTRAINTS THAT THIS DOES RESULT IN A NON NON SELF-CREATED HARDSHIP. WE SENT 26 NOTICES, ZERO RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THERE'S NOT AN HOA OR A PI AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 29 AS REQUESTED. MADAM CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ALRIGHT, EXCELLENT. . ALRIGHT, SO I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 9. I'LL SECOND THANK YOU. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BAKER AND A SECOND FROM MRS. HACKETT. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? MAY HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO? YEAH, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF NEED BE, BUT NOT YEAH, THERE WAS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU WANNA COME UP SURE. WHY NOT? YOU'RE WELCOME TO . IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. UH, MY NAME IS CO SCHUR. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF 5 3 4 ST. JOHN'S WAY. UM, AND EXPLAIN ANY FURTHER. BUT, UH, AARON'S DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB SO FAR, SO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY. IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE DESIGN. . THANK YOU. IS THIS GONNA BE YOUR HOME? UH, NO. IT JUST BUILDING FOR SALE. JUST, OKAY. I WISH. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, WE HAD A MOTION. MOTION SECOND. WE'RE ALL GOOD THERE. UH, I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. EIGHT ZERO. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. BOARD. UM, IF Y'ALL ARE READY TO MOVE ON, THIS IS [4. ZBA-26-05-0030 (Council District 1) – Variance to the side yard setback for a primary structure permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 2305 January Lane, legally described as portions of Lots 12 and 13, Block F (Parcel I.D. 28208500060120000), Sherwood] ITEM NUMBER FOUR NEXT ON YOUR AGENDA. UM, THIS IS ZBA 26 0 5 0 0 3 0. THIS IS A VARIANCE. THIS SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A PRIMARY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2305 JANUARY LANE, LOCATED WITHIN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD REQUEST. UH, THE PROPERTY IS ON SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL AND THEY'RE PROPOSING ADDITION TO THE REAR OF THE HOME. UM, AND THEY ARE SEEKING A VARIANCE TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THE REASON WHY THEY'RE SEEKING THAT VARIANCE IS BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY IS ORIGINALLY PLOTTED IN THE 1940S. THE HOME WAS BUILT, UM, A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN THAT. I THINK I HAVE THE YEAR HERE. YES. UH, EARLY 1970S. AND SO WHEN THIS HOME WAS DEVELOPED, THE ZONING STANDARDS WERE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY ARE TODAY. SO RIGHT NOW THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT MEETING THE ZONING STANDARDS, SPECIFICALLY THE SIDE YARD SETBACK, WHICH WE DO REQUIRE SIX FEET. HOWEVER, IF YOU NOTICE ON THE SITE PLAN, THE PROPOSED ADDITION IS FLUSH WITH THE HOME. AND THAT IS BECAUSE AGAIN, THE HOME WAS BUILT A LONG TIME AGO TO DIFFERENT ZONING STANDARDS THAN WHAT IS TODAY. AND SO THESE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE WE TRULY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A HARDSHIP. IF THE APPLICANT WERE TO BE DENIED, UM, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THEIR ADDITION PLANS AND IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND HERE THAT, UM, THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO MEET WHAT IS CURRENTLY OUR STANDARDS, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS, UH, DISCREPANCY, THEY CANNOT. AND SO I'LL JUST LEAVE THESE, UH, LEAVE THIS INFORMATION HERE. UM, THE PROPOSED EDITION IS 955 SQUARE FEET AND IT WILL GO IN THE REAR OF THE HOME AFTER THIS IF, IF THEY ARE APPROVED AND THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE REGULAR PERMITTING PROCESS AND GO FROM THERE. SO IN REGARDS TO THIS, UH, ITEM 59 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR AND ZERO RETURN TO OPPOSED. THERE IS NOT AN HOA PAID OR TIFF AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST AS IS AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE. NO. ANY QUESTIONS? THE PLANS, OF COURSE. WHAT IS THE BOX AT THE BACK OF THE ADDITION? DO YOU MEAN THIS BOX HERE WHERE I'M [00:40:01] MOVING MY MOUSE? CORRECT. THAT IS A PROPOSED PATIO, I THINK SO. PATIO. GOT IT. YES, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. WELCOME. