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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBOA Decisions 08/27/1985-4215 Townes Forest Road ;1 .r • FRIENDSWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REQUEST FOR HEARING NAME Dan .Long Custom. Homes , Inc . PHONE 482m9788 ADDRESS P .O . Box '323,w Nianvel, Tx . 77578 ( 16603 Oxnard ) ADDRESS OF SUBJECT PROPERTY 4215 Townes Forest road LEGAL DESCRIPTION ( if applicable ) Lot 14, Block 3, Forest. Creek Subdivision, Harris County IS PROPERTY IN A: RECORDED-SUBDIVISION? yes NATURE OF REQUEST A, request for a variance on -the side set back requirements in order to make more practical and more attractive use of an existing small lot . The variance will be for 5 feet. See attached drawing and. letter for more details . FROM WHOSE DECISION -IS REQUEST BEING MADE? Zoning . Administrator . Other Name UNDER WHAT ORDINANCE AND SECTION OF ORDINANCE IS APPEAL BEING MADE? Dan Long Custom -Homes , Inc . - Printed Name of Owner Dan Long Name of Designated Rep-resentative gnatur o ner.. Accepti Application on behalf of City �oa�G Witt) Name Tt}l� ��_ ( • . Date dD I:` BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING AUGUST' 27, 1985 MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD THAT WAS HELD ON AUGUST 27, 1985 AT CITY HALL AT 7:00 P.M. -WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: CHAIRMAN ED DYKES REGULAR MEMBER REGULAR MEMBER MAURICE ESTLINBAUM HAL TAYLOR ALTERNATE MEMBER STEV E JOHNSON ALTERNATE MEMBER �ALTERNATE MEMBER MARY ELLEN BELLARD BUILDING INSPECTOR HOWARD YEAGER SECRETARY NICK CAPUANO' JANE TOLLETT CHAIRMAN DYKES CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND APPOINTED `STEVE JOHNSON .:AND HOWARD -YEAGER TO SERVE AS REGULAR MEMBERS FOR THIS MEETING .ONLY. CHAIRMAN DYKES 'CALLED TO ORDER A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM ANY INTERESTED PERSONS REGARDING THE REQUEST FROM CHARLES MALTESE FOR A VARIANCE OF LOT SIZE LOCATED AT 5129 WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION. JERRY CARPENTER WITH SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTORS 'SPOKE FOR MR. CHARLES MALTESE. SHE PRESENTED A SURVEY AND 'ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. CHAIRMAN DYKES ASKED FOR INPUT FROM INTERESTED PERSONS REGARDING REQUEST OF A VARIANCE. BY DAN LONG OF DAN LONG CUSTOM HOMES, INC. TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO FACE PROPOSED RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 5103 WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE TOWARDS BLACKHAWK BLVD. , INSTEAD OF WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE. DAN LONG SUBMITTED ' PLANS AND STATED THAT THE OWNERS WANT A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. MANY OTHER HOMES FACE BLACKHAWK. HE IS REQUESTING A 25 FOOT SIDE SETBACK ON EACH STREET AND A 17 FOOT SET BACK IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. MR. AND -MRS. DIXON SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO HIS REQUEST AND THAT THE BUILDING RESTRICTIONS OF WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION WERE AGAINST IT ALSO. DAN LONG DISPLAYED PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. CHAIRMAN DYKES CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM DAN LONG OF DAN LONG CUSTOM HOMES, INC. FOR A VARIANCE AT 5123 WLIT9*IER OAKS DRIVE IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION FOR A SIDE SE'I'BACK OF 12=13 FEET. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. DAN LONG PRESENTED PHOTOS OF PROPERTY'WHICH SHOWED THE FORMS AS BEING ALREADY BUILT. CI:fAIRIMAN DYKES CALLED FOR INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM DAN LONG DAN LONG CUSTOM HOMES, INC. , TO REQUEST A VARIANCE AT 4211 Tc'WNES FOREST ROAD IN FOREST -CREEK SUBDIVISION. THIS IS A 60X110 C7U't' LOT AND HE STATED THERE IS NO HOME PLANNED FOR IT NOW. 1:RTHA SMITH AND QWEN CHESTER ASKED WHAT TYPE OF HOME WOULD BE viJLLT ON THIS LOT AND DAN LONG SAID IT WOULD FOLLOW IN LINE WITH THE OTHER HOMES IN THE AREA. THEY HAD NO OBJECTIONS. DISCUSSION THEN ENDED. RELATIUN5HIY TU WBUUHWUUV V 1LLAUki bubijIV 101ULN. 1J1Al.u►771viv FOLLOWED. MOTION WAS MADE BY HAL TAYLOR TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE- BY CHARLES MALTESE OF LOT SIZE LOCATED AT 5129 WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE IN WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION IF GARAGE IS MOVED BACK TO GIVE THE 5 FOOT SET BACK. SECONDED BY HOWARD YEAGER. MOTION. