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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA 1982-12-09 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS DECEMBER 9, 1982 - 7:00 P. M. . CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 14, 1982 . CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 19, 1982 CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 11, 1982 1. BA 82-21 APPROVED . The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Jack Roseberry, at 7:10 p.m. PRESENT: CHAIRMAN: MEMBERS: Jack Roseberry Bill Fenimore Harold Schubert Hans Kossler Bill Rice Desi Smyth ALT. MEMBER BUILDING OFFICIAL CLERK ABSENT: Jesse Range Martin Erck Wanda Calvert Bill Fenimore made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Harold Schubert and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Fenimore, yea; Schubert, yea; Roseberry, yea; Kossler, yea. Harold Schubert made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Bill Fenimore and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea; Fenimore, yea; Roseberry, yea; Kossler, yea. Harold Schubert made the motion to approve the minutes as written. This motion was seconded by Hans Koss1er and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea; Fenimore, yea; Kossler, yea; Roseberry, yea. Request of Walter Browning, Joy Homes, to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #179 on Lot 1, Block 1, Fossil Creek Trails Addition, to allow a 15 ft. building line on Meadow Lakes Drive instead of the required 30 foot. This property is located at the southeast corner of Meadow Lakes Dr. and Lariat Dr. Mr. Browning came forward. He stated this was the only lot on Meadow Lakes Drive that doesn't have a 15 ft. building line. December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page Two · Mr. Roseberry asked Mr. Browning if he understood that this was the only one with- out a 15 ft. building line. Mr. Browning replied yes. Mr. Schubert asked if the lot in question was on the corner and if this was approved is it possible there will be a fence on the property line. Mr. Browning stated the fence would only come up to the building line. Mr. Fenimore asked Mr. Browning to explain how the house will set. Mr. Browning stated the house will face Lariat with the side being on Meadow Lakes Dr. Mr. Roseberry opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. · Mr. Jay Hartley, 4117 Lariat, came forward. Mr. Hartley stated he had recently moved in and was not speaking either for or against. He stated he was wanting to know what exactly was being asked for. Mr. Fenimore showed Mr. Hartley the plans and what was being asked to be changed. Mr. Roseberry stated that the purpose of the Ordinance was to keep uniform building lines within the City. Mr. Hartley asked if there was a sidewalk ordinance. Mr. Browning stated yes, there was and that there would be a sidewalk. Mr. Roseberry asked Mr. Rice if the Staff felt there were any problems with this request. Mr. Rice stated the Staff sees no problem. · The Chairman 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. December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page Three . Harold Schubert made the motion to approve BA 82-21 as requested. This motion was seconded by Hans Kossler and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea; Koss1er, yea; Roseberry, yea; Fenimore, yea. 2. BA 82-22 DENIED Request of Gary Neisler to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #179 on Lot 10R-1, Block 8, Fossil Creek Trails Addition, to be allowed to construct an addition onto his house beyond the side building line. He wants a 15 ft. building line instead of the required 30 foot. This property is located at 6216 Riviera Dr. Gary Neisler, 6216 Riviera Drive, came forward. He stated he wanted the building line changed from 30 foot to 15 foot. He said he had two letters from neighbors stating they had no problem with this change. . Mr. Neisler stated he had a three car garage now and wants to build a four car garage with a gameroom also. This will be used for his mobile home, two cars and a boat. Mr. Roseberry asked if the other houses are on 30 ft. Mr. Neisler stated his was 30, his next door neighbor wrote a letter giving their approval and the neighbor across the street has a fence within 10 feet. Mr. Fenimore stated that Mr. Neisler was asking for the same thing as the previous guy. He stated it was a normal thíng to ask for in any city. Mr. Roseberry asked Mr. Neisler to read the letters. Mr. Neisler read the letters. Mr. Schubert asked if they could hold him to this. Bill Rice stated that he had to have four spaces for off street parking. . Mr. Fenimore asked what the proposed size of the building was. December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page 4 . Mr. Neisler stated it would be 30 feet deep and 45 feet wide with an additional room being 30 feet deep and 45 feet wide. Mr. Roseberry asked if the area inside the garage counted as off site parking. Mr. Rice stated yes, it did. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. There being no one, the Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to please come forward. There being no one, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. . Mr. Kossler make the motion to approve BA 82-22 as requested. