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Home My WebLink About11-10-2025 Agenda & Minutes CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS A E INE, BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025 J EN X A S GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, SECOND FLOOR 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 76051 6:00 p.m. Briefing Session — Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room 6:15 p.m. Public Hearing — City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Conference Room 1. Roll Call BRIEFING SESSION 2. Building Board of Appeals to conduct a briefing session to discuss items scheduled to be heard in the November 10, 2025, public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING: 6:15 p.m. — City Council Chambers 3. Call to Order 4. Roll Call CITIZEN COMMENTS 5. Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the Commission under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the staff. A member of the public may address the Commission regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Commission's consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the Chairman or upon the consent of the Commission. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Commission is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. OLD BUSINESS 6. Building Board of Appeals to conduct a public hearing relative to Case BBA25- 03. NEW BUSINESS 7. Building Board of Appeals to consider the 2026 Meeting Agenda Schedule and take any necessary action. . Building Boardof Appeals to consider the minutes of the October 11, 2025, meeting and take any necessary action. ADJOURNMENT In accordance with the Open Meetings Law,Texas Government Code, Chapter 51, 1 hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Grapevine City Hall, 200 South Main Streetand on the City's website on November , 2025, by 5:00 p.m. L GRAY BUILDING OICIL If you plan to attend this public hearing and you have a disability that requires special arrangements at the meeting, please contact the office of Building Services at ( 17) 10- 18 at least 24 hours in advance. Reasonable accommodations will e made to assist your needs. Building Services Department The City of Grapevine*P.O.Box 95104*Grapevine,Texas 76099 (817)410-3158 www.grapevinetexas.gov CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025 glr. GRAPEVINE CITY ALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 76051 6:00 p.m. Briefing Session — Planning an Zoning Commission Conference Room 6:15 p.m. Public Hearing — City qpu,ncil Chambers The Building Board of Appeals for the City of Grapevine, Texas, met on Monday evening, November 10, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in the Planning and Zoning Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 200 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas, for a Briefing Session with the following members present to wit: Member Member Member Member Constituting a quorum. Also, present was City Council Representative Chris Coy and the following City Staff: Larry Gray Building Official Arnoldo Ramirez Assistant Building Official Matthew Boyle City Attorney Connie Cook Building Services Assistant 22010�� Chairman Joe Lipscomb called the Briefing Session of the Building Board of Appeals to order at approximately 6:00 P.M. 1 . Roll Call BRIEFING SESSION: — Planning and Zoning Commission Conference Room. 2. Building Board of Appeals to conduct a briefing session to discuss items scheduled to be heard in the November 10, 2025, public hearing. Building Official, Larry Gray briefed the Building Board of Appeals regarding the item scheduled to be heard in the regular public hearing. l��ill�lill p 1 ;;1111111111111 � 111�11 Chairman Joe Lipscomb called the Public Hearing of the Building Board of Appeals to trder at approximately 6:15 P.M. 51111111111111111111i r 7 WN 5. Building Board of Appeals to conduct a public hearing relative to tabled case BBA25-03, submitted by property owner Joanne Washburn for property located at 428 E Wall Street legally platted as Lot 6r, G.E. Hurst Subdivision. The request was to Grapevine Code of Ordinances Chapter 7, Article IV Fences. Section 7-127, Fences, Front Yard Requirements, requires fences constructed in a required or established front yard to be 36 inches or less in height, and have at least 50 percent through vision. Section 7-128. Reverse frontage corner lot requirements. On all rever frontage corner lots it shall be unlawful to construct a fence within It required side yard area that is adjacent to a front yard area at a distan closer than 15 feet to the side property line or at a height greater thal eight feet. Building Official, Larry Gray explained that Staff had recommended the Building Board of Appeals deny the applicant's request for approval of a six-foot wrought iron fence with 50% through vision within the established front yard area of a reverse frontage corner lot in R-7.5 zoning district. He stated that Staff did not determine a special condition existed for this property, as the ordinance could be reasonably complied with. With no questions for the Building Official, Larry Gray, Joanne Washburn of 428 E Wall Street, Grapevine, Texas, addressed the •Board; she explained that she wanted to enhance the property, that she had complied with the 50% through vision and her special condition was the irregularity of the lot positioned on the corner with Highway Commercial businesses across the street. She requested favorable consideration of her request. Dave Custable asked if any property notices had been received. Ms. Washburn stated that the city had sent them for the previous case and assumed they would be sent again. She stated that she had talked to all her neighbors. Staff stated that the case was tabled to a specific date and not required to resend notices. PA 3 With no further questions for Mr. Gray or Ms. Washburn, and no additional speakers, Becky St. John made a motion to close the public hearing. Shea Kirkman seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Lipscomb, Sklar, Kirkman, St.John, Custable, Harris Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None Jerrold Sklar made a motion that a special condition did not exist to support the request, and deny the variance requests to Section 7-127, Fences, Front Yard Requirements and Section 7-128, Reverse frontage corner lot requirements. Shea Kirkman seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Lipscomb, Sklar, Kirkman, St.John, Custable, Harris Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None 6. Building Board of Appeals to consider the minutes of October 13, 2025, meeting and take any necessary action. Next the Building Board of Appeals to consider the minutes of the October 13, 2025, meeting. Dave Custable made a motion to accept the minutes of October 13, 2025, Briefing and Public Hearing. Jerrold Sklar seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Lipscomb, Sklar, Kirkman, St.John, Custable, Harris Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None 7. Building Board of Appeals to consider the 2026 Meeting Agenda Schedule and take any necessary action. Next the Building Board of Appeals considered the 2026 Meeting Agenda Schedule. Shea Kirkman made a motion to accept the 2026 Meeting Agenda Schedule. Jerrold Sklar seconded the motion which prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Lipscomb, Sklar, Kirkman, St.John, Custable, Harris Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None ADJOURNMENT With •, further discussion, Jerrold Sklar made a motion to adjourn. Becky St. John seconded the motion, which prevailed by the following •" Ayes: Lipscomb, Sklar, Kirkman, St.John, Custable, Harris Nays: one Abstain: one Absent: one The meeting was adjourned at approximately • P.M. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ON THE •.:. 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