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Minutes
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Monday, May 21, 2012 — 7:00 pm
Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road, Building 100
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bill Baumbach called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and stated that a
quorum was present. Board Members present were; Board Member Karyn
McGinnis, Board Member Kelly Price, Board Member Linda Jourdan, and Board
Member Darnell Harris.
Staff members present were: Renae' 011ie, Planning Director, Jasen Haskins,
Assistant Planner, and Mary Bradley, Administrative Assistant.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes of the April 16, 2012
Meeting.
A motion was made by Board Member Harris, and seconded by Board Member
Jourdan, to approve the Minutes from the April 16, 2012 Meeting as submitted.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Hold a public hearing to consider and act upon a request by Wylie
ISD for a Variance to Section 3.1 A (3) Development Standards of
the Zoning Ordinance for A/30 zoned properties requiring a
minimum 50 feet front yard setback, property located at 3000 Wylie
East Drive, being Lot 1, Block A of the Wylie East high school
Addition. ZBA 2012-06.
Staff Comments
Mr. Haskins stated that the property is located at 3000 Wylie East Drive. The
applicant is Wylie Independent School District, Wylie East High School. The
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applicant is requesting a variance to setbacks for property zoned AG/30, which
requires a fifty foot front yard setback. The request is for thirty foot setback. The
proposal is for an expansion that is thirty-five feet and six inches from the west
property line. This part of Phase II expansion that was noted on the original Site --A
Plan approved in 2007.
A consideration for hardship is that all public schools are allowed within any
zoned property in the City and are not usually required to rezone prior to building.
Wylie East was built on property zoned AG/30 and was not rezoned. If the
property had been zoned CC or SF10 when the school was built, the setback
would be 25' and a variance would not be required.
Twenty-two (22) public comment forms were mailed to property owners within
200 feet, as required. One response was received against the request, and staff
responded by a return letter with additional explanation of the proposed variance.
Chairman Baumbach opened the Public Hearing.
Mr. Robert D.K. Dean, 14001 N Dallas Parkway, Dallas, representative for the
applicant, stated that the proposed expansion was shown on the initial Site Plan,
shown as a dashed area of Phase II.
Board Discussion
Board Member Jourdan questioned if the expansion was to the band hall. Mr.
Dean stated that the overall plan was to remodel the existing band hall into a
black box theater and construct a new band hall.
Board Member Darnell expressed desire for clarification of how close the
expansion would be to the proposed student parking lot. Mr. Dean stated that
the expansion is close to the front of the proposed student parking lot.
Chairman Baumbach closed the Public Hearing.
Board Action
A motion was made by Board Member Jourdan, and seconded by Board Member
Harris to Grant the request for a variance for a thirty (30) foot front yard setback
in lieu of the required fifty (50 foot setback from Section 3.1.A (3) Development
Standards of the Zoning Ordinance. This variance is tied to the property located
at 3000 Wylie East Drive, being Lot 1, Block A of the Wylie East High School
Addition. Motion carried 5 — 0.
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ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Board Member Harris, and seconded by Board Member
Price, all Board Members were in consensus, and the meeting adjourned at
7:15p.m.
Bill Baum h, Chair
ATTEST:
Ma e Bra y, Secretary
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