Board of Adjustment

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES December 18, 2017 The Board of Adjustment will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Members Present Vice-Chair Wendell Miller Karen Yarbrough Secretary Peggy Stratton Members Absent Chairman Lannis Nicholson Rob Caldwell Visitors Present: Mayor Horton, City Planner James Walden, City Engineer Kurt Jones, City Attorney Trey Smith, Planning Assistant Lequitta Jones. Welcome Visitors The First Order of Business was a request to review and approve the minutes of the September 25, 2017 meeting. Member Yarbrough made the motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Member Stratton and passed unanimously. The Seconded Order of Business was a public hearing requesting approval for a Special Exception granting a 10% reduction from the lot area requirements to allow construction of a single family home in an R-2, for property located on 507 East 11th Street. Submitted by Dave Garza of Barrett & Associates on of Jeremy Keaster. (BOA. 17.12.3633) Planner Walden said this request is to allow granting a 10% Special Exception on lot size for R-2 zones. The property owner must obtain approval of this special exception in order to obtain a lot split, the intent of the developer. The special exception is to allow a 4% reduction in size for the east lot (7000 minimum square feet to 6919 square feet), and a 10% reduction in size for the western lot (7000 minimum square feet to 6480 square feet). The approval would allow the construction of a new single-family home in a neighborhood where infill development is desirable. The action will not harm the public welfare. This request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The staff’s recommendation is approval with contingency that being the applicant file and obtain approval of a replat of the property. Mr. Garza said it is nothing abnormal than other blocks in there. Some of the lots are Lot of Record which are even less than that. The Planning Commission and City Council rezoned this property to R-2S for single family so that is all the only thing that can be built in there. Member Stratton made the motion to approve the Special Exception with the contingency that they do a replat of the property. The motion was seconded by Member Yarbrough and passed unanimously. Adjourned. __________________________ Acting Chairman Miller