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City of j\(8rth Richland Hills~ Texas
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January 8, 1986
Re: January ZBA Meeting
Dear Board Member:
Due to not having any cases submitted, there will not be a
Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting in January, but we will
have a meet ing in February.
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See you February 20th.
Sincerely,
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Wanda Calvert
p & Z Coordinator
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(817) 281-0041/7301 N.E. lOOP 820/P.O. BOX 18609/NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TX 76118
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P. M.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman, Jack Roseberry, at 7:05 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Chairman
Secretary
Member
Alt. Member
Dir. Planning/Dev.
P & Z Coordinator
Jack Roseberry
Billy Cypert
Harold Schubert
Ron Hubbard
Richard Royston
Wanda Calvert
ABSENT:
Bill Fenimore
Hans Kossler
Forrest Grubb
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES
OF AUGUST 15, 1985
Mr. Cypert made the motion to approve
the minutes as written. This motion
was seconded by Mr. Schubert and the
motion carried 3-0 with Chairman
Roseberry abstaining since he was not
present at the meeting.
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BA 86-1
Request of Marty Boatman with
Contents, Inc. to vary from the Zoning
Ordinance #1080, Section VIII, on Lot
1, Block 30, Fox Hollow Addition, to
allow 1800 square feet living area
instead of the required 2000 square
feet living area in R-S-D (Duplex)
zoning. This property is located at
7700 & 7702 Sable Lane.
Chairman Roseberry opened the Public
Hearing and called for those wishing
to speak in favor of this request to
please corne forward.
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George Chaggaris, 4405 Longacres,
Arlington, Texas, with Bank of North
Texas came forward. He stated the
bank was the owner of the property in
question and they were requesting the
Board grant this variance. Mr.
Chaggaris stated the bank acquired
this property through forecloser. He
stated the plans for the duplex was
for a much larger duplex than what was
built.
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February 20, 1986
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Mr. Chaggaris stated they are trying
to make the best use of a bad
situation. He said the duplex is
complete and ready for occupancy.
Chairman Roseberry asked when they
foreclosed.
Mr. Chaggaris stated it was
approximately 2~ months ago.
Chairman Roseberry asked who
"Contents, Inc." was.
Mr. Chaggaris said they were sub
contractors.
Mr. Royston stated that Contents, Inc.
have taken over the job of completing
the buildings left by the defunct
company.
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Mr. Royston stated the building
oversite was on the city's part. He
said the construction is good.
Chairman Roseberry asked if they
changed the plans.
Mr. Royston stated they did.
Mr. Schubert asked if this is the only
one like this.
Mr. Chaggaris said it was the only one
they own.
Chairman Roseberry asked Mr. Royston
how many more were there.
Mr. Royston stated there were four.
Mr. Schubert asked if it was the same
builder.
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Mr. Royston stated it was. He said
the builder is now defunct. He stated
each property will be handled
separately. Mr. Royston stated they
had all been red tagged.
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Mr. Chaggaris stated he had pictures
of the building and showed them to the
Board. He stated that some on Sable
Lane are two story and are 2600 square
feet, but most are one story and 2000
square feet. He said you could tell
no difference.
Chairman Roseberry asked about the
building lines.
Mr. Royston stated there were no
building line violation.
Mr. Hubbard asked if there was any way
to correct this building.
Mr. Royston stated unfortunately there
was not, not at this point. He said
he had corrected it in the inspection
department. Mr. Royston stated the
error was partly the inspection
department and partly the defunct
builder.
Chairman Roseberry asked if the
builder was bonded.
Mr. Royston stated the surety bond had
been cancelled.
Mr. Schubert asked if the building
sticks out in the neighborhood.
Mr. Chaggaris stated it did not. He
stated there was a representative from
a builder in the area who will speak
in favor of this request.
Chairman Roseberry stated each side
should be a minimum of 1000 square
feet, but they switched plans.
Mr. Chaggaris stated they foreclosed on
16 and there were others who also
foreclosed on some.
Mr. Schubert asked when this was
started.
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BA 86-1
APPROVED
ADJOURNMENT
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Mr. Chaggaris stated the project
started approximately 18 months ago.
Rick Campbell, 6525 Simmons Road, came
forward to represent Marvin D. Smith
Corporation. He stated that in 18
months, they have built 70 to 80
duplexes in Fox Hollow and have some
very close to this one. Mr. Campbell
stated most of their buildings were
2130 square feet, but the duplex in
question is a very easy mistake to
make. He said they do not feel this
is a situation that they could not
live with, it is not hard to accept.
Chairman Roseberry called for those
wishing to speak in opposition to this
request to please come forward.
There being no one wishing to speak,
the Chairman closed the Public
Hearing.
Mr. Cypert made the motion to approve
BA 86-1 as requested. This motion was
seconded by Mr. Hubbard and the motion
carried 4-0.
Chairman Roseberry stated that Mr.
Royston should see to it that the
building card shows the building to
only be 1796 square feet for later
reference.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30P. M.