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January 28, 2019
The Zoning Board of Adjustment held a public hearing on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting took place in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 901 Broadway, Plainview, Texas,
with the following members present:
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Hardin, Nicole Ramirez, Danny Murphree, Chris Lefevre.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Johnson, Community Development Manager, Judy Rasher,
Community Service Secretary.
Mark Hardin opened the meeting at 6:00 pm, established a quorum and conducted the
consideration of the following items in the order presented. Jeff Johnson read the staff reports,
and gave the recommendations for each item.
1. Oath of Office: Danny Murphree
2. Approval of November 26, 2018 meeting minutes: Chris LeFevre made a motion to
approve minutes of November 26, 2018 as presented. Danny Murphree seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
3. ZBA-19-01: Consider the request of a special exception of the minimum front set
back authorizing the construction of a Carport under the City of Plainview Zoning
Ordinance Section 37.2.2(H) Special Exceptions. The location described as BLK 8
E63'-12 W2'-13 of the Edgemere Addition, Plainview, Texas, Hale County, also
known as 2615 W 20t^ Street.
Applicant is requesting a special exception to construct a 20 x 24 carport in front of his
home. The proposed carport would encroach approximately 24ft. into the required
minimum front -yard setback of 30ft. Staff observed at least 4 carports on the same street.
This particular neighborhood is one where garages are present with a majority of the
homes in the area, the applicant's home does have an attached garage. 18 letters were
sent to the neighbors. Received 4 letters in favor.
Applicant has not demonstrated that this is a hardship case. Based on The City of
Plainview's Zoning Ordinance, it is of staff's opinion that the request be denied.
Nicole Ramirez made a motion to approve the variance based on the request and allow
the applicant to build a carport in the front yard setback. Danny Murphree seconded and
the motion was carried unanimously.
4. ZBA-19-02: Consider the request of a special exception of the minimum side yard
setback authorizing the construction of a Carport under the City of Plainview
Zoning Ordinance Section 37.2.2(H) Special Exceptions. The location described as
Unit 2 Lot 57 of the Westgate Addition, Plainview, Texas Hale County, also known
as 2700 Holliday.
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Applicant is requesting a variance to construct a 20ft. by 23ft. carport (non -prefabricated)
in the side -yard setback. The propose carport would encroach approximately 20ft. into the
required minimum side -yard setback of 20ft. Staff observed no carports within a 2 block
radius. This particular neighborhood is one where two car garages are present with a
majority of the homes in the area, the applicant's home does have an attached garage. 21
notices have been sent to property owners within 200 feet regarding this request. At the
time of this writing, the staff received 1 letter in favor and 1 opposed.
Applicant did not demonstrate that this was a hardship case. It is of staff's opinion that
the construction of the proposed carport would disrupt the general character and
streetscape of this block, and would set a precedent that would allow other structures to
be built. Based on The City of Plainview's Zoning Ordinance, it is of staff's opinion that
the request be denied.
Mark Hardin made a motion to deny the variance based on the request and not allow the
applicant to build a carport in the side yard setback. Nicole Ramirez seconded. The motion
was carried unanimously. The Board found that the request did not meet the conditions
set forth in Section 37 of the City of Plainview Zoning Ordinance.
Adiournment. Adiourned at 6:24 pm
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