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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA 1984-11-15 Minutes ~ . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS NOVEMBER 15, 1984 - 7:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Acting Chairman, Billy Cypert, at 7:00 P. M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Members Billy Cypert Harold Schubert Ron Hubbard Forrest Grubb Wanda Calvert Alt. Members P & Z Coordinator ABSENT: Jack Roseberry Bill Fenimore Hans Kossler OATH OF OFFICE New alternate member, Forrest Grubb, took the oath of office. . CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 16, 1984 Acting Chairman Cypert stated the vote was in error on the last page of the minutes. He said the vote showed 3-2, but the yeas and nays are reversed. Mr. Schubert made the motion to approve the minutes with this correction. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hubbard and the motion carried 3-0 with Mr. Grubb abstaining since he was not present at the meeting. 1. BA 84-14 Request of Kenneth L. Knowles to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 1, Block 26, North Richland Hills Addition, to allow him to build a carport awning beyond the side building line on an existing slab. This property is located at 7351 Riviera Drive. . Mrs. Calvert stated Mr. Knowles could not be present since he works nights and was not told he would be required to be present. She said a staff member went out to look where he wanted the carport and said they had no problem with it. Mrs. Calvert said he wants to put it on an existing slab in the back and to the side of his property. ~ Page 2 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . Mr. Schubert said he had seen the place and the slab was in the back. Mrs. Calvert said Mr. Knowles asked the Board to go ahead and hear his request if possible. Acting Chairman Cypert opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak in favor of this request, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. . Mr. Hubbard asked if there had been any correspondence. Mrs. Calvert said there had been none. Acting Chairman Cypert said he drove through the area and there are other carports in the area. Mrs. Calvert stated the reason Mr. Knowles gave for requesting the variance for the carport was to keep from parking cars in front of his house. He said it was dangerous. Mr. Schubert asked if he had a garage. Acting Chairman Cypert said he has an existing garage. Mr. Schubert asked if he planned to build it himself. Mrs. Calvert stated she did not know. . Mr. Schubert said he was opposed to a homeowner building it because they do not look as good. ~ Page 3 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . Mr. Schubert said the Board denied the last request for fir a carport. Acting Chairman said it was because it was going to be only six feet from the street. Mr. Grubb stated he could not see any problem with granting this request. Mr. Hubbard said the Board needs to establish whether they are are for or against carports. Acting Chairman Cypert stated there are only four members present tonight and they have to have four affirmatived to pass a request, so all members present would have to vote for the request in order for it to pass. . BA 84-14 POSTPONED Mr. Hubbard made the motion to postpone BA 84-14 until the next meeting to give Mr. Knowles a chance to come or get someone to represent him. This motion was seconded by Mr. Grubb and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Hubbard, yea, Grubb, yea, Schubert, yea, and Cypert, yea. 2. BA 84-15 Request of Rite Home Builders, Inc. to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 13, Block 12, Kingswood Estates, to allow the house to be built beyond the front building line. This property is located at 7741 Red Oak Street. Rocky Grieco with Rite Home Builders came forward. He said they had an encroachment on the 25 foot set back. He said the survey shows 1~ to 2 feet over the building line. Mr Grieco said they made an error. . Mr. Grubb asked if the house was already built. ~ Page 4 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . Mr. Grieco stated it was. He said the bay window is over the building line. Mr. Schubert asked when the error was detected. Mr. Grieco stated it was detected when the survey was made to sell the house. Acting Chairman Cyperts opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. . BA 84-15 APPROVED Mr. Grubb made the motion to approve BA 84-15 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hubbard and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Grubb, yea, Hubbard, yea, Schubert, yea, and Cypert, yea. 3. BA 84-16 Request of John Parish Building Company to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 13, Block 2, Meadowview Estates, to allow the house to be built beyond the front building line; the building line be changed from 30 feet to 24 feet. This property is located at 8632 Kirk Court. . Charles Parish with John Parish Builders came forward. He said they made an error, they thought they had a 25 foot