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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Board of Adjustment-Minutes-11/14/2017 City of Colleyville Page 1 City of Colleyville Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes City Hall 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 817. 503.1000 www.colleyville.com Tuesday, November 14, 2017 City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER The Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting of the City of Colleyville was called to order by Board member McNosky on November 14, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call Present: Board members Kimberly Holt, Dee Kamerman, Wayne Maynard, Dee McNosky, and Richard Vallario Absent: Raymond Allee and Michael Deakin Staff Present: Ben Bryner, Felix Landry, and Araceli Botello 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Board member Maynard made a motion to approve the September 12, 2017 minutes. Board member Kamerman seconded. The motion to approve carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 – Holt, Kamerman, Maynard, Vallario, and McNosky 2. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS 2a Request for a variance to certain provisions of Section 3.29-Parking Requirements of the Land Development Code, specifically a variance to the drive lane width of 24 feet on a portion of Lot 1R, Block 11, of the Longwood Estates at Ross Downs, located at 7121 (7171) Colleyville Boulevard, Case VC17-011 Felix Landry presented the case and briefed the Board. The public hearing was opened at 7:06 p.m. The applicant, Kyle Bennett, 1801 Gateway Boulevard, Richardson, came forward and briefed the board. He explained that a 2nd right-of- way acquisition was missed by those involved with the design of the plan and was not discovered until very recently. The proposal is to Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes November 14, 2017 City of Colleyville Page 2 allow a narrow drive lane of 20 feet with an increase width for the parking spaces to 10 feet. The construction manager, Steve Sharver, 7500 Lomo Alto, Plano, came forward and briefed the board. He indicated that the parking has been installed and showed a video to demonstrate how the now current proposal will function properly. The owner, Bill Peavy, 1901 N. Akard, Dallas, came forward and briefed the board. He explained that this is the last building in the development and is asking for a favorable decision from the board. Board member Maynard questioned staff regarding the location of the curb-to-curb 20 foot requirement. The applicant responded that the curb to curb requirement begins at the gutter line to the edge of the parking line. Board member Kamerman questioned the applicant if the parking spaces are 10 feet wide. The applicant confirmed. Board member Kamerman questioned the applicant regarding additional parking space in the rear of the building. The applicant responded that no parking exists to the rear. The applicant added that the space belongs to another property. Discussion continued regarding additional parking space. Board member Maynard questioned the applicant regarding the pickup truck in the video presented by the applicant. The construction manager responded that the pickup truck belonged to him and placed it as an obstacle. Board member McNosky questioned the applicant regarding additional parking within the property. The applicant referenced the site plan to show the available parking within the property. Staff added that additional parking is located on the right side of the building where the fire lane extends to. Board member Maynard questioned the applicant if the site plan shows the accurate number of parking spaces. The applicant confirmed that it does. Board member Maynard questioned staff regarding the required length of a parking space for parallel parking. Staff responded that a dimension of 9 feet by 23 feet is required for parallel parking. Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes November 14, 2017 City of Colleyville Page 3 Discussion continued regarding parallel parking Board member Kamerman requested to see the video and asked the applicant regarding the base of the curb and the pole in the parking lot. The applicant responded that there is a curb height of 6 inches and a drainage channel between the parking lot and the highway. Discussion continued regarding the curb and pole in the parking lot. Board member Maynard questioned the applicant regarding the number of offices in the building located on the subject property. The applicant responded that it is a duplex with two doors and that there are multiple office spaces within each unit. Board member Vallario questioned the applicant the time frame when the driveway was completed. The construction manager responded that the driveway was completed about a month ago. Board member Vallario questioned the construction manager if he knew before he laid the driveway that it would be outside of code. The applicant responded yes. The owner added that he authorized the parking to be completed ahead of the decision due to the fact that the parking is necessary for occupancy of the building. Without a variance he can’t use the building. Discussion continued regarding the driveway. Board member Vallario questioned staff regarding parallel parking and if it would meet code. Staff responded that the parallel parking could be designed to meet code. Staff added that a parallel parking design would reduce the number of parking spaces and create additional issues. Discussion continued regarding parking. Board member Maynard made a notation regarding placing the concrete poles at the curb to protect the pole would reduce the backup space for cars by two feet. The applicant added that his recommendation would be to place the concrete poles behind the curb to avoid that issue. Board member Holt questioned the applicant regarding further widening the parking spaces. The applicant responded that the request of 10 foot wide parking spaces provides enough maneuverability within a 20 feet wide drive aisle. Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes November 14, 2017 City of Colleyville Page 4 Discussion continued regarding wider parking spaces. There being no one else wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed at 7:45 p.m. Board member McNosky made an opening statement regarding the best used of the subject property and applicant’s due diligence as noted by the options presented before the board. Board member Kamerman added that she agreed with Board member McNosky and noted the limitations of the applicant by the expansion of Highway 26. Board member Kamerman made a motion to approve Case VC17-011. Board member Holt seconded. The motion to approve case VC17-011 was carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 – Holt, Kamerman, Maynard, McNosky, and Vallario Nay: 0 3.ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m. Minutes were written and prepared by: Araceli Botello Planning Technician The meeting minutes were approved on December 12, 2017 by a vote of 5-0.