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>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? MINUTES APPROVED FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
WE HAVE NO PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ITEMS. FROM THE PRIOR MEETINGS.OARD OF ADJUSTMENT HAS FIVE MEMBERS, FOUR MUST BE PRESENT AT EACH MEETING.
FOUR FAVORABLE VOTES ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE ANY REQUESTS UNDER CONSIDERATION. IF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR VARIANCE IS GRANTED BY THE BOARD, THE APPLICANT HAS 180 DAYS FROM THIS DATE, TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT.
IF ONE IS REQUIRED. A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT AT THIS HEARING. BUILDING PERMIT MAY BE APPLIED FOR THE DAY OF THE REQUEST BEING APPROVED AFTER THE MEETING HAS ADJOURNED. IF THE REQUEST IS DENIED, IT MAY NOT BE RECONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD UNTIL 12 MONTHS FROM THIS DATE. APPEALS FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE COURT MAY BE MADE THROUGH A COURT OF RECORD IN THIS CASE THE DISTRICT COURT, WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE.
I NEED TO SWAY YOU AND TO COME FORWARD AND PRESENT A CASE FOR.
IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU PLAN ON COMING FORWARD TO THE PODIUM TODAY FOR A, ONE OF THESE CASES, IF YOU WOULD, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. NEW BUSINESS.
[2. BA-2022-01: Receive a Report and Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing on a request from KeyCity Capital for approval of a 10-foot variance to allow construction of a duplex on a 50-foot-wide lot. (Adam Holland) ]
THE ONE AND ONLY ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION IS BA-2022-01, RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST FROM KEYCITY CAPITAL FOR APPROVAL OF A 10 FOOT VARIANCE TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF DUPLEX ON A 50 FOOT WIDE LOT. ADAM?>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND, WORK FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE PRESENTING BA-2022-0 . THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY KEYCITY CAPITAL, AND A REQUEST TO HAVE A 10 FOOT VARIANCE ON A 50 FOOT LOT WITH MEDIUM DENSITY ZONING LOCATED AT 1150 GRAPE STREET. HERE IS AN AERIAL MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY, CURRENTLY IT IS A VACANT LOT.
NEXT TO A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING.
AND THEN ABOVE IT, IS A OFFICE ZONED PROPERTY WHICH IS ALSO VACANT. ALL YOU SEE IN YELLOW, IS ZONED ND, WHICH PERMITS, DUPLEXES AND TWO FAMILY HOMES AND AS WELL AS OFFICE ZONING WILL ALSO PERMIT A DUPLEX AND TWO FAMILY HOME.
WE SENT OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO ALL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN 200 FEET. WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES AS OF TODAY. HERE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS FALLS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.
WHICH TRIES TO -- PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR ZONE AND WITHIN THE CITY OF ABILENE.
HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY AND ADJOINING PROPERTIES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A VACANT LOT AND THE LOT TO THE NORTH OF IT IS ALSO VACANT.
BUT TO THE EAST, YOU SEE SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES. AND ALSO, TO THE WEST AND SOUTH. THERE ARE SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES. WE REVIEWED THIS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1442D OF LAND DEVELOPING CODE.TAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? THANK YOU, ADAM. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THOSE PRESENTING A REQUEST, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND REASON FOR YOUR REQUEST. YES, SIR?
>> MY NAME IS JAMES SERGEANT. I RESIDE AT 1729 N. 12TH STREET, WHICH IS A HOUSE DIRECTLY EAST BEHIND THIS PROPERTY. MY WIFE AND I ALSO OWN 1158 GRAPE STREET, WHICH IS THE VACANT LOT JUST DIRECTLY NORTH.
I AM HERE TO OPPOSE IT. PRIMARILY FOR THE REASON IS
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INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE PROPERTY, IT IS THE VACANT LOT THAT THEY ARE MENTIONING. EGRESS, INGRESS OR EGRESS TO THE ALLEY THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC TO THE ALLEY IT'S A NARROW TURNING ENVIRONMENT THE WAY THE TRASH CANS IN OUR FENCE AND PARKED VEHICLES. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF VEHICLES HITTING THE FENCE. ALSO, THERE ARE NO MULTIFAMILY HOMES DIRECTLY EAST. OUR HOUSE IS DIRECTLY EAST OF THAT. AND THEN THE REST OF THE HOMES ON THE BLOCK ARE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2008. THERE ARE TWO DUPLEXES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BLOCK. NO OTHER DUPLEXES ON THE BLOCK.NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I DO OPPOSE IT, HAVE TWO PROPERTIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT ONE.
IT IS MOSTLY FOR SAFETY ISSUES. ALSO, THE TRASHCAN DOES HAVE A TENDENCY TO FILL UP ALREADY AS IT IS.
>> THAT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.
>> YES,SIR . >> DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
>> YOU ON THE LOT TO THE NORTH OF THIS ONE?
>> YES SIR, DIRECTLY NORTH. AND MY WIFE AND I HAVE PLANS TO
IS IT GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL, OFFICE SPACE OR RESIDENTIAL OR
HEAVY DECIDED? >> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT
>> I GUESS WE DO NOT HAVE THE PROPONENT HERE TODAY TO --
ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK EITHER AN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DISCUSSION? [INAUDIBLE] MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING IT OPEN LOT.
>> ANY OTHER CONCERNS? >> MY CONCERN IS MR. STARGEL BROUGHT UP, WAS THE SAFETY ISSUES AND N, HAVE EALT WITH THESE 50 FOOT WIDE LOTS IN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE SOME THINGS WORK.
PARTICULARLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH E WITH MODERN VEHICLES THAT IS MY ONLY CONCERN.> QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPONENT.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT WITH STAFF WITH REGARD TO THE
PROPONENTS PLANS OR -- >> I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SITE PLANS OF THE LAYOUT OF THE LOT YET.
FIRST STEP WAS FOR THEM TO GET THE LOT AND THEN WORKING ON
PLANS TO FIX THE LOT. >> I TEND TO AGREE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE PRODUCTIVE USE OF A PROPERTY, NOT PRODUCTIVE TO DATE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS OF THE AREA. I DO NOT THINK ANYONE IS ASKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OR THAT WOULD, THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY OPINION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF IT, THE PROPONENTS PLANS.
EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. >> ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION OF TABLING IT AND GIVE THE PROPONENT A CHANCE TO COME UP AND GIVE THEM A MONTH TO GET SOME PLANS DRAWN.
WE CAN SEE AND ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS TO THIS POINT.
>> I WOULDN'T LIKE TO APPROVE THIS WITHOUT THE PROPONENT BEING HERE TO SAY LEAST WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
>> OKAY. IF WE ARE READY, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND -- >> IMOVIE TABLE THIS REQUEST, BASED ON DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD.
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF ANY KIND OF
DECISION. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR ONE MONTH, BASED UPON DISCUSSION.
>> THAT WAS THE ONLY ITEM OF BUSINESS.
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I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.> ALL THOSE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.