HomeMy WebLinkAboutBBA1992-07STATE OF TEXAS
COUN'1 y OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The Building Board of Appeals o
in regular session, Monday evening July 13, 1992 at 6:30 P.M. in
the Council Chambers, Room #205, 307 West Dallas Road, Grapevine,
Texas with the following y. w present
Joe Lipscomb
Art Gordon
Dennis Roberts
Chairman
Member
Member
constituting a quorum with member Greg Czapanskiy and Vernie
Henderson absent. Also present was City Council Representative,
Ted Ware, and the following City Staff:
Greg Wheeler
Gerrie Anderson
Paula Pennington
CALL TO ORDER
Building Official
Administrative Secretary
Secretary
Chairman Joe Lipscomb, called the meeting to order at approximately
6:32 P.M.
OATH OF OFFICE
Gerrie Anderson administered the Oath of Office to members Joe
Lipscomb, Art Gordon, and Dennis Roberts.
NEW BUSINESS
BBA92 -07 HCB Contractor's
An application was submitted to the Building Inspection Division of
Community Development by HCB Contractors, 1401 Elm Street, Dallas,
Texas. The applicant is seeking this variance because the new
State Highway 360 has divided their property. The property is
platted which at this time includes the State right -of -way. At
this time, there is no building line and the applicant may fence to
the right -of -way line. In the future, the applicant will have to
replat the property to build any structure and at that time will
have -'to plat the front building line in which the fence will have
to comply.
Greg Wheeler, Building Official explained the case and Staff's
recommendation for approval with the stipulation that when the
property is replatted and developed that the fence has to comply
with 7 -127 of the Code of Ordinances. The property is platted at
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the present as one lot and they will', have to replat because of the
State Highway 360 comes through this area. The property in the
future will have to be platted as two lets, When the property is
reputed Staff ° s recommends that the variance no longer will. exist
Roger Gruenwald, HCB Contractor's explained that the reason for the
barb-wire fence was to contain the cattle from getting out onto the
highway.
With no one to speak for or against the request, Dennis Roberts
made a motion to close the public hearing. Art Gordon seconded the
motion which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Lipscomb, Gordon, Roberts
Nays: None
Absent: Czapanskiy, Henderson
Art Gordon then made a motion to approve the variance to
Grapevine's Code of ordinances, Chapter 7, Article IV, 7- -129 (b) ,
Type of construction, with the stipulation that the fencing is
brought into compliance when both the property is replatted and new
development occurs. Dennis Roberts seconded which prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Lipscomb, Gordon, Roberts
Nays: None
Absent: Czapanskiy, Henderson
BBA92 -08, JAMES S. WALKER
An application was submitted to the Building Inspection Division of
Community Development by James S. Walker of 929 Dove Road,
Grapevine, Texas. The applicant wishes to establish a barrier
between his home and Dove Road. Staff, in reviewing the
application, find that the proposed submittal is in conflict with
the City Council's concept of openness in the community.
Greg Wheeler, Building Official, explained the case as submitted
Staff's has to recommend disapproval. Staff would recommend
approval if their was more openness to the fence in the front yard._
Dennis asked Greg -if he was recommending that there needs to be
wrought iron where their is presently brick and Greg said that was
correct. Joe asked if we were recommending a base for the fence
and Greg said that they were requiring a base.
Greg explained that we would recommend this style of fencing
throughout. The fence would be about a foot to eighteen inches of
brick with wrought iron on the top. Most of the fencing that is
shown is four feet and they did not show how tall the columns were
and most of the time they are about six inches taller. Staff made
the recommendation that the columns be four foot six inches. Joe
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