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Zoning Board of Adjustment
Monday, February 16, 2015 — 6:30 pm
Wylie Municipal Complex — Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road, Building 100
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Linda Jourdan called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and stated that a
quorum was present. Board Members present were; Vice Chair Jason Potts,
Board Member Robert Holcomb, Board Member Kevin Finnell and Board
Member Karyn McGinnis.
Staff members present were: Renae' 011ie, Planning Director and Mary Bradley,
Administrative Assistant.
CONSENT ITEMS
1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes of the January 26, 2015
Meeting.
A motion was made by Board Member Potts and seconded by Board
Member Finnell, to approve the Minutes from the January 26, 2015
Meeting as submitted. Motion carried 5 — 0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 1 —ZBA 2015-02
Hold a public hearing to consider and act upon a request by Russell Heileman for
a Variance to Section 2.5.C.e.2 and of the Zoning Ordinance from the
requirement of an accessory structure covering more than 2% of the lot to have a
masonry exterior, property located at 800 Crestview Lane. ZBA 2015-02.
Staff Comments
Ms. 011ie stated that the subject property is located at 800
Crestview Lane in the Stoneridge Farms Addition. The applicant is
proposing to construct a 1,200 square foot accessory structure,
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with a metal exterior material, on a residential lot of approximately
42,481 square feet. The Zoning Ordinance requires an accessory
structure that covers more than 2 percent of lot to be constructed
with exterior walls composed of composite maonry façade material
or the same masonry content required for the main structure. For
the subject lot, by Zoning Ordinance the size would be 849 square
foot accessory structure. The intent of the Ordinance was for
average lot sizes of 8,500 -15,000 square feet. The subject lot sits
on approximately an acre tract and is classified more to an estate
single family lot.
The applicant maintains that due to these current conditions his
request would be keeping within the look and feel of the
neighborhood. It is also his contention that the one acre lots in
Stoneridge Farms represent a unique physical circumstance as
they are larger than the average lot within the City and thus the
intent of the Ordinance is still being met if a variance is approved.
The board has approved similar requests within this subdivision
over the past few years, and several similar structures do exist in
this subdivision.
Public Comment Forms were mailed to twelve property owners
within 200 feet of this request. Three responses were received, all
in favor of the request. One respondent was in opposition, if the
accessory structure was larger than 15 feet. The building, as
presented by the applicant, is only 12 feet tall.
Public Comments
Chairperson Jourdan opened the Public Hearing.
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Heileman, 800 Crestview Lane, applicant, stated
that the residential structure is 2,600 square foot. The size of the
structure will be 30 x 40 and there is an exact building adjacent to
his property. A six foot board on board wooden fence surrounds the
back part of the property, with a 20 foot slide gate. The height of the
fence facing Stone Road is eight feet, then the fence goes down to
six foot along the side of the property and facing Crestview Lane.
There is a curb cut for a driveway and the access to the accessory
structure will be concrete, just not complete.
Chairperson Jourdan closed the Public Hearing.
Board Discussion
Commissioners questioned the intent of the Zoning Ordinance. Ms.
011ie stated that Stoneridge is unique with one acre lot minimum,
and the majority of the lots around the city are 10,000 square feet
or smaller. The zoning for Stoneridge is 10,000 square foot lots, but
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the lots are estate lots with approximately one acre. The Board can
direct Staff to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow larger
accessory buildings for the lots that are larger than 10.000 square
foot. This would alleviate property owners applying for variances
that live within Stoneridge Addition or larger lots than 10,000
square foot.
Board Action
A motion was made by Board Member McGinnis and seconded by
Board Member Finnell, to Grant the variance request Section
2.5.C.e.2 of the Zoning Ordinance allowing accessory structure
covering more than 2% of the lot with metal exterior material.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
Board directed Staff to move forward on drafting an Ordinances for
lots larger than 10,000 square foot to allow more than 2 percent
coverage for Accessory Structures.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Board Member Finnell, ang seconded by Vice Chairman
Potts to adjourn the meeting. All Board Member were in conse sus, and the
meeting adjourned at 6:50p.m. n
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inda Jour1an, airperson
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Mary rad ey, Secretary
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