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD, UM, THAT WISHES TO SPEAK. SO MR. ROBERT GARZA, THAT WAS ONLY IF YOU, YOU DON'T NEED. OKAY. . OKAY. THANKS FOR SOUNDING GOOD, HUH? . ALL RIGHT. THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT. UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE BOARD? FROM DISTRICT ONE? I'M IN ONE. OH, PERFECT. THEN YOU GET TO MAKE A MOTION HERE FOR US. . I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. UH, MADAM CHAIR, I SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE ZBA 26 0 5 0 0 3 OH AS REQUESTED AND CLOSE CLOSE IT AND MOTION AND, AND CLOSE AND MAKE THE MOTION. I SECOND. PERFECT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MRS. STACY AND A SECOND FROM MR. BAKER. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, UH, FROM THE BOARD ON THE MOTION? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES BY VOTE OF EIGHT ZERO. AND WE'RE GETTING TO OUR LAST ONE. OUR LAST ITEM [5. ZBA-26-05-0031 (Council District 5) – Variances to the minimum lot depth, front yard setback, and garage door setback permitted under the Unified Development Code, located at 434 Motley Street, legally described as a portion of Lot 1, Block B, Martha Lawn Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Two Family (2F) District ] FOR THE EVENING. NUMBER FIVE, ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 3 1 VARIANCES TO THE LOT DEPTH AND FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 4 3 4 MOTLEY STREET. UM, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED TWO F FAMILY DISTRICT. UM, THE PROPOSAL IS TO CONSTRUCT A DUPLEX WHICH FITS NICELY IN THAT ZONING DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE LOT DEPTH AND A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. UM, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY A SINGULAR TRACK OF LAND. IT IS A PORTION OF A PLATTED LOT. AS I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT WANTS TO BUILD A DUPLEX. THE PROPOSAL MEETS ALL OF THE OTHER DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SFA DISTRICT EXCEPT FOR THE LOT DEPTH, WHICH IS THIS STRAND AND THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK SHOWN IN RED. SO THIS DISTRICT TWO F REQUIRES A LOT DEPTH OF A HUNDRED FEET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A DEPTH OF 68 FEET, WHICH IS HOW THE PROPERTY IS CONFIGURED TODAY. THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE SETBACK IN THE FRONT, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE 25 AND THEY'RE REQUESTING 17 FEET. UM, AGAIN, THE SETBACK, THE REQUESTED SETBACK IS SHOWN HERE IN RED NEIGHBORHOOD. CHARACTERISTICS, SUBJECT PROPERTY BOUND IN YELLOW, THE PRODUCT WILL FACE OR FRONT ON FIFTH STREET. UM, THE HOUSES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALSO FACE FIFTH STREET. THE OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG MOTLEY FRONT ON MOTLEY UNTIL YOU GET HERE TO FOURTH. THIS HOUSE FRONTS ON FOURTH, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AREA HAS A PRETTY GOOD MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL. WE DO HAVE EXISTING DUPLEXES AND TOWN HOMES AS WELL AS APARTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY, SOME PICTURES. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS STRAIGHT ON LOOKING NORTH DIRECTLY AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT IS LOOKING ALONG MOTLEY STREET, UM, FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY EASTWARD. AND THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS LOOKING NORTH ALONG SOUTHWEST FIFTH. AND YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE ON YOUR RIGHT, THE LITTLE HOUSE IS ON YOUR LEFT. STAFF SENT 48 NOTICES. WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THERE'S NOT A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE REQUEST. UH, ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1. UM, IF THE BOARD DOES CHOOSE TO