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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA 1988-09-15 Minutes . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 15, 1988 - 7:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Ron Hubbard, at 7:05 P. M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Member Alt. Member Dir. Planning/Dev. P & Z Coordinator Ron Hubbard Forrest Grubb Harold Schubert Billy Cypert Tom Duer George Tucker Wanda Calvert ABSENT: Jeff Bunting Jim Kemp CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 18, 1988 Mr. Cypert made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Mr. Grubb and the motion carried 4-0 with Chairman Hubbard abstaining since he was not present at the meeting. . 1. BA 88-11 Request of Mike Browning to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 3, Block 1, Parkridge Estates Addition, to allow a pool to be adjacent to an easement. This property is located at 6613 Hillside Court. Chairman Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Mike Browning came forward. He said he is requesting the variance from the rear utility easement. He stated the water line of the pool will be one foot off the easement. Mr. Browning said his home is built on a cuI de sac and he has very little back yard. . Chairman Hubbard called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. Page 2 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . Roger Owens, 6524 Cliffside, came forward. He stated he is building a home at 6604 Carston Court. He said his property backs up to this property. Mr. Owens stated he is not for or against this request, but he has some questions to ask. He said when he began building his new home they had it surveyed and the survey stake was on the other side of the fence. Mr. Owens asked if the measurements on Mr. Browning's site plan is correct. Mr. Owens said because of the terrain, Mr. Browning's property is higher than his and even though he has a 6 foot fence, it is a foot below his yard. Mr. Owen asked if Mr. Browning would be made to have a higher fence. . Mr. Grubb said Mr. Owens has a problem with his survey. He said, from experience, the fence will become the property line in two years. Mr. Owens asked where would the measurements be from. Mr. Tucker said the easement is taken from the stake. Chairman Hubbard said Mr. Owen's second question was regarding the fence. He said there is a 6-foot fence there, but it is only 5 feet because his property is a foot higher than where the fence is. Dr. Duer asked how close is the pool to the house. Mr. Tucker said it can be right up to the foundation if it is engineered. . Chairman Hubbard asked Mr. Browning if this site plan was drawn by a surveyor. Page 3 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . Mr. Browning stated it was done by Brookes Baker Surveyors. He showed the survey to the Board. Chairman Hubbard asked the dimension of the pool. Mr. Browning said it is 14 feet by 12 feet by 32 feet. Chairman Hubbard said he was just concerned that the drawning was not to scale. He asked Mr. Browning if he plans to put up a taller fence. Mr. Browning said he did not plan to. He said the fence was put up by the developer of Carston Court. Dr. Duer asked about the proposed zoning ordinance change. . Mr. Tucker stated the new proposed ordinance will allow a pool to be adjacent to the easement. He said it allows it now in Commercial zoning. Mr. Tucker said no decking can be on the easement. Chairman Hubbard called for anyone else wishing to speak to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Chairman Hubbard asked if there had been any correspondence. Mrs. Calvert stated there had been none. BA 88-11 APPROVED Mr. Cypert made the motion to approve BA 88-11 as requested. This motion was seconded by Dr. Duer and the motion carried 4-1 with Chairman Hubbard voting against. . Page 4 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . 2. BA 88-12 Request of Phil Kenneth Rieke to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 5, Block 16, North Park Estates Addition, to allow garage to be converted into living area without the required covered parking. This property is located at 6436 Buckingham Trail. Chairman Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Phil Rieke came forward. He passed out information to the Board. He said there are several reasons why they wish to have this variance. Mr. Rieke stated he has a family of 4 children, 3 daughters and one son. He said he has a teenager and 3 younger children. He said their ages are 13, 9, 7, and 4 and due to their ages and sex differences, he believes it to be in their best interest for each one to have a separate bedroom. Mr. Rieke said they have owned this property since 1977 and have never parked their car in the garage. He said in his subdivision bordered by Buckingham Trail, Watauga, Sunset, and Chapman Road, leaving cars in the driveway on a regular basis is not uncommon. He said there are 636 homes in this subdivision and on a typical weekend morning, there were 1,226 cars not in covered parking for an average of 1.9 cars per dwelling. Mr. Rieke stated that 26 homes within these boundaries have garage conversions. . Mr. Rieke stated he has no physical means of getting to his back yard to build a garage. He said he plans to retain the integrity of the original building plan by residing the street side of the conversion to look like the original garage door material and plan to put a window in the north side. Page 5 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . Mr. Rieke said he believes this will enhance the value of the neighborhood and it will increase their living space from 1,349 square feet to 1,719 square feet. He said this conversion is for homesteading purposes, not for rental purposes. Mr. Rieke stated he has some present who will speak in favor of this request and he also has a petition signed by the neighbors stating they are in favor of it. He submitted the petition to Mrs. Calvert for the record. . Patrick Marshall, 7128 Oldham, came forward. He stated he had owned his property for 11 years. He said there are several homes in the neighborhood that have been converted, probably without a permit. He said no one uses their garage for autos and he does not feel this would harm the neighborhood. Chairman Hubbard called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. No one came forward. Mr. Schubert asked where he planned to park his cars. Mr. Rieke said two can be parked in the drive. He said these houses either have 1 and 1/2 stall garages or a single garage, none with two car garages. Mr. Schubert asked what he planned to do when his children begin to drive, will you have 6 cars. . Mr. Rieke said by the time the small children get old enough to drive, maybe he can afford to get another place. He said that would be 5 to 10 more years. Page 6 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . Mr. Grubb stated the ordinance says two covered and two uncovered. Mr. Tucker said this subdivision was built prior to this ordinance. Mr. Grubb said he was on the Planning and Zoning Commission when Fox and Jacobs built that addition. Mr. Schubert asked Mr. Rieke what he was going to do with the junk in the garage. Mr. Rieke said they had a garage sale and got rid of some that way; then he floored the attic and also will have some storage space in the conversion. Chairman Hubbard asked if there had been any correspondence. . Mrs. Calvert said yes, we received a letter from Mrs. Livingston who is in favor of this request. Chairman Hubbard closed the Public Hearing. BA 88-12 APPROVED Mr. Grubb made the motion to approve BA 88-12 as requested. This motion was seconded by Dr. Duer and the motion carried 5-0. 3. BA 88-13 Request of Fox and Jacobs to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lots 14 & 15, Block 6, Ember Oaks Addition, to allow a fence to be beyond the front building line. This property is located at 7901 and 7905 Woodland Drive. Chairman Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. . Michael Langford came forward. He said he works for Fox and Jacobs. He said they wish to have a fence to tie the two model homes together to control the people. Page 7 Z B A Minutes September 15, 1988 . . BA 88-13 APPROVED ADJOURNMENT . ~q~ Chairman Hubbard called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. No one wished to speak. Mr. Tucker stated this has always been a problem. He said the new Zoning Ordinance will allow non-site barring fences and allows the garage to be used for an office. He said this would be Ouasi-Commercial with temporary power. Mr. Tucker said this could be taken care of administratively. Dr. Duer said they would already have the garages converted. Mr. Tucker stated they can not sell the house unless the garage is converted back. Chairman Hubbard closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Schubert made the motion to approve BA 88-13 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Grubb and the motion carried 5-0. Mr. Grubb asked Mr. Tucker about the fence at the Quintin Crossing apartments. Mr. Tucker stated he had tried to talk to the City Attorney, but he had been tied up with the Golf Course. He said he will find out for him. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 P. M. L J1ßJu Chairman Zoning Board of Adjustment