Min - Board of Adjustment - 2018 - 05/07 - Regular BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
CITY OF ALLEN May 7,2018
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Deborah Angell Smith, Chair
Kimberly L. Harrison, 1St Vice-Chair
Ken Barry, 2nd Vice-Chair
Craig Gillis
Jason Shepard
Brian Doherty, Alternate
Bruce Howard, Alternate
Absent:
None
City Staff Present:
Marc Kurbansade, AICP, Director of Community Development
Kurt Kasson, CBO, Chief Building Official
Madhuri Mohan, AICP, Senior Planner
Hayley Angel, Planner
Jordan Caudle, Planning Technician
Victoria Thomas, Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present, Chair Smith called the meeting to order at
6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway,
Allen, Texas, 75013.
Consent Agenda
1. Approve minutes from the April 2, 2018, Regular Meeting.
Motion: Upon a Motion by 2°d Vice-Chair Barry and a second by 1st Vice-
Chair Harrison, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to
approve the Consent Agenda.
The motion carried.
Regular Agenda
2. Public Hearing—Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request for an appeal of an
Administrative Officer decision to issue a Certificate of Occupancy and/or approve
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final inspections for Lot 1, Block A, Watters Office Suites Addition; generally located
west of Watters Road and north of Bethany Drive (and commonly known as 550 S.
Watters Road). (BOA-041318-0003) [Yeager Office Suites (550 S. Watters Road)].
Marc Kurbansade, Director of Community Development,presented the item to the Board.
He provided the history of the property and the requirements for approval of each step in
the development process.
The Board discussed the definitions of"yard, front" and"street".
Kurt Kasson, Chief Building Official, discussed the process of evaluating and approving
a building permit.
Chair Smith opened the public hearing.
Tim Woods, representative of Dr. Maryam Mojdehi-Barnes, the appellant, provided a
hand out to the Commission. He discussed the definition and application of"front yard"
specific to the subject property.
Richard Apernathy, representative of Yeagar Office Suites of Allen, provided a hand out
to the Commission and discussed the potential damages to both the subject property and
the appellant.
Chair Smith closed the public hearing.
The Board discussed the definition of"street" and when public hearings occur during the
development process.
The Board recessed the Regular Meeting at 7:04 p.m.
In accordance with the Texas Government Code, the Board of Adjustment convened into
Executive Session at 7:04 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018, in the City Hall Council
Conference Room, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas, in order to discuss matters
pertaining to:
Consultations with Attorney Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code.
The Executive Session adjourned at 7:17 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018.
The Board of Adjustment reconvened into the Regular Meeting at 7:17 p.m. on Monday,
May 7, 2018 in the City Hall Council Conference Room, 305 Century Parkway, Allen,
Texas. The following action was taken on items discussed during Executive Session.
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Motion: Upon a Motion by 2nd Vice-Chair Barry and a second by Board
Member Gillis, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to
deny the request to appeal the Administrative Officer decision to
issue a Certificate of Occupancy and/or approve final inspections for
Lot 1, Block A, Watters Office Suites Addition; generally located
west of Watters Road and north of Bethany Drive (and commonly
known as 550 S. Watters Road).
The motion carried.
Discussion Item
3. Discussion of Board Evaluation to provide feedback to the Council Nominating
Committee.
Hayley Angel, Planner, gave a brief description of the purpose of the Board Evaluations.
Adjournment
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Shepard and a second by 2nd Vice-
Chair Barry, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to
adjourn the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
The motion carried.
These minutes approved this 9- day of OC.-\-ODDC'( 2018.
Deborah Angell Smith, Chair Hayley • :�, PI r