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Home My WebLink About09202001 ZBA MinutesC~ ~ Recycled Peper City of ~est Uni~ersity P1ace A Neighborhood City ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MUNICIPAL BLTILDING 3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD MEETING MINUTES September 20, 2001 7:30 p.m. I. MEMBERS PRESENT: Steven Segal (voting), Mark Plagens (voting), John Rentz (voting), Bill Richardson (voting), Carolyn Galfione (voting), Jeann Howse, James Jordan, and Michael Silver. II. MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael Neal III. STAFF PRESENT: Dennis Mack, Building Off'icial, Neslihan Tesno, Development Coordinator, and Sallye Clark, Planning and Development Assistant IV. CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 p.m. • • Agenda Item Discussion Action Called the meeting to Bill Richardson nominated Steven Segal 1 order and Protocol. Steven Segal called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. as temporary Presiding Officer. Mark Steven Segal moved agenda item four to item two, item plagens seconded the motion. Ayes: number five to item seven, and the rest of the agenda Mark Plagens, John Rentz, Bill items to follow accordingly. Richardson, Carolyn Galfione voted aye. After the election of officers, Steven Segal asked all Steven Segal abstained. Motion passed. members to introduce themselves. Sallye Clark stated Mark Plagens moved to accept that all all notices were posted as required by city and state law. notices had been properly posted and distributed for this meeting. John Rentz ~ 2nd. Steven Segal, Mark Plagens, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione voted aye. Motion passed. ~ ~ Bill Richardson nominated Steven Segal 2 Election of Officers. None. for Presiding Officer, John Rentz, seconded the motion. Ayes: Mark Plagens, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione voted aye. Steven Segal abstained. Motion passed. Bill Richardson nominated Mark Plagens as Vice Presiding Officer. Steven Segal seconded the motion. Ayes: Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione voted aye. Mark Plagens abstained. Motion passed. 3 C~rtiz ns who is to b ~iea c~on ~te s~ia~are no~f on t~he agen~a. None. None. 3800 University Boulevard • West University Place, Texas 77005-2899 • 713•668•4441 • www. westu. org Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes September 20, 2001 • • u 4 C~t~'zens wh~ wish to a ress agen a items Those citizens who wish to address agenda items identified themselves. Swearing in of witnesses. Steven Segal, Chairman administered the oath to all witnesses. 5 Public Hearing of Docket ClifFord Thout, property owner of 4848 Pin Oak Park, g~~~ Richardson moved to close the O1-07. Matters relating to ~f 128 P stated he purchased the property with the evidentiary portion of the hearing. a request for a Variance at intentions to build a new home. He attended to make a Motion was 2"d by John Rentz. Steven 4144 Tennyson, to allow request for a Variance and his Consulting Arborist segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, the open area above the would explain his request to the Zoning Board of Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted driveway to extend only Adjustment. Steve Archer, Consulting Arborist, 933 aye. Motion passed. Evidentiary portion 4' 1" inward from the front Dorothy gave a presentation in reference to the trees of hearing closed. yard in lieu of the located on Mr. Thout's lot and how those trees would be After discussion, Carolyn Galfione moved required 7' to prevent the effected if the variance was not granted and also to grant the Variance at 4144 Tennyson, destruction of a qualified explained the grades of the trees and whether or not they to allow the open area above the driveway tree. were qualified trees. No one spoke in favor or to extend only 4' 1" inward from the front opposition of granting the Special Exception. yard in lieu of the required 7' to prevent Neslihan Tesno presented the staff recommendation for ~e destruction of a qualified tree, with Docket 01-07. the condition that the applicant must record the decision with the Real Property Records of Harris County Texas. The decision will go into effect once recorded and a certified copy is forwarded to the Secretary of the Board at 3826 Amherst, Houston, Texas. Motion was 2°~ by Bill Richard$on. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted aye, motion passed. Variance granted. 6 Public Hearing of Shaun Neely, property owner of 4022 Oberlin for 15 John Rentz moved to close the evidentiary Docket Ol-08. Matters years attended to make a request for a Special Exception portion of the hearing. Motion was 2nd by relating to a request for a Mr. Neely gave a presentation of what he would like for Carolyn Galfione. Steven Segal, John Special Exception at 4114 the design of the house. Les Albin, property owner at Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione Tennyson to allow the 3817 Southwestern and residential contractor (Leecon and Mark Plagens voted aye, motion construction of a porch Builders) gave a brief presentation about the proposed passed. Evidentiary portion of hearing style roof and support house. Fred Metro, property owner of 4118 Tennyson closed. columns to project above has no objections against the proposed design and no After discussion, John Rentz moved to the driveway from the objection to the request for the Special Exception. Mr. grant the Special Exception at 4114 house to the front Metro is not in favor of the house being moved back and Tennyson to allow the construction of a building line. affecting his landscaping and pool area. No one spoke porch style roof and support columns to in opposition of granting the Special Exception. project above the driveway from the Neslihan Tesno presented the staff recommendation for house to the front building line as per Docket 01-08. There was also a memo presented from attached site plan with the condition that the Fire Marshal that stated the proposed design would ~e applicant must record the decision not interfere with fire-fighting and similar needs. w,ith the Real Property Records of Harris County Texas. The decision will go into effect once recorded and a certified copy is forwarded to the Secretary of the Board at 3826 Amherst, Houston, Texas. Motion was 2nd by Bill Richardson. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted aye, motion passed. Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes September 20, 2001 • • Special Exception granted. 7 Rules of Procedure. Steven Segal, Presiding Officer handed out a proposed John Rentz made a motion to amend the Matters related to Zoning amendment to Article IV, Hearing, Section 2 to all stafF ~~es and procedures to reflect the Board of Adjustment and members. The addition to the end of Section 2 read amendment to Article IV, Section 2. Rules of Procedure. as follows: Mark Plagens 2"d the motion. Steven If any member of the Board (Positions 1-5) is absent, Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, the Secretary shall advise the Board as to which Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted Alternate(s) is/are designed to be a voting member of aye, motion passed. the Board for that meeting. Each Alternate, regardless of whether he or she is designated as a voting member, may participate in the discussion and deliberations for Bill Richardson made a motion to change each matter heard by the Board. However, only the ~e meeting time from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 designated voting Alternate(s), if any, may vote on any P•m., in Article I, Section 1. Mark matter before the Board. Plagens 2"~ the motion. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Steven Segal also stated that staff suggested that an Galfione and Mark Plagens voted aye, earlier meeting time would be a good idea. It was a motion passed. consensus that a new starting time would be 6:30 p.m. 8 Meeting Minutes. Mark Plagens made a motion to approve Approval of the minutes the August 16, 2001 minutes as amended. from the meeting held on Motion was seconded by John Rentz. August 16, 2001. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted aye, motion passed. Minutes approved. 9 Adjournment. John Rentz made a motion to adjoum the meeting at 9:40 p.m. Motion was 2~ by Mark Plagens. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Bill Richardson, Carolyn Galfione and Mark Plagens voted aye, motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. ~i PASSED THiS ~v DAY OF ~~~~~; 2001. .Z P. Steven Segal, Presiding O icer ATT T: e A. Clar , lanning and Development Assistant •