building line instead of a 30 foot building line. Mr. Parish gave the Board a copy of the plat of the subdivision. He stated the 30 foot building line comes down Kirk Lane which is IF-12 zoning because they had an agreement with the neighbors to ~ Page 5 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . build large homes on Kirk Lane. Mr. Parish said they just made an error, they built 24 feet from the property line. Mr. Parish said the house is complete, they have a contract on it and the mortgage found the error. Acting Chairman Cypert opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. . There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Schubert asked how close the corner of the house was to the side property line. Mr. Parish stated it was six feet. BA 84-16 APPROVED Mr. Hubbard made the motion to approve BA 84-16 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Grubb and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Hubbard, yea, Grubb, yea, Schubert, yea, and Cypert, yea. 4. BA 84-17 Request of John Parish Building Company to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 12, Block 2, Meadowview Estates, to allow the house to be built beyond the front building line; the building line be changed from 30 feet to 25 feet. This property is located at 8628 Kirk Court. . Charles Parish came forward. He stated this is a similar problem; they built on a 25 foot building line instead of a 30 foot. ~ Page 6 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . Mr. Parish said the majority of the subdivision has 25 foot building lines. He said the house is completely built. Mr. Parish said it is on a court, separated from Kirk Lane. Acting Chairman Cypert opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. . BA 84-17 APPROVED Mr. Grubb made the motion to approve BA 84-17 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hubbard and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Grubb, yea, Hubbard, yea, Schubert, yea, and Cypert, yea. 5. BA 84-18 Request of John Parish Building Company to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 11, Block 2, Meadowview Estates, to request the building line be changed from 30 feet to 25 feet. This property is located at 8624 Kirk Court. Charles Parish came forward. He said this is a nice big lot, but shallow. He said they are building 2,000 to 2,200 square foot houses on these lots and it does not leave much back yard. . Mr. Parish stated this lot is in the same court as the previous requests. He said no house has been built yet, but request the Board change the building line to 25 feet instead of the 30 foot shown on the plat. ~ Page 7 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . Acting Chairman Cypert opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Schubert asked Mr. Parish if they could build a house to curve around the lot. Mr. Parish said they have a plan picked out for this lot which has two offsets. He said the house has 2,200 square feet and the patio comes within 10 feet of the back property line. . Mr. Grubb said this would align all the houses on a 25 foot property line. Acting Chairman Cypert said it would look better to have the same setback. Mr. Schubert asked Mr. Parish if he had not made the mistake on the other two, would he have not asked for these on these lots. Mr. Parish said he was not sure, but probably not. He said he felt it would look better with the the same building line. Mr. Grubb said this zoning classification does call for a 25 foot building line. BA 84-18 APPROVE Mr. Schubert made the motion to approve BA 84-18 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Grubb and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea, Grubb, yea, Hubbard, yea, and Cypert, yea. . ~ Page 8 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . 6. BA 84-19 Request of John Parish Building Company to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #1080 on Lot 10, Block 2, Meadowview Estates, to request the building line be changed from 30 feet to 25 feet. This property is located at 8620 Kirk Court. Charles Parish came forward. He said this is the same request as the previous request. Acting Chairman Cypert opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. . There being no one wishing to speak, the Acting Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Schubert asked if the house would face the east. Mr. Parish said it would face east. He said they do not have a house plan picked for this lot yet, but it would be one-story. Mr. Parish said the drive would be from Kirk Lane. Mr. Schubert asked if they had requested any variances is the rest of the subdivision. Mr. Parish said they had not requested any. BA 84-19 APPROVED Mr. Schubert made the motion to approve BA 84-19 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Hubbard and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea, Hubbard, yea, Grubb, yea, Cypert, yea. . Page 9 Z B A Minutes November 15, 1984 . ADJOURNMENT SECRETARY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT . . ~ The meeting adjourned at 7:45 P. M.