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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
City Council Chamber
3800 IJNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
MEETING MINUTES
June 15, 2000
7:30 p. m.
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I. MEMBERS PRESENT: Sue Porretto (voting), Mark Plagens (voting), Steven Segal (voting), Bill
Richardson (alternate) and Rich Langenstein (alternate~(all voting). _ . . . _ _
II. MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Neal, Frank Billings, and alternates Steve Mazoff and Carolyn
Panebianco.
III. STAFF PRESENT: Neslihan Bilir Tesno and Ron Wicker
IV. CALL TO ORDER: 7:31 rwt
Agenda Item Discussion Action
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' Protocol Sue Porretto called the meeting to order. Protocol for the
meeting was discussed and those persons wishing to speak
regazding an agenda item were sworn in. Neslihan Bilir
Tesno, secretary was also swom in. Neslihan Bilir Tesno
reported that all notices for this meeting had been properly
posted in accordance with State Law and City Ordinance. Rich Langenstein moved to accept that
notices had been properly posted and
distributed for this meeting. Mark Plagens
seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed.
2 Heazing of the Public Travis Mattingly, Architect, 7504 Chevy Chase, Houston, Steven Segal moved to close the evidentiary
. Docket 00-14 for B.J. and Representing the owner, presented the basis for the portion of the hcaring. Mazk Plagens
Brandye Drager (3836 submittal of appeal of the determination of the Building seconded and motion passed with all ayes.
Tennyson) for appeal from Official, regarding the plans submittal and requested Board After considerable discussion Rich
an order, requirement, interpretation. Langenstein moved to interpret the word
decision or determination Julie Jackson, 3822 Tennyson said that she did not have a ~ ~
'porch" in Table 7.6, 1.2. (iii) to include 2
made by the City's Building problem with the building plans as submitted. story porches (sometimes refened to as
Official. Stuart Jackson. 3822 Tennyson also said that he did not have balconies) providing all other code
a problem with what the Dragers were attempting to do. conditions are met. Motion was seconded
Brandy Drager, 11211 Sagewind was in favor of the request. by Steven Segal, motion passed with all ayes.
B.J. Drager, 11211 Sagewind was in favor of the request.
Neslihan Tesno presented the staff report. Staff was not
opposed to an interpretation by ZBA that second story
porches be permitted, provided that all other criteria be
followed.
No one spoke in opposition to the request for interpreta~ion.
3 Hearing of the Public Stuart Nance, 6126 Charlotte Street, applicant, presented his Steven Segal moved to close the evidentiary
. Docket 00-15, (6126 request for the special exception. portion of the hearing. Mark Plagens
Cha~ lotte), Special No one spoke for or against the request. seconded the motion and it passed with all
Exception to grant PNC Nesiihan Tesno presented the staff recommendation which ayes.
(prior non-conforming) was:
status which would allow The existing residential building was originally consWcted After discussion, Steven Segal moved to
the expansion of an existing in 1941 and expanded in 1977. The existing ~ara~e was grant special exception. Motion was
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gazage, by widening the built on the property line in 1941, then complying with the seconded by Mazk Plagens, motion passed
width by 1.5 feet and the City Code. The Garage if built today would have to be built with all ayes.
adding of a second story at least 10 feet back from the front building setback line. It
room over the garage. In is currently a Prior Nonconforming (PNC) use. The
accordance with Section 12- proposed widening of the existing garage expands the PNC
105. Special Exception to azea. In accordance with Section 12-105. Special Exception
extend P1VC Status. to Extend PNC Status, the ZBA may grant a special
Exception to allow a modest enlargement of the garage. A
Special Exception may allow the rebuilding, remodeling or
modest enlargement of a structure, which would otherwise ~
lose PNC status and may allow the continuation of PNC
status. Staff recommends granting the request for special
exce tion.
4 Matters relating to the Steven Segal moved to accept the minutes with the Steven Segal moved to accept the minutes as
approval of minutes. corrections mentioned. corrected. Mark Plagens 2°~ and motion
passed with all ayes.
5. Adjournment None Rich Langenstein moved to adjourn. Steven
~8~28 P•m•) Segal2nd, and motion passed with all ayes.
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