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fenimore. The motion failed by a vote of 3-1 with the following vote recorded: Kossler, yea; Roseberry, yea; Fenimore, yea; Schubert, nay. 3. BA 82-23 APPROVED Request of Stuart Hunter to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #179 on Lot 7, Block 23, North Richland Hills Addition, to be allowed to construct a carport beyond the front building line. This property is located at 4625 Cummings Dr. E. Mr. Hunter came forward. He stated that he was wanting to build a carport in front to protect his vehicle from the elements. Mr. Hunter stated that he planned to build it out of whatever is suitable and also added his neighbors had no objections. Mr. Roseberry asked Mr. Hunter if he had any plans of what he proposes. Mr. Hunter stated he did not bring any but it was going to have a roof and four uprights. He said it was going to be as basic as possible and match his house. . Mr. Fenimore asked if he presently had a garage. December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page 5 . Mr. Hunter replied yes, but like everyone else had outgrown its space. Mr. Schubert asked if this would open the door to having a 30 foot set back. He also stated that he has wanted a carport but felt that it would stick out like a sore thumb. Mr. Rice stated that the City Council and Z B A has issued several variances to allow carports. He said it was the Board's decision and that the Staff has no objections. Mr. Kossler stated that he felt it was up to the neighbors and if they don't object it is o.k. Mr. Fenimore asked Mr. Rice what the building line was. Mr. Rice stated that he did not know. . Mr. Hunter stated he didn't know what the building line was, but a builder said there was plenty of space. Mr. Schubert made the motion to approve BA 82-23 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Fenimore and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea; Fenimore, yea; Roseberry, yea; Kossler yea. 4. BA 82-24 APPROVED Request of Marvin D. Smith to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #179 on Lot 24, Block lR, Holiday West Addition, to be allowed to have a fence beyond the side building line. This property is located at 7137 Meadow Park N. Mr. Marvin Smith came forward. Mr. Smith stated this request resulted from complaints on the brick walls. He stated that if the fences are taken down, a lot of privacy will be taken away from these owners. He stated that these fences have been here for about four years and there are probably more allover the City. . Mr. Roseberry stated that in defense of Mr. Rice, the Zoning Board of Adjustment has had many requests turned down for fences and therefore asked the City to look into this and stop it. He stated December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page 6 . the City was allowing builders to do what citizens were being turned down for. He stated that it was creating problems. Mr. Smith stated he could not see the advantage of taking down an 8-10 foot fence. Mr. Roseberry asked if items 24 and 25 were the same. Mr. Rice stated they were. Mr. Roseberry asked if it would be in order to do both cases at the same time. Mr. Fenimore stated he drove down to the intersection of the addition and found it not to be a traffic hazard. He stated he pulled up to the intersection as he was leaving the addition, stopped, looked both ways and had no problem with traffic. . Mr. Rice stated he was informed this morning by Bill Rutledge, Utility Inspector, that Mr. Smith's fence was built over a sewer clean out. Mr. Rice stated that Mr. Wen came in for a fence permit and was given one but that he did not put the fence where he was instructed to do so. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Mr. Chen Wen came forward. He stated that a car ran into the fence and if the fence hadn't been there it would have been in his bedroom. He stated he felt he was being discriminated against. Mr. Wilson Edward, 5513 Pleasant Meadow, came forward. Mr. Edwards stated he felt that Mr. Wen was being discriminated against. He stated that when he was looking for a subdivision to live in, the entrance was important. He said if the fence is taken down it will take away from the development. . December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page 7 . Mr. Fenimore asked if it was a problem to the City. Mr. Rice stated no, the problem was V1Slon coming into and leaving the addition. The Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no one, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Fenimore made the motion to approve BA 82-24 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Kossler and the motion carried by a 4-0 vote with the following vote recorded: Schubert, yea; Fenimore, yea; Roseberry, yea; Kossler, yea. 5. BA 82-25 APPROVED Request of Chen H. Wen to vary from the Zoning Ordinance #179 on Lot 1, Block 11, Holiday West Addition, to be allowed to have a fence beyond the side building line. This property is located at 7132 Meadow Park S. . Mr. Chen Wen came forward. He repeated his earlier statements and presented the Zoning Board of Adjustment with a petition in favor of the variance from his neighbors. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak in favor of this request to please come forward. Mr. Bill Williams, 5512 Pleasant Meadow, came forward. He stated he felt the wall should stay and the accident he witnessed cbuld have been a lot worse had the wall not been there. Mr. Williams stated that he enters and exits that intersection every- day and has no problems. Mr. Edwards came forward and restated his earlier statement. Ms. Annette Mobley, 7128 Meadow Park S.t came forward. She stated she was the one involved in the accident and if it hadn't . December 9, 1982 Z B A Minutes Page 8 · ADJOURNMENT · · been for the walls it would have been real bad. She stated that the walls were important to the subdivision and if the entrance was a problem it needs stop signs. The Chairman called for those wishing to speak in opposition to this request to please come forward. There being no onet the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Kossler made the motion to approve BA 82-25 as requested. This motion was seconded by Mr. Fenimore and the motion carried 4-0 with the following vote recorded: Kossler, yea; Fenimore, yea; Roseberry, yea; Schubert, yea. The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 8:12 p.m. of Adjustment