Zoning Board of Adjustment - Regular Meeting

Start with invocation. Sure. Dear Lord, we just thank you for this day, Lord. We thank you for all your blessings you give us. Lord, thank you for, you know, just the community that we have, Lord. We just ask that you bless our time here this morning. It's in your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Please stand for the pledge. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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All right. Have you had a minute to look over the minutes for July? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to approve. There's a motion on the table. Um there was one thing I'd like to bring up that uh Priscilla brought up a motion and uh it was it's documented. Who where's it at? as to who second do you do you see it there sha as Mr. Straman is that and well it should be I was the one that second that motion I'll make that correction

all right so I'll take it that there's a motion with correction for Mr. Henry. Yes, sir. So, there's a motion with a correction. Do I hear a second? Second. There's a second. All in favor? I. Any objections?

Motion carries. All right. We're going to open our first case. Case file number 2025-05-V. removed from the from table to open public hearing to consider approval of the request of Cheryl Walker owner from a variance from section 14-7-5 of city of Odessa's zoning ordinance to allow structure carport to be built with a twoft front yard setback instead of the required 25 ft front yard setback in a two family one 2F-1 zoning lot one block 125 college edition first following supplemental plot 1701 North Lincoln Avenue.

All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair and board. Uh 11 notices were mailed uh mailed out. None were returned. Uh the applicant is Cheryl Walker, owner, and the purpose of the request is to obtain a variance to allow the construction of a 528 ft carport to be built within a twoft front yard setback instead of the required 25- ft setback. Uh the applicant is requesting a variance from section 1475 of the city of Odessa ordinance. Uh staff analysis of the request is to deny the request for the structure carport to be located in the front yard. Uh the property is located in close proximity with an intersection which might hinder visibility of traffic uh if the carport is placed in the front yard setback. However, should the board choose to approve this request, we recommend the following conditions. That no other structures or additions may be placed within the 25 ft setback. That the carport shall be attached to the main residence. that the carport shall not be enclosed in the future and that it shall meet building code requirements and obtain a permit from the building inspections department. And with that, I'm here if you have any questions.

Do we have a picture of what the house where the house is set in the front of the house where the carpet's going to be set at? Um, right here. No picture. Right here on But you don't have it. That's a draw. Not like a picture picture. No, no, just the just the site plan.

Is this the second time they come to us on this particular address? No. Yes, it's the second time. Uh the first time it was tabled because the person, the owner and the applicant were not present. Okay. That's why we had it removed from table to open the public hearing. I have a question. So, so Maria, so a couple years back there was an ordinance that had been turned down to allow situations like this to be standard. You is that sound familiar?

Um the the ordinance I think you were talking about is the carport overlay. Yes. So the carport overlay um only covers certain uh zoning districts and certain areas. Um this was the the carport overlay is only for the um older developments uh subdivisions. Uh however this one and also several zoning districts which was SF1 2 3 and four 2 F1 zoning was not included in that carport overlay. Okay, that's what I was wanting to find out. So this was this would be outside of that exception that was back established back then. It's not it's not accepted, but it was thought of during that time to be a case.

Yes, but yes. Not wasn't included in that carport overlook. Okay. Because Maria, I I remember vaguely this case. Um there there's a garage right in front of this carport.

Correct. So, there is a garage that was when the house was built. There was the garage for it. However, it does not have and it has a driveway, but it doesn't have anything else. Um, I think the garage is enclosed already. However, um, there's just the driveway itself. They're proposing this carport uh, in that area where the driveway is. Um, however, and also I this house, this property is in a intersection with um, let me see, it's Lincoln and can't remember what the 17th and 17th Street.

So, another question. That's why it's important to have pictures. Um, the four post the the back the one closer to Lincoln Street, are they going to be close to the sidewalk or are they where are they going to be set? So the they're proposing those to be closed two feet close to the sidewalk. Um that's where we came in because you know they're actually proposing a carport in front of in that front yard setback. That's why we brought it to zoning board. But they are proposing that to be close two feet to that uh sidewalk.

Well, the the graphic show six feet from the sidewalk, two feet from the property, right? Um there is a uh 5 foot uh right of way. See? Yeah, that setback set off. It looks like 15 to 20 foot off of the road. Let's see. Yeah. So there is a 4 foot um see sidewalks about four feet from the property line. Then that uh enclosure or the uh the carport goes about 2 ft based on this.

