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NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING
The Zoning Board of Adjustment("ZBA")of the City of West University Place,Texas("City")will
hold a public hearing in the Bill Watson Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 3800
University Boulevard,City of West University Place,Texas 77005,during a meeting set to begin at
6:30 P.M. on April 21, 2011. The hearing may be recessed and continued to a ZBA meeting set to
begin at 6:30 P.M.on May 19,2011. The purpose of the hearing is to provide an opportunity for all
persons to be heard in relation to the following matter:
Address of the site: 2932 Wroxton, West University Place, Texas 77005
Legal description of the site: Lot Seventeen(17)in block Two(2)of Monticello Addition,
an addition in Harris County, Texas according to the map or
plat thereof recorded in Volume 7, Page 53 of the Map
Records of Harris County, Texas.
Docket No.: 2011-01
Applicant: Vernon H. Tyger III
Background: The applicant owns a building site containing a residence and
detached garage with habitable space above the garage
originally constructed prior to 1987. The habitable space
above the garage meets the definition of a dwelling. In 1987,
Prior Non-Conforming (PNC) status was acquired for the
garage structure, and was subsequently lost in 1997 through
passage of time. The structures have not been occupied for
many years. The applicant has applied for a permit to
remodel both structures, but the site is located in Single
Family District 3 (SFD-3), which does not permit more than
one dwelling per building site. SFD-3 does permit an
accessory quarter if it is located within the principal structure
(residence).
Action Requested: The applicant requests relief from Article 2, Definitions and
Tables 7-4a and 7-4b of Appendix A (Zoning Ordinance) of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place
through a variance to: (1) consider the current dwelling unit
above the garage as an "accessory quarters"; (2) allow the
dwelling to continue to exist above the garage and not be
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located within a principal building used for residential
purposes, and (3) allow the dwelling to exceed 600 square
feet gross floor area, as currently exists.
Applicable regulations include the City's Zoning Ordinance,Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code
and the rules of the ZBA. Additional details on such matters,as well as,the applicable regulations are available
for public inspection in the Public Works Center, 3826 Amherst, West University Place, 77005. Any person
interested in such matters should attend the hearings.
Ifyou plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special arrangements at the
meeting,please contact the Planning&Development Assistant at 713.662.5843 in advance of the meeting.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your participation in the meeting. The Municipal
Building is wheel chair accessible from the west entrance and specially marked parking spaces are
available in the southwest parking area.
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Signed: , 4 , for the ZBA 4-8-2011
Sallye A. Chill , Planning Assistant.