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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
April 23,2015
6:30 pm
Samantha Brantley(voting),Priya Coffey(voting), Ed Sobash(voting),
I. MEMBERS PRESENT: and Don Culbert(voting)
11. MEMBERS ABSENT: Katherine Brem, Sandy Hellums and Don Yurewicz
III. STAFF PRESENT: James Dougherty, Special Counsel for the ZBA; Chris Peifer,Assistant
City Manager and Public Works Director; Martye Kendrick,Legal
Counsel; and Debbie Scarcella, City Planner.
CITY COUNCIL: Dick Yehle
IV. CALL TO ORDER: 6:34 pm.
Agenda Item Discussion Action
1 Call the meeting to order. Samantha Brantley called the meeting Ed Sobash moved to accept that all notices were
Notices,Rules,Etc. to order at 6:34 p.m. and asked the properly posted and distributed for this meeting.
members of the board and staff to Second by Priya Coffey. Ayes: Samantha
introduce themselves. Debbie Scarcella, Brantley, Priya Coffey, Don Culbert and Ed
City Planner stated that notices were Sobash. Motion Carried.
posted as required by state and local
laws. Samantha Brantley stated that the Samantha Brantley administered the oath to all
second docket item 2015-03(2) had witnesses.
been formally withdrawn by the
applicant. There would therefore be no
hearing on the matter. The only item
on the docket was to complete the
deliberations regarding docket item
2015-03(1), which will be reconvened
from the meeting on March 26.
Swearing in of witnesses.
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2 Docket No. 2015-03(1), Samantha Brantley called the docket Don Culbert moved to suspend the rules of
Property at 3826 Milton and reminded everyone that the procedure of the board to discuss procedural
Street, West University evidentiary portion of the hearing matters related to the withdrawal of the
Place, Texas 77005 regarding this item was closed during application in docket 15-03(2). Second by Ed
(Special Exception for the meeting held on March 26, 2015 Sobash. Ayes: Samantha Brantley,Priya
youth ministry building and a provisional ruling issued pending Coffey,Don Culbert and Ed Sobash. Motion
and parking area to be the receipt of additional evidence. The Carried.
operated by West board was not able to conclude the
University Baptist deliberations due to the late hour of the Samantha Brantley moved to suspend the rules
Church). meeting. Don Culbert motioned to of procedure of the board in order to hear
suspend the rules briefly to discuss the testimony regarding possible privacy protection
a. Resumed public hearing possible impact on the continued conditions. Second by Priya Coffey. Ayes:
regarding a request for a deliberations given the withdrawal of Samantha Brantley,Priya Coffey,Don Culbert
Special Exception as the application in docket 15-03(2), and Ed Sobash. Motion Carried.
authorized by Table 7-1, since some of the evidence was reliant
Notes 1 and 3 of Appendix upon the hearing of the application. Don Culbert moved to grant the special
A to authorize the use of a There was discussion regarding how the exception to allow the construction of the youth
building site for high parking might affect the youth ministry ministry building in a single family(detached)
density occupancy and building on Milton without the zoning district with high density occupancy and
accessory use in a single proposed parking on Amherst. Brennan accessory uses, conditions to be decided next.
family (detached) zoning Reilly, Designated Party Counsel, Second by Priya Coffey. Ayes: Samantha
district. asked that the board not consider the Brantley, Priya Coffey,Don Culbert and Ed
Amherst parking lot in their Sobash. Motion Carried.
b. Deliberation, decisions, deliberations. The board then discussed Samantha Brantley moved to add conditions
other action, etc. regarding whether or not to proceed with regarding scope and limitations; added exhibits
the preceding matters. deliberations and discussing conditions and required all items shown in the exhibits to
or reconsider the provisional ruling be installed and maintained; encouragement of
previously issued. Arty Howard, pedestri•
an and bicycle access to the site;
Counsel for WUBC, stated that the screening and trees;traffic circulation plan;
church had no objection or issues with required use of off-street parking; single-family
meeting any conditions requiring privacy protection; providing off-street parking
additional parking. Brennan Reilly spaces as indicated in the traffic study area.
asked to make sure that the The board further requested the signature of the
arrangement for more parking spaces City as co-applicant of the docket item. Second
was in addition to those required now. by Pri•
ya Coffey. Ayes: Samantha Brantley,
Samantha Brantley asked to suspend Priya Coffey,Don Culbert and Ed Sobash.
the rules to allow Roger Patterson, Motion Carried.
Pastor of WUBC, to speak regarding
possible privacy protection conditions.
Samantha asked that the board vote to
allow the youth ministry building to be
constructed at 3826 Milton Street with
conditions to be determined next. A
lengthy discussion followed in which
the board went through the decision
document item by item and decided on
the final conditions of the decision.
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3 Docket No. 2015-03(2), Application formally withdrawn.
Property at 3821 and
3831 Amherst Street,
West University Place,
Texas 77005 (Special
Exception).
a. Public hearing regarding a
request for a Special
Exception as authorized by
Table 7-1, Note 3 of
Appendix A of the Code of
Ordinances, to authorize the
use of a building site for
accessory use in a single
family (detached) zoning
district. A special exception
was issued previously and
requires modification for any
change in any of the
structures.
b. Deliberation,
decisions, other action, etc.
regarding the preceding
matters.
4 Meeting Minutes. Approval of meeting minutes of Motion to approve the minutes of February 26,
February 26, 2015 and March 26, 2015. 2015 by Samantha Brantley. Second by Don
Culbert. Ayes: Samantha Brantley,Priya
Coffey,Don Culbert and Ed Sobash. Motion
Carried.
Motion to approve the minutes of March 26,
2015 by Samantha Brantley. Second by Ed
Sobash. Ayes: Samantha Brantley,Priya
Coffey,Don Culbert and Ed Sobash. Motion
Carried.
Adjournment. Samantha Brantley moved to adjourn the
meeting. Second by Don Culbert.Ayes:
Samantha Brantley,Priya Coffey,Don Culbert
and Ed Sobash. Motion Carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 pm.
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APPROVED THIS DAY OF 2015.
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Samantha Brantley, Presiding Officer
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Debbie Scarcella, City Planner
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