HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-13-2011BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
December 13, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
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City Ball North, Conference Room A, 1600 Truxtun Avenue
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Bland, Fick, Underwood
A. Consent Calendar Non - Public Bearing Items:
1. Minutes of the regular meeting held November 8, 2011.
Motion by Member Fick to approve the non - public hearing item.
1. File No. 11 -0127 - Remove from the agenda a conditional
use permit to construct a 65 -foot tall monopole wireless
communications facility camouflaged as a pine tree with
ancillary equipment in an R -1 -CH (One - Family
Dwelling /Church) zone district located at 2801 Ashe road.
2. File No. 11 -0444- Approval of a zoning modification to
reduce the required front yard setback from 10 to 8 feet,
to reduce the rear yard building setback from 20 to 5 feet,
and to waive the requirement for a 6 -foot tall masonry
wall along the rear property boundary to allow for the
construction of a 20,707 square foot retail building with a
70 -stall parking lot in a C -2 (Regional Commercial) zone
district located at 401 Union Avenue.
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3. File No. 11 -0450 - Approval of a conditional use permit to
operate a 6,373 square foot pawn shop in a C -1
(Neighborhood Commercial) zone district located at 4646
Ming Avenue.
The public hearing was opened. Items 3.B.2. and 3.B.3. were removed
from the consent agenda by members of the public.
The public hearing was closed, with the exception of items 3.B.2. and
3.B.3.
/Motion by Member Underwood to approve the removal of item 3.B.1.
which was withdrawn by the applicant and to remove items 3.B.2. and
3.8.3. from the consent agenda, for discussion.
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1. File No. 11 -0444 - Zoning modification to reduce the required
front yard setback from 10 to 8 feet, to reduce the rear yard
building setback from 20 to 5 feet, and to waive the
requirement for a 6 -foot tall masonry wall along the rear
property boundary to allow for the construction of a 20,707
square foot retail building with a 70 -stall parking lot in a C -2
(Regional Commercial) zone district located at 401 Union
Avenue.
(Murray Tragish, representing Friendly Investments, LLC, owner of the
Little Saigon Plaza at 333 Union Avenue, spoke in opposition to the
proposal. Duane Keathley, representing Dollar General, Max
Bacerra, representing the applicant, and Kevin Williams, neighboring
property owner, spoke in favor of the proposal.
The public hearing was closed.
Motion by Member Underwood to approve item 4.1.
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2. File No. 11 -0450 - Conditional use permit to operate a 6,373
square foot pawn shop in a C -1 (Neighborhood Commercial)
zone district located at 4646 Ming Avenue.
Aman Sahamon, manager of two properties along American
Avenue, spoke in opposition to the proposal. Michael Morin,
applicant, Oscar 5altazar, representing the applicant, and Phil
Fontes, representing the property owner, spoke in favor of the
proposal.
The public hearing was closed.
Motion by Member Underwood to approve item 4.2.
3. File No. 11 -0436 - Zoning modification to permit two lattice
covered structures, each supported by four 7 -foot, 8 -inch tall
concrete columns, to exceed the maximum allowable front
yard setback encroachment of 3 feet in an R -1 (8,500) (One -
Family Dwelling - minimum 8,500 square foot lot area) zone
district located at 309 Sonoma Vine Court.
The public hearing was opened. Stacy Nichols, neighboring property
owner, spoke in opposition to the proposal. John Hansen, applicant,
spoke in favor of the proposal.
The public hearing was closed.
Motion by Member Underwood to deny item 4.3.
Paul Hellman, Principal Planner, welcomed Member Bland and Andy
Heglund, Associate City Attorney, to their first BZA meeting.
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7. ADJOURNMENT
Board Chair Bland adjourned the meeting at 4:16 p.m.
Delores Oldham, Recording Secretary
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