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06-25-2007 (Zoning Board of Adjustment) Minutes Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment CITY OF WYLIE Minutes Zoning Board of Adjustment Monday, June 25, 2007 — 7:00 pm Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers 2000 Highway 78 North CALL TO ORDER Announce the presence of a Quorum. Vice-Chairperson Jourdan called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. Those present were: Vice-Chairperson Ms. Jourdan, Board Member Mr. Osborne, Board Member Ms. Herrera, Board Member Mr. LeBaron, and Board Member Ms. McGinnis. Board Members absent were Mr. Ellis. Staff members present were: Planning Director Renae 011ie, Assistant Planner Jasen Haskins and Administrative Assistant Mary Bradley. CONSENT ITEMS 1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes of the April 23, 2007 Meeting. A motion was made by Board Member LeBaron, and seconded by Board Member Osborne, to approve the minutes of the April 23, 2007 meeting as submitted. Motion carried 5 — 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Hold a public hearing to consider and act upon a request by Todd Miller for a Variance to Section 7.B.e(2) Rear Yard regulations of the 1962 Zoning Ordinance to reduce the rear yard setback from the required 25 feet to 8 feet. (ZBA 2007-10). Mr. Haskins stated that the property is located at 629 Willow Way and is located within the Westwind Meadows Addition. The southern side of the rear yard abuts a 30 foot alley right-of-way. Twenty (20) feet of this right of way includes an underground pipeline Minutes June 25, 2007 Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment Page 1 of 2 easement. The rear of the subject residence is a doublewide garage door, opening to a driveway which currently measures approximately 56 feet to the alley and 37 feet to the southern property line. The applicant desires to extend the existing main structure by approximately twenty- nine (29) feet. This would allow the applicant to remodel the existing garage into a bedroom and use the added space as the new garage (keeping in conformance with current Zoning Ordinance Section 5.2.B.9.c to provide two enclosed spaces for every dwelling). As planned the new structure will be 8' from the rear property line, extending 17' into the required rear yard setback. The addition will extend the existing main structure by 29', leaving 8' to the rear property line, approximately 32% of the required setback in the ordinance. Twenty-six notifications were mailed to surrounding property owners. Two comment forms were received and both in favor of the request. Vice-Chairperson Jourdan opened the Public Hearing. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Miller, the applicants for the requested variance, were present. Mr. Miller stated that the proposed expansion to the garage will be constructed with siding on the sides, and the facing around the garage door will be bricks. This will match the main structure. _ Mrs. Miller stated that the easement in the right-of-way is a fuel easement, it is about twenty feet from back of the proposed garage. The proposed addition would leave 28 feet to the actual alleyway. Vice-Chairperson Jourdan closed the Public Hearing. A motion was made by Board Member Mr. LeBaron, and seconded by Board Member Ms. McGinnis, to GRANT the request for a variance to Section 7.B.e(2) Rear Yard regulations of the 1961 Zoning Ordinance to reduce the rear yard setback from the required 25 feet to 8 feet. Zoning Board of Adjustment 2007-10. Motion carried 5 — 0. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Board Member LeBaron, and seconded by Board Member Ms. McGinnis, with the consensus from all Board Members to adjourn the meeting at 7:16PM. n ky L' da Jourdan, Vice. hairperson M. w ATTEST: Pik 1 6 i�, a Ma Brey, Secretary Minutes June 25, 2007 Wylie Zoning Board of Adjustment Page 2 of 2