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BM 2001-05-03 BOAMINUTES OF MAY 3, 2001 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Board of Adjustment of the City of Coppell met on Thursday, May 3, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 255 Parkway Blvd. In attendance:Absent: David Stonecipher, ChairmanRobert Turk, Alternate Commissioner Mark LeGros, Vice ChairmanJohn Hoppie, Alternate Commissioner Steven Wright, Commissioner Robert Chomiak, CommissionerAlso present: Norman Kressmann, Alternate CommissionerGreg Jones, Chief Building Official David Terry, Alternate CommissionerMary Beth Spletzer, Recording Secretary Applicant present: John Fridl, 701 Lyndsie Drive, Coppell Brian Kennedy, 149 Cottonwood Drive, Coppell Item 1: Call to Order. Commissioner Kressmann was invited to serve on the Board, in the absence of Commissioner Jamadar. Chairman Stonecipher called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Stonecipher administered the oath for all members of the audience wishing to speak either for or against the request being presented at this meeting. Item 2: Approval of Minutes of April 5, 2001 Meeting Motion was made by Commissioner Wright to approve the minutes of the April 5, 2001 meeting. Motion was seconded by Commissioner LeGros, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0. Minutes approved. Item 3: Public Hearing to consider approval of a variance request from the fence requirements of Ordinance No. 91500-A-130, as amended for the Planned 701 Lyndsie Drive Development No. 149, for the property located at . Mr. John Fridl is requesting that the existing fence be allowed to remain as it currently exists, with the exception of a change in the sight visibility clip, as required by the City’s Engineering Dept. Greg Jones explained that this request is the last of the ten fence setback situations that occurred in phases 2-C and 1-A of the Vistas of Coppell, as a result of fence setback notes that were omitted from the plats filed with the County. He referred to the narrative, included in the packets that had been submitted when the other nine cases were heard by the Board in August 2000. 1 In this particular case, Greg Jones explained that the fence was constructed according to the approved permit and per the plat, but not in accordance with the Ordinance for this PD district. He added that the applicant is willing to angle the fence to provide the sight visibility clip, as requested by the Engineering Dept. The applicant was invited to step forward to present his case. John Fridl explained that he is willing to change the corner clip, as requested by the Engineering Dept., adding that it would be a gradual 4-ft. by 32-ft. angle, totaling 88 sq. ft. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the variance request. The meeting was closed to the public and opened to the Board for discussion. Motion was made by Commissioner Wright that the variance request be granted, with the provision that the sight visibility clip be completed, as requested by the Engineering Dept. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Kressmann, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0. Variance granted. Item 4: Public Hearing to consider approval of a variance request from Section 35-2 and 149 35-2(B)(1) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance for the property located at Cottonwood Drive . Mr. Stephen Boudreau, on behalf of the property owner, is requesting a two-part variance: 1) to allow a water fountain and water closet in an accessory building; and 2) to allow a roof height and pitch on the accessory building that matches that of the existing house. Under the City’s Zoning Ordinance, the roof height for accessory buildings 150 sq. ft. in area, or more, cannot exceed 12 feet. In addition, accessory buildings cannot contain kitchen facilities or bathroom plumbing, except for a hand sink. Greg Jones explained that this property owner wishes to construct a recreational facility on this property. He reported that this building may be located in a floodplain, but that would be a separate issue for the Engineering Dept. to resolve. He added that when the Zoning Ordinance was written, it was probably not envisioned that there would be a request for a height variance for a 4,400 sq. ft. accessory building. He added that because of the scale of the building, a flat roof wouldn’t match the architecture of the main structure. He explained that although there may not be a true property hardship in this situation, it is doubtful that this facility would be used as rental property. He added that if this facility were built as an addition to the house, it would be considered legal. The applicant was invited to step forward to present his case. Brian Kennedy explained that the building would be set back about 100 feet from the house, and will not present the appearance of another house on the property. Furthermore, he stated that it would not be the type of facility that could be used as rental property. He added that the main reason for building this facility is to use it as a racquetball court, so a minimum 20-ft. inside height is required, adding that it would be a hardship to stay below the 12-ft. maximum height. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the variance request. 2 The meeting was closed to the public and opened to the Board for discussion. Motion was made by Commissioner Wright to grant the two-part variance, as written. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Chomiak, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0. Variance granted. Item 5: Public Hearing to consider approval of a variance request from Section 11- 3(1)(B) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, for the property located at 541 Rocky Branch Lane. Ms. Brenda McDonald, representing the purchaser, is requesting a 5.5-ft. variance to the 13.5-ft. required sideyard setback, to provide for a minimum 8-ft. sideyard setback on the north side, for this SF-12 zoned lot, to allow for the construction of a new two-car garage. Greg Jones announced that this variance request has been withdrawn by the applicant. Item 6: Other Business. Greg Jones announced that no new variance requests had yet been received for the June meeting. In addition, he announced that Jamshed Jamadar has submitted a letter of resignation, effective immediately, due to the travel demands of his new job. Adjournment. Motion was made by Commissioner LeGros that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Kressmann, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0. Meeting adjourned. __________________________________________ David Stonecipher, Chairman __________________________________________ Mary Beth Spletzer, Recording Secretary 3