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Home My WebLink About04242025 ZBA Agenda Item 5 City o! West University Place Public Works Department ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MUNICIPAL BUILDING 3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD MEETING MINUTES March 27,2025 6:30 p.m. I. MEMBERS Ross Fava(voting), Shaffer Braun(voting),Nikhil Nayak(voting), PRESENT: Jennifer Sickler(voting), Mateo Fisher(voting) and Francois Daube II. MEMBERS Cameron Cuenod and Zack Liu ABSENT: III. STAFF PRESENT: Tommy Ramsey, Legal Counsel, Josie Hayes, Administrative Coordinator and Chris Guess, Planning& Zoning Administrator IV. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. 1. Call the meeting to Ross Fava called the meeting to Ross Fava administered the oath to all order.Notices,Rules, order at 6:30 p.m. Ross Fava asked witnesses. Josie Hayes stated there were not etc. members to briefly introduce any alternate voting members. themselves. Ross Fava then described the hearing procedures. Swearing in of witnesses. 2. Docket No.2025-0010; Applicant's Request The applicant presented their request for the regarding property at The applicant in Docket#2025-0010 Special Exception. 6602 Buffalo Speedway, —6602 Buffalo Speedway request a West University Place, Special Exception to the City's Motion to close the deliberation portion of Texas 77005(Special Zoning Ordinance to allow a the hearing was made by Nikhil Nayak Exception). driveway in another location and Second by Shaffer Braun.AYES: Ross Fava, a. Public hearing with a different design than Shaffer Braun,Nikhil Nayak, Jennifer regarding a special prescribed by the ordinance. Sickler and Mateo Fisher.Motion carried exception from the City's (5-0). Zoning Ordinance, Staff did not receive correspondence Appendix A, Article 7A- in favor or against the special After deliberation, Mateo Fisher made a Table 7A-5a, Parking, exception. motion to approve the Special Exception to driveway, etc.,Curb-cuts allow a curb-cut in a different design or to allow a curb-cut in a Alida Drewes, 6112 Fordham St. location than prescribed by the ordinance. different design or spoke in favor of the special Second by Nikhil Nayak.AYES: Ross Fava, location than prescribed exception. Shaffer Braun,Nikhil Nayak, and Mateo by the ordinance. Fisher,NOES: Jennifer Sickler. Motion 3826 Amherst St. www.westutx.gov West University Place, TX 77005 713-662-5830 City of West University Place Public Works Department b. Deliberation, Background Information carried (4-1). decisions, other action, The applicant has proposed a etc.regarding the driveway in another location and preceding matters. with a different design than prescribed by the ordinance. As it pertains to a circular driveway, the zoning ordinance prohibits constructing a driveway which connects two intersecting streets. The zoning ordinance does make an allowance that the ZBA may issue a special exception for a driveway in another location or with a different design than prescribed by the ordinance. The applicant is submitting that the development should be permitted to develop their driveway in another location and with a different design than prescribed by the ordinance because development as prescribed will cause the destruction of a qualified tree. The arborist conducted a site visit to determine whether development will significantly damage the adjacent 28" Live Oak. His conclusion was that developing the driveway as prescribed is not feasible while complying with Chapter 82. 3. Docket No.2025-0011; Applicant Request The applicant presented their request for the regarding property at The applicant in Docket#2025-0011 Special Exception. 3615 Pittsburg St.,West —3615 Pittsburg St. request a Special University Place,Texas Exception to the City's Zoning Motion to close the deliberation portion of 77005 (Special Ordinance to allow a sports court to the hearing was made by Mateo Fisher. Exception). encroach in the rear setback than Second by Shaffer Braun.AYES: Ross Fava, a. Public hearing prescribed by the ordinance. Shaffer Braun,Nikhil Nayak,Jennifer regarding a special Sickler and Mateo Fisher.Motion carried exception from the City's Staff received one correspondence in (5-0). Zoning Ordinance, favor of the special exception: Appendix A,Article 7A- After deliberation, Jennifer Sickler made a Table 7A-5b, Certain Anne&John Freeman, 6522 Mercer motion to approve the Special Exception to Structures to allow a St. allow a sports court to encroach in the rear sports court to encroach setback than prescribed by the ordinance. 3826 Amherst St. www.westutx.gov West University Place, TX 77005 713-662-5830 City of West University p Place Public Works Department in the rear setback than No one spoke in favor or against the Second by Mateo Fisher.AYES: Ross Fava, prescribed by the special exception. Shaffer Braun,Nikhil Nayak, Jennifer ordinance. Sickler and Mateo Fisher.Motion carried b. Deliberation, Background Information (5-0). decisions,other action, The applicant has proposed a sports etc.regarding the court in a different design or location preceding matters. than prescribed by the ordinance. The zoning ordinance makes an allowance for sports courts and practice facilities with the caveat that they do no project into a rear yard setback area unless the rear property of the proposed building site abuts only the rear property line(s)of one or more adjacent building site(s), in which case a ten-foot projection into the rear yard setback area is permitted. In cases where the rear property line of a proposed building stie is parallel and contiguous with segments of both the rear property line and the side property line of tow or more adjacent building sites,no projection into the rear yard setback area is permitted. Additionally,no projection into the rear yard setback area is permitted if the side property line of the building site where a sports court is proposed is perpendicular to the side property line of any other adjacent building site. In the proposal,the side property line of the building site where the sports court is being proposed is perpendicular to the side property line of other adjacent building sites. 4. Meeting Minutes. Approval of meeting minutes of Nikhil Nayak moved to approve January 23, January 23,2025 2025,minutes. Second by Schaffer Braun. AYES: Ross Fava, Shaffer Braun,Nikhil Nayak, Jennifer Sickler and Mateo Fisher. Motion carried (5-0). 3826 Amherst St. zvzvw.zvestutx.gov West University Place, TX 77005 713-662-5830 City of West University Place Public Works Department Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 Mateo Fisher moved to adjourn the meeting. p.m. Second by Jennifer Sickler.AYES: Ross Fava, Shafer Braun,Nikhil Nayak,Jennifer Sickler and Mateo Fisher.Motion carried (5-0). APPROVED THIS DAY OF 2025. Presiding Officer ATTEST: Josie M. Hayes, Administrator Coordinator 3826 Amherst St. www.westutx.gov West University Place, TX 77005 713-662-5830