Min - Board of Adjustment - 2007 - 06/04 - RegularBOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
® Regular Meeting
June 4, 2007
CITY OF ALLEN
Board Members Present:
Ed McRoy
Alexander Kirk
Sally Leeper
Griffith Moore
Greg Cavalli, Alternate
Board Members Absent:
Frank Brown, Chair
City Staff Present:
David Hoover, Director
Lee Battle, Assistant Director
Mari Bailey, Senior Planner
Erin Jones, Planner
Pam Conway, Senior Administrative Assistant
Amber Slayton, Attorney
Regular Agenda
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present:
With a quorum of the Board Members present, Acting Chairman Moore called the meeting to
order at 7.15 p.m. in the City Hall Council Conference Room at Allen City Hall, 305 Century
Parkway
Agenda Item 1: Approve Minutes from the Board of Adjustment meeting from February 5,
2007.
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Leeper and a second by Board
Member Kirk, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, to
approve the minutes. The motion carried.
Agenda Item 2: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request by Scotty
and Susie Steen for a variance to the Allen Land Development Code, Section
4.15.2, to construct a covered patio at 906 Hebron Drive, being Lot 20, Black
D, Quail Run Phase I addition.
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Mari Bailey, Senior Planner, introduced herself to the Board and presented the case. She described
the existing home and the 25 foot setback requirement on corner lots, and why a variance was
necessary Graphic examples of the patio were presented, in addition to the details on the materials,
design, and dimension of the requested unenclosed porch.
Ms. Bailey presented the letter of approval which the Steen's received from the Quail Run Home
Owners Association for the requested extension of the roof line for an unenclosed porch. No
opposition was received from neighbors, in writing or phone calls.
Board Member McRoy asked what the hardship was in this case. Ms. Bailey stated that the house
plan wasn't ideal for this comer lot — a mismatch that results in a physical/spatial constraint
preventing a reasonable use the homeowners have a right to enjoy She stated that given the
existence of the fence line along Pelican Drive and that the porch is unenclosed, staff does not
believe the request would result in a deviation from the intent of the Ordinance as it pertains to
corner lot setbacks, which is to ensure visual uniformity Therefore, she said staff recommends
approval of the request with a condition that the patio structure never be enclosed in the future.
The Board questioned how staff could insure that the structure is never enclosed. David Hoover,
Director, stated that a note will be placed on the plat.
Board Member McRoy asked whether the Steen's house was right up against the northern property
line. Ms. Bailey said it was close to the property line, and presented the survey which provided the
side yard setback line and dimension label.
Acting Chairman Moore opened the Public Hearing.
Mr. Scotty Steen, Applicant, affirmed that the house is right up against the building line to the north.
He also said that the mismatch in the choice of home design with this comer lot also prevented
construction of a bay window, originally designed for this pattern.
Board Member McRoy asked if it was a spec house, and Mr Steen said it was.
With no one else wishing to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
Board Member Leeper stated that she finds nothing is being compromised in the Ordinance by this
request and she supports it.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Kirk and a second by Board Member Leeper
the Board voted 4 FOR AND 1 OPPOSED to grant the request for a variance to
the Allen Land Development Code, Section 4.15.2, to construct a covered patio at
906 Hebron Drive with the condition that it is never enclosed. Board Member
McRoy was Opposed. The Motion Carried.
Adjournment
Motion: The Board adjourned the Board of Adjustment meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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