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Home My WebLink About03202003 ZBA Minutes:- • ~ Recycled Paper City of ~est Uni~ersity Place A Neighborhood City ZOIVING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT BILL WATSON CONFERENCE ROOM, MUNICIPAL BUILDING 3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD MEETING MINUTES March 20, 2003 6:30 p.m. I• MEMBERS PRESENT: Steven Segal (voting), Mark Plagens (voting), John Rentz (voting), James Jordan (voting), and Jeann Howse (voting) Maril n Griffin, Council Liaison absent II. MEMBERS ABSENT: ~ Michael Silver, Michael Neal, Carolyn Galfione and Bill Richardson nI• STAFF PRESENT: Neslihan Tesno, City Planner and Sallye A. Clark, Planning Assistant IV. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. ~ ~ • Agenda Item Discussion Action 1 Call the meeting to Steven Segal called the meeting to order at 6:30 James Jordan moved to accept that all order and Protocol. p.m. Steven Segal asked all members and staff to notices had been properly posted and introduce themselves. Sallye Clark stated all distributed for this meeting. John notices were posted as required by city and state Rentz 2nd. Steven Segal, John Rentz, law. Mark Plagens, Jeann Howse and It was stated that Jeann Howse and James Jordan James Jordan voted aye. Motion are the voting alternates for the meeting. passed. 2 Citizens who wish to None. None. be heard on items that are not on the agenda. 3 Citizens who wish to Those citizens who wish to address agenda items Steven Segal, Chairman, administered address agenda items identified themsetves. the oath to all witnesses. Swearing in of witnesses. 4 Public Hearing of Les Albin, LaCon Homes, Neelofer Durrani, Jeann Howse made a motion to close Docket 03-03 applicant and Tom Wilson, architect gave a brief the evidentiary portion of the meeting. (Variance). Request for overview of the variance request for pocket 03-03. Motion was 2°d by James Jordan. a Variance at 2916 There was no correspondence received in favor or Steven Segal, John Rentz, Mark Pittsburg regarding opposition to the request. No one spoke in favor or Plagens, Jeann Howse and James Table 7-6, Projections opposition to the request. Nes Tesno, City Planner Jordan voted aye. Motion passed. Schedule, Note 3, presented the staff recommendation for the variance After discussion, Jeann Howse moved Buildings in Rear Yard request for docket 03-03. to grant a variance from Article 7, or SF Bufferyard. The Table 7-6 Projections, Note 3, request for the Variance Buildings in Rear Yard of SF Buffer is to allow the e xisting yard of the Zoning Ordinance with the garage to be converted following conditions: The request for a in to livin s ace variance is to allow continued use of 3800 University Boulevard • West University Place, Texas 77005-2899 • 713•668•4441 • www.westu.org Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes March 20, 2003 Meeting minutes 2 • • • (tenace). the garage including the bedroom above with the condition that no further development of garage structure occurs, but the existing outside walls may be removed on the lower floor. The new proposed garage is constructed in accordance with the attached site plan. The applicant must record this decision in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. The decision will go into effect once the decision is recorded and a certified copy is returned to the Board's Office (c/o Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, 3826 Amherst, Houston, Texas 77005), City of West University Place. All permits necessary for the prosecution of the work shall be applied for within 90 days and construction commenced and completed within two years from the date of granting by the Board, unless otherwise prescribed in the approval itself, or unless an extension of that time is granted by the Board. The Building Official may grant no extensions unless authorized to do so by the Board. Motion was 2"d by James Jordan. Steven Segal, James Jordan, Mark Plagens, Jeann Howse and John Rentz voted aye. Motion passed. Variance granted. 5 Public Hearing of Rob Reeder, 5111 Carew and Bill Merriman, John Rentz made a motion to close the Docket 03-04 Memman Holt Architects, 2135 Sunset gave a evidentiary portion of the meeting. (Variance). Request for power point presentation on history of St. Mark's Motion was 2"d by Jean Howse. Steven a Variance at 3816 & Episcopal Church and School and curren~needs for Segal, John Rentz, Mark Plagens, 3836 Bellaire Boulevard the request for a V ariance for p ocket 3-04. No Jeann Howse and James Jordan voted regarding Table 7-2: correspondence was received in favor or opposition aye. Motion passed. Yards (or 'setbacks') of to the request. Richard Kellog, 2716 University After discussion, James Jordan moved the Zoning Ordinance. spoke in favor of the variance. No one spoke in to grant the Variance Request at 3816 The request for a opposition to the request. Nes Tesno, City Planner & 3836 Bellaire Boulevard regarding variance is to allow presented the staff recommendation for docket 03- Table 7-2: Yards (or'setbacks') of the construction of a new 04. Zoning Ordinance. The variance is to educational building allow construction of a new with a 20'-0" side educational building with a 20'-0' side setback along the east setback along the east property line as property line. provided in the attached site plan, that will remain unobstructed with the exception of a fence if they chose to build one that will be arallel at the Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes March 20, 2003 Meeting minutes 3 • • • property line with the approval of the Fire Chief. Access gates shall be installed on East and West College for Fire Department access only. The applicant must record this decision in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. The decision will go into effect once the decision is recorded and a certified copy is returned to the Board's Office (c/o Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment 3826 Amherst, Houston, Texas 77005), City of West University Place. All permits necessary for the prosecution of the work shall be applied for within 90 days and construction commenced and completed within two years from the date of granting by the Board, unless otherwise prescribed in the approval itself, or unless an extension of that time is granted by the Board. No extensions may be granted by the Building Official unless authorized to do so by the Board. Motion was 2"d by John Rentz. Steven Segal, James Jordan, Mark Plagens, Jeann Howse and John Rentz voted aye. Motion passed. Variance granted. 6 Rules of Procedures. Steve Segal gave a brief overview of the revisions to After discussion, ZBA requested that Matters relating to the the ZBA Rules of Procedures. the word "shalP' replace "may" and ZBA Rules of Procedure a~er 90 days, add wording "or such to amend Article VI, other period determined by the Final Disposition, Board. " in Section 3 of Article VI Section 3. Final Disposition. John Rentz made a motion to approve the revisions as discussed above. Motion was 2'~ by Mark Plagens. Steven Segal, Mark Plagens, James Jordan, Jean Howse and John Rentz voted aye. Motion passed. 7 Meeting Minutes. James Jordan made a motion to accept minutes for the February 20, 2003 ZBA meeting as amended. Motion was 2°a by Jeann Howse. Steven Segal, John Rentz, James Jordan, Jeann Howse a nd M ark P lagens voted aye. Motion passed. Minutes accepted. 8 Adjournment. James Jordan made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion was 2"d by John Rentz. Steven Segal, John Rentz, Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes March 20, 2003 Meeting minutes ,4• • Jeann Howse, James Jordan and Mark Plagens voted aye. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. PASSED THIS I~ T7 1 DAY ATT T: ~ ,. Sally A. Clar Planning Assistant • •