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Board of Adjustment, Panel A · 10:30 AM · Council Briefing, 6TH Floor Es

The Board of Adjustment Panel A is scheduled to hear six cases on April 14 covering fence height special exceptions, residential setback variances, and a commercial parking variance. Staff recommends approval of two setback cases and denial of the parking variance at 2628 Maple Avenue; two cases are holdovers from prior sessions.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.

Analysis

Zoning

The docket is divided into three request types: fence height special exceptions (four cases, all without a staff recommendation), setback variances (two cases, both staff-recommended for approval), and a commercial parking variance (one holdover case with a staff denial recommendation).[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6]

Insights by Role

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe commercial parking variance at 2628 Maple Avenue (item 6, BOA-25-000101) is returning as a holdover with staff recommending denial of the 30-space shortfall for a restaurant and retail project in PD-193 — developers pursuing mixed-use or food-and-beverage uses in commercial PDs should treat this case as an indicator of current staff thresholds for parking relief. The staff-recommended setback approvals at 401 Hart Street (item 4) and 9612 Rockbrook Drive (item 2) offer useful benchmarks for residential infill and accessory structure siting in PD-1052 and R-1ac(A) zones.

Resident

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingResidents near 7947 Woodshire Drive, 4014 N Cresthaven Road, and 10260 Strait Lane should note that fence height and opacity exceptions are scheduled for consideration without a staff recommendation, leaving outcomes entirely to board discretion — the April 14 public hearing is the opportunity to address concerns. Residents near 2628 Maple Avenue should watch the holdover parking variance, where staff recommends denial of a 30-space shortfall for a proposed restaurant and retail use.

11 items(12 procedural hidden)

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#1Jesus Sanchez requests three special exceptions to fence regulations at 7947 Woodshire Drive: a 4-foot exception to allow an 8-foot front-yard fence, an exception to fence opacity requirements, and an exception to the 20-foot visibility triangle at the driveway approach along S Polk Street. The property is zoned R-7.5(A) and no staff recommendation was made on any of the three requests.

#2Philip McEwan seeks an 18-foot variance to front yard setback regulations at 9612 Rockbrook Drive to construct a residential accessory pool structure with a 32-foot setback where 50 feet is required under R-1ac(A) zoning; staff recommends approval.

#3Sean Maguire seeks a special exception to construct or maintain a 6-foot 3-inch fence in the required front yard at 4014 N Cresthaven Road, exceeding the 4-foot limit in the R-7.5(A) zone by 2 feet 3 inches. No staff recommendation has been made (BOA-26-000014).

#4Wendell Lockhart seeks two variances at 401 Hart Street in PD-1052 to construct a single-family home: a 7-foot variance to the front yard setback (proposing 18 feet instead of the required 25) and a 5-foot variance to the side yard setback (proposing 0 feet instead of the required 5). Staff recommends approval of both.

#5Sardar Sharif seeks a special exception at 10260 Strait Lane to maintain an 8-foot 6-inch fence in a required front yard, where the R-1ac(A) zoning limits fences to 4 feet, requiring a 4-foot 6-inch special exception. Staff has no recommendation.

#6Board of Adjustment application by Jonathan G. Vinson for a 30-space variance to off-street parking requirements at 2628 Maple Avenue, proposing to provide only 36 of the 66 required spaces for a restaurant and retail use. Staff recommends denial.

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