GRANT THE REQUEST, UH, STAFF HAS ADDED A, A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. ONE THAT THE APPLICANT UH, BE REQUIRED TO REPL THE PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. AND TWO, ANY CONFIGURATION OF THE REQUIRED DRIVEWAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE UDC REQUIREMENTS AS APPROVED BY TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY SERVICES. MADAM CHAIR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THE APPLICANT. UM, I'M SURE THEY'RE AWARE, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONS THAT, THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED ON. ARE THEY OKAY WITH THOSE? I THINK THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN? . OKAY, BUT BEFORE I HAND THE MIC OVER? YES. , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IS THIS A TWO [00:45:01] STORY OR SINGLE STORY? IT'S GOING TO BE A TWO STORY. OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. I HAVE A QUESTION REAL QUICK. YES MA'AM. AFTER LOOKING AT THAT, SO OBVIOUSLY HE'S A BUILDER, HE'S GOING TO RENT THESE. IS THERE LIKE, AND GENERALLY A TWO STORY IS GONNA HAVE CHILDREN, 10 FOOT OF BACK, BACK SPACE IS NOT VERY MUCH PLAY. I NOTICED THAT THERE'S 48 FEET ON EACH SIDE. IS THERE A REA I'LL ASK HIM THIS. IS THERE A REASON THAT HE DIDN'T MAKE IT WIDER VERSUS GOING SO DEEP BECAUSE NOW I HAVE AN OPINION OF THIS. OKAY. AND THAT IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE BUILDING A DUPLEX PRODUCT, UHHUH , IT'S REALLY HARD TO START SPREADING OUT BECAUSE THEN YOU GET A REALLY LARGE FOOTPRINT STRUCTURE. OKAY. SO, UM, I SUSPECT THAT'S PROBABLY THE REASON UHHUH HE IS HERE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK HIM. UM, IN REGARDS TO THE 10 FOOT REAR, THAT IS WHAT THE DISTRICT STANDARD IS AND HE IS ABLE TO MEET THAT SETBACK REQUIREMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIR, TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT MRS. ANGA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ON DOWN PLEASE AND JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? HELLO, MY NAME IS O TOGA. MY ADDRESS IS 4 1 8 BREEZEWAY COURT CENTER, HILL, TEXAS 7 5 1 0 4. ANNIE, CHRISTIANS. QUESTIONS? ? . SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS YES MA'AM. UM, YOU SAW THE, THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS CORRECT. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU WERE GOOD WITH THOSE MM-HMM . YEAH. AND YOU UNDERSTOOD. YEAH, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CITY, THE PLANNING DIVISION AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OKAY. I WAS OKAY. THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL PROBABLY AGREED UPON. YEAH. OKAY. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SO UM, IN THIS CASE THE SIDE YARD IS GONNA BE THE BACKYARD AND THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA BE FENCED, SO OBVIOUSLY YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE THAT THE BACKYARD IS GONNA BE A BIT SHORT BUT THE SIDE YARD IN THIS CASE IS GONNA BE PRETTY MUCH TECHNICALLY LIKE THE BACKYARD. SO I THINK SO YOU DON'T HAVE DOORS AND THINGS OVER THERE ON THE TIME. YEAH. CORRECT. YEAH. SO I'M JUST THINKING OF THE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW? YEAH. SOMETIMES THINGS FIT IS IT MAKES SENSE IS CAN WE MAKE IT BETTER? YEAH, CORRECT. THANK YOU. YES SIR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? GOOD. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, I WILL, THIS IS DISTRICT FIVE. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MOTIONS. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE AND APPROVE ZBA 2 6 0 5 0 3 1 WITH ALL OF THE STAFF'S ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BAKER. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. HEAD. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, I WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES BY VOTE OF EIGHT ZERO. THAT TAKES US TO, UM, THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES JUST TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I DON'T SEE ANYONE. SO WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. YOU. * 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.