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Home My WebLink AboutBZA2025-05 BZA25-05 First Review Memo Email a PDF of the revised plans by August 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to atriplett@grapveinetexas.gov/lflores@grapevinetexas.gov/ amosley@grapevinetexas.gov. Verify that all text is legible on an 11”x 17” sheet. Do not reproduce final copies prior to Planning Staff approval. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: BZA25-05; platted as Block 3, Lot 1A, Placid-Peninsula Additi on. Section 43.E.3, Nonconforming Uses and Structures allows the Board of Zoning Adjustment to approve the remodeling and/or enlargement of a nonconforming use. Submitted BZA application for a special exception (BZA25-05A) to allow the existing residential dwelling to remain as deve loped with a 5,240 square foot, 24-foot, 4-inch-tal l secondary structure and a special exception (BZA25-05B) to al low a secondary structure in the front one half of the lot as shown on the plot plan. PLANNING SERVICES All Sheets in Plan Set · Add the following request to each sheet: o The purpose of BZA25-05A is to request a special ex ception to exceed the maximum allowable height of 1½ stories or 20 feet f or a secondary structure, to permit a structure approximately 32 feet in height, in conjunction with a single- family detached dwelling currently under construction. o The purpose of BZA25-05B is a special exception to allow a proposed secondary structure in the front one half of the of the subje ct site in conjunction with a single-family detached dwelling currently under construction. Dimensional Control Site Plan · MET Add Title Block and Signature Block per site plan checklist. Building Elevations – Sheet A4-01 · Add the dimensions of the barn. Review the text and make sure the text is legible on an 8” x 11” sheet. · Omit sheet A4-02 from the final revisions. BZA25-05 AUGUST 18, 2025 2910 PARR LANE 2910 PARR LANE BLOCK 1, LOT 1, FAITHFUL AND TRUE ADDITION BZA25-05 First Review Memo PUBLIC WORKS Contact Paul Lee - Civil Engineer, Elizabeth Reynold EIT or Cristin Turner (Platting) – Civil Engineer at 817.410.3000 for the following comments: · No comments BUILDING SERVICES Contact Larry Gray – Building Services at 817.410.3163 or lgray@grapevinetexas.gov to discuss the following: · No comments FIRE MARSHALL Contact Sam Daniel - Fire Department at 817.410.4421 or sdaniel@grapevinetexas.gov for the following comments: · No comments PARKS Contact Kathy Nelson – Capital Improvements Program Manager at 817.410.3394 or knelson@grapevinetexas.gov to discuss the following: · No comments ____________________________________________________________________ Email a PDF of the revised final plans by August 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to atriplett@grapveinetexas.gov/lflores@grapevinetexas.gov/amosley@grapevinetexas.gov. Verify that all text is legible on an 11”x 17” sheet. Do not reproduce final copies prior to Planning Staff approval. Please direct all questions to Albert Triplett at (817) 410-3151. Agenda Item #8 MEMORANDUM PLANNING SERVICES MEMO TO: BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT FROM: ERICA MAROHNIC, DIRECTOR PLANNING SERVICES ALBERT L. TRIPLETT JR, PLANNER II SUBJECT: BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT CASE #BZA25-05A and #BZA25-05B 2910 PARR LANE MEETING DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The lot is platted as Block 1, Lot 1, Faithful and True Addition, a 740,956 square foot (17.01 acres) lot. A 14,561 square foot single family dwelling is under construction on the subject site. The lot was zoned “R-1”, Single Family Dwelling District prior to the 1984 City-wide rezoning at which time it was rezoned to “R-20”, Single Family District. The plat for the subject site, Lot 1, Faithful and True Addition, was filed on August 22, 2024. On May 12, 2025, the Building Board of Appeals approved case BBA25-01, allowing the construction of a six-foot welded iron fence along the front property line, featuring more than 50% through vision. The fence is located within the required and established front yard and includes seven-foot and eight-foot masonry columns, along with a 7' x 19'7" electric gate supported by ten-foot masonry columns.. The application was submitted by Tyler Hy, Heritage Architects, the representative for the property owner Chrisy and Leland Pennington. REQUEST: The property owner intends to build a 25 foot tall, 5,240 square foot detached secondary structure on the lot to be used as a barn. BZA25-05A is a request for a special exception to exceed the maximum allowable height of 1½ stories, 20 feet for a secondary structure, to permit a structure approximately 25 feet in height. A special exception is needed to increase the height of the secondary structure from 20 feet to 25 feet. BZA25-05B is a request for a special exception from the requirement that a secondary structure in a residential district be located on the rear one-half of the lot and be set back at least ten feet from any dwelling or building existing or under construction on the same lot or any adjacent lot. The applicant is requesting a special exception to allow the secondary structure to be located within the front one-half of the lot. The following special exception is requested for BZA25-05A: Subsection 13.I.2, Maximum Height, of Section 13, “R-20”, Single Family Residential District of the Zoning Ordinance, requires the maximum height of 11/2 Agenda Item #8 BZA25-05.4A & B 2 stories, 20 feet for a secondary structure. A special exception is requested to increase the height of the secondary structure from 20 feet to 25 feet. The following special exception is request for BZA25-05B Subsection 42.C.3, Secondary Buildings, of Section 42, Supplementary District of the Zoning Ordinance, requires a secondary structure in a residential district to be located on the rear one-half of the lot, and at least ten feet from any dwelling or building existing or under construction on the same lot or any adjacent lot. A special exception is requested to allow the secondary structure to be located in the front one-half of the lot. CONDITION: Staff finds that special conditions do not exist for the requested special exceptions. The proposed secondary building does not comply with the minimum location requirements and exceeds the maximum permitted height, established by the Zoning Ordinance. No hardship or qualifying condition has been identified. The property owner has not demonstrated that a unique physical condition or hardship exists on the property that would prevent compliance with the established height standard and location requirement for the development on a new 17.01 acre lot created in 2024. Functional or operational preferences, such as equipment clearance, are not considered criteria for approving exceptions to zoning requirements unless they are tied to a physical constraint on the property. The following reasons are stated for the requested height: · Accommodate a barn door tall enough to allow farm equipment to enter and exit the structure freely. · Allow maximum utilization of storage space for feed and hay within the barn. The following reasons are stated for the requested location: · Closer proximity to the home can ensure that the four young children can safely and efficiently perform their duties. · Being closer to the home is extremely important for the children. · The required distance poses significant challenges to ensure both the safety of the family and livestock. These considerations are not tied to the presence of a unique physical condition of the property that prevents compliance with the applicable regulation. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board of Zoning Adjustment: Agenda Item #8 BZA25-05.4A & B 3 1. Deny the following special exception for BZA25-05A: Subsection 13.I.2, Maximum Height, of Section 13, “R-20”, Single Family Residential District of the Zoning Ordinance, requires the maximum height of 11/2 stories, 20 feet for a secondary structure. and 2. Deny the following special exception for BZA25-05B: Subsection 42.C.3, Secondary Buildings, of Section 42, Supplementary District of the Zoning Ordinance, requires a secondary structure in a residential district to be located on the rear one-half of the lot, and at least ten feet from any dwelling or building existing or under construction on the same lot or any adjacent lot /at