Let me bring the GIS m so we can take a closer look. Yeah. So just just to add to the his question is what is the actual footage from the Lincoln to the property line bring it all the way out here when we measured our GIS through our GIS map it was 25 ft there okay from the is that from the back of curb link to the property from that sidewalk from the inner side inside of the sidewalk from the inside of the sidewalk it's it's way up Okay. So, I guess I wasn't clear. So, from the street itself,

from the street itself, there is a five- foot rightway. Um, it I think Lincoln, however, give me just a moment. Um, it looks like the rideway for Lincoln's maybe about 80. So, it's 5 foot this area and then you have six foot. So, you're looking at 20, but it's Yeah, when it gets 80 foot of right away, it's probably about um So, we're talking about from here to here. You can put that car in there. Yeah, that's more what it looks like. So, if he comes beside it, they went beside the house. So,

yeah. So, Lincoln's 80 foot rideway. If you got a 40 foot back curb, that gives you 20 either side from the back curb of right away. I mean, we're pulling up GIS. We can get some quick measurements, but I think they should. So, it's not like No, in the public. No, cuz there's that extra space between sidewalk. They have a margin. I'm sorry. No, no, no. It's fine. It's fine. In that order. No, no, you're you're fine. Don't worry about it.

Yeah. Yeah, I mean that's at least 20 like Kyle was saying that's 80 foot. So 40 closer then 20 from there

about 20. Yeah.

So he'll be 20 what they're asking two within two foot. So that'll add two foot to it, right? So there' be two foot. So it' be 22 plus two. So it' be about 25 foot roughly from Yeah. 22 curb to the carport. Can we ask M Mr. Tucker? Can [Laughter] I look at this this morning,

but it appears the carport would be about 22 foot from back of curb. Would that cons would that be a safety issue considering it's a corner house? I think I don't see it as a problem with that. The only issue I mean a potential issue is if Lincoln was ever going to be widened. There's no intentions, but there's probably no intentions. So, not at this time. Yeah. And the fact that it's on the side of the house that it's on rather than on the corner side also helps with line side. Exactly. Is that a concrete slab in front of that truck? Yes.

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All right. Do you have any other questions for for staff? No questions. All right. Thank you. All right. Now, we open this section of the meeting to the public. Anybody wants to speak for or against the variance, be set forward. State your name and address for the record.

Yeah. Right here. Uh Charles Sanders, um representative Charles Terry Construction on behalf of the of the owner, Cheryl and Steve Walker. Um it will be um like you were saying 22 foot from the sidewalk. Um there's a very small onecar garage that's actually too small for them to fit their vehicles in in front of that pickup truck. Um other than that, they've got a little workshop in the back, but nowhere for their vehicles to get any protection due to the age of the house. The garage is way too small for any modern vehicle. So that's really the request for the carport and again it'll be 22 foot away from the curb

and then you you will have a fiveyard sideyard set back from the owners. Correct. Correct. Correct. I think it's okay. So this structure in front of the truck that is that's not a slab. That's a part of the house. No sir. That white structure in front of the truck that is a small enclosed garage. Correct. Yes, sir. So, they want to put a carport in front of their enclosed garage. Yes, sir. Attached to the garage on the garage face and then two posts set out 22t from the curb um 6t from the sidewalk.

Do we have any other questions for All right. Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else want to speak for or against the variance? Please step forward. If we don't, we close the section of the meeting to the public. Uh commissioners, thoughts, ideas, motions, I think due to the fact that the it's actually going to be on the inside over here and we do have that 22 foot, it should be fine. Yeah. But if it was on this other side where you were closer to the actual intersection, So long as they don't they leave it as a carport and not close it in in the future. What do y'all think? I don't know.

I think the four following conditions sounds reasonable for either. What do you think? I I agree that I mean it's not like Mr. Tucker said it's not a a hazard. We still have 22. We have still 22 uh feet from the street. Uh I mean I don't think it's it's an issue if if we're to make the motion with the recommendations from the city from the staff. What do you think, Mr.?

Yeah. No, I agree with the addition that wider rideway. You know, typically a local streets only 50. So we got 80. So we got that additional rideway. So, it's going to push it back off the street and I think that helps this in this situation. That's nice. So, I'd like to make a motion that we approve it with the staff conditions. There's a motion on the table. I'll second it. With a second. All in favor? I. Any objection? Motion carries. All right. And I think that's the only one. Okay. Do we have a motion to adjurnn? There's a motion. There's a second. All in favor? I objection motion carries. Thank you.