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ** DAN LONG DISCUSSED WITH BOARD HIS REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO FACE HIS PROPOSED RESIDENCE TOWARD BLACKHAWK BLVD. INSTEAD OF WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE. THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION. MR. AND MRS. DICK DIXON, OF .5114 WHITTIER, OBJECTED TO THE VARIANCE :BEING GRANTED. STEVE JOHNSON STATED IF THE HOUSE FACED BLACKHAWK IT SHOULD BE IN A CONTINUOUS LINE WITH THE OTHER HOMES. THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION. MOTION WAS MADE IBY HOWARD YEAGER TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO ' FACE THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE TOWARD BLACKHAWK INSTEAD OF WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE LOCATED AT 5114 WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE. ' IT WILL INCLUDE A `17 FOOT REAR SET BACK WITH THE HOUSE TO FACE BLACKHAWK AS PROPOSED ON PLAN. SECONDED BY STEVE JOHNSON. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **DAN LONG DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD HIS� REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FOR A SIDE SETBACK OF 12-13 FEET LOCATED AT 5123 WHITTIER OAKS DRIVE IN. WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION. HIS PLANS WERE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MAURICE ESTLINBAUM MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AS SHOWN ON THE, PLATy WHICH• WOULD BE 13 FEET SET BACK. SECONDED BY STEVE JOHNSON. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **THE LAST TWO ITEMS WERE COMBINED IN DISCUSSION. THE TWO LOCATIONS WERE 4211 AND 4215 TOWNES FOREST ROAD IN FOREST CREEK SUBDIVISION. DAN LONG WAS REQUESTING A FIVE FOOT SIDE SETBACK ON BOTH LOCATIONS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MAURICE ESTLINBAUM AND HAL TAYLOR WERE CONCERNED ABOUT GRANTING A "BLANKET VARIANCE" BECAUSE THERE WERE NO HOUSES PLANNED FOR THESE LOCATIONS AT THIS TIME. THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE PLANS TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER IN BLACK AND WHITE. DAN LONG WITHDREW HIS TWO REQUESTS ' 'UNTIL HE DOES HAVE A HOME BUYER WITH . HOUSE PLANS AND HE AGREED HE WILL G'HEN COME BEFORE THE BOARD AT THAT TIME. CHAIRMAN DYKES STATED HE FELT THAT HE NEEDED A VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR -:211E BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MAURICE ESTLINBAUM MADE THE MOTION TO NOMINATE HAL TAYLOR .-BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN A.MEMBER OF THE BOARD THE LONGEST, NEXT TO CHAIRMAN DYKES. SECONDED BY MARY ELLEN BELLARD. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. - **THE MINUTES WERE READ FROM JULY 23, 1985 .BY CHAIRMAN DYKES WITH. ONE CORRECTION. THE CORRECTION WILL BE: MR. AL O'FARRELL WILL BE GRANTED A TOTAL AREA OF 50 SQUARE FEET FOR HIS SIGNS. THEY WERE THEN APPROVED AS READ WITH THE CORRECTION. 2 **MOTION' WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 8:25 P.M. CHAIRMAN ED DYKES ATTEST: JANE TOLLETT SECRETARY **THE FOLLOWING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE ,NEW ZONING ORDINANCE MANUALS: ,DYKES, ESTLINBAUM, TAYLOR, BELLARD, JOHNSON AND STAFF MEMBER, NICK CAPUANO. DATE SCHEDULE FOR BOM OF ADJUSTMENT' NAME OF APPLICANT Dan Long'Custom Homes LOCATION OF PROPERTY 4215 Townes Forest Road in Forest Creek 'Subdivision REASON•FOR VARIANCE A variance for a 5: :foot side setback PUBLIC HEARING DATE Application received in City Secretary's Office 0 •. Date set for Public'..Hearing By Board of Adjustment Chairman _ Request tax office to furnish names of property '- r owners within 200-feet Notice published in official newspaper (15 days prior to hearing) b ~/ Letters mailed to property owners within 200 feet. ' (10 days prior to hearing) Public Hearing held Decision made by the Board of Adjustments Applicant notified.