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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING
City Hall,1201 Leopard,Corpus Christi,Texas JUL 1 2 2011
1"floor,City Hall Council Chamber
Wednesday,May 25,2011
1:30 P.M. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
BOARD MEMBERS: STAFF:
Dan Winship, Chairman Miguel S.Saldafia, AICP, Senior City Planner
Ben Molina, Vice-Chairman Lisa Wargo,Senior City Planner
R.Bryan Johnson Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney
Morgan Spear Ashley Satterfield,Recording Secretary
Carl Hellums
John Douglas McMullan(Alternate)
Heriberto A.Pineda(Alternate) *Absent*
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I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Winship at 1:30 p.m.and a quorum was declared.
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. April 27,2011
Motion to approve the April 27, 2011 minutes was made by Board Member Johnson and
seconded by Board Member Spear. Motion passed unanimously.
III. APPEALS
1. New Appeal
Lisa Wargo, Development Services, presented New Appeal item "a", stating the applicant
requested a Variance from the 25-foot side yard and rear yard setback.
a. Appeal No.ZBA 0511-01
Gary Heath, requests a Variance from the 25-foot side yard and
rear yard setback.
The subject property is Country Creek Unit 6, Block 2, Lot 12,
located north of South Staples Street and west of South Oso
Parkway along the south side of Barnard.
Alternate Board Member McMullan inquired about the required 25-foot side yard requirement
and Miguel Saldafia, Development Services, responded that the 25-foot is required for the "RE"
Residential Estate District due to the openness of the lots. In response to Board Member McMullan, Mr.
Saldana stated all of the properties have septic systems.
The public hearing was opened.
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Joe Garcia, representative, came forward and presented details on the subject property. Mr.
Garcia stated the structure was used for parking an RV. Chairman Winship asked how much of the yard
area did the septic system take up and Mr.Garcia responded he did not know.
A brief discussion was held on the septic system.
Board Member Spear inquired about changing the deed restrictions and Mr. Garcia responded the
dead restrictions cannot be altered. Board Member Spear recommended reducing the width of the
proposed structure.
Chairman Winship inquired about relocating the structure sideways on a different part of the lot
and Mr. Garcia stated relocating of the structure would result in maneuvering issues for the RV.
Board Member Spear inquired about the type of material to be used for the proposed structure and
the purpose of the stairs. Mr. Garcia answered the structure would be made out of brick veneer and the
stairs are to lead to the second floor where the air conditioning unit would be placed. Board Member
Spear recommended relocating the air conditioning unit downstairs.
The public hearing was closed.
Miguel Saldana, Development Services, stated the Board must find a specific finding to approve
or deny the appeal.
Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney, read from the Zoning Ordinances to help describe the
specific finding. After further discussion, Board Member McMullan commented that the cause of the
problem was poor planning. Vice-Chairman Molina recommended reducing the width of the proposed
building and Board Member Johnson commented that the appeal was a convenience issue.
In accordance with Section 29 of the Zoning Ordinance, Board Member Johnson moved that
Appeal No. ZBA 0511-01, a request for a Variance from the 25-foot side yard and rear yard setback, for
property described as Country Creek Unit 6,Block 2,Lot 12,be denied,based on the specific findings as
illustrated in Section 29 of the Zoning Ordinance could not be made,and that in the Board's opinion and
as a matter of fact, such a Variance will substantially affect adversely the uses of adjacent and
neighboring property permitted by the Zoning Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Board Member
Spear.
Chairman Winship requested a roll call vote and the roll was called. Motion passed unanimously.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Board Member Spear and seconded by Board Member Johnson.
Motion p ed unanimously(( and meeting was adjourned at 2:13 p.m.
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Lisa Wargo, Senior City Planner
Zoning Board of Adjustment Administrator
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Ashley Satterfiel , ()Lad
Recording Secretary
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