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

Board of Adjustment Panel A acted on six residential and commercial zoning variance and special-exception cases on April 14, 2026. Most fence and setback requests passed, but a parking variance for a restaurant/retail conversion at 2628 Maple Avenue ended in a procedural stalemate after staff recommended denial and neither a motion to approve nor a motion to deny succeeded.
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Analysis

Zoning

The docket covered fence height, opacity, and visibility-triangle special exceptions for single-family properties alongside setback and parking variances for residential and commercial uses.[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6]

Key Decisions

The parking variance for a restaurant/retail conversion at 2628 Maple Avenue ended without a final resolution: after staff recommended denial, the panel's motion failed 2 to 3, and a subsequent reconsideration motion to deny also failed 3 to 2 for lack of the required supermajority.[#6]
Two other cases carried despite a recorded dissent from the same commissioner: Jesus Sanchez's fence special exceptions at 7947 Woodshire Drive and Philip McEwan's front-yard setback variance for a pool at 9612 Rockbrook Drive both passed over a vote from Commissioner TC Fleming.[#1][#2]

Insights by Role

Resident

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near 2628 Maple Avenue should note that the parking variance for a restaurant/retail use with only 36 of 66 required spaces remains undecided after the panel's April 14 votes both failed, meaning the case is likely to return on a future docket. Elsewhere, several fence height/opacity exceptions and a reduced front setback were approved on residential streets, changing visual and setback conditions visible from the block.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingDevelopers eyeing under-parked commercial conversions should watch the 2628 Maple Avenue case, where a 30-space parking variance in PD-193 was recommended for denial by staff and remains unresolved after two failed votes on April 14. Separately, new single-family construction with reduced setbacks was approved in PD-1052 Subdistrict 2 at 401 Hart Street, confirming staff support for tighter front and side setbacks there.

Charts & Data

11 items(12 procedural hidden)

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#IIIPublic Hearing

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#VICase Docket

#1Application by Jesus Sanchez for three special exceptions to residential fence regulations at 7947 Woodshire Drive, including a 4-foot exception to the height limit (for an 8-foot front-yard fence), an exception to fence opacity requirements, and an exception to the 20-foot visibility obstruction triangle at the driveway approach along S Polk Street.

Carried: 4 to 0
Dr. Kameka Miller-HoskinsJesus SanchezDepartment of Planning and Development7947 Woodshire Drive+1

#2Philip McEwan seeks an 18-foot variance to front yard setback regulations at 9612 Rockbrook Drive to construct a residential accessory pool structure, reducing the required 50-foot setback to 32 feet in an R-1ac(A) zone. Staff recommends approval.

Carried: 4 to 1
Bryant ThompsonPhilip McEwanDepartment of Planning and DevelopmentRockbrook Drive

#3Sean Maguire requests a special exception to fence height regulations at 4014 N Cresthaven Road, seeking to install a 6-foot 3-inch fence in the required front yard of an R-7.5(A) zone where the limit is 4 feet. Staff offers no recommendation.

Carried: 5 to 0
Bryant ThompsonSean MaguireDepartment of Planning and Development4014 N Cresthaven Road

#4Wendell Lockhart seeks two variances at 401 Hart Street in a PD-1052 (Subdistrict 2) zone: a 7-foot variance to the front yard setback and a 5-foot variance to the side yard setback to construct a single-family residential structure. Staff recommends approval of both.

Carried: 5 to 0
Bryant ThompsonWendell LockhartDepartment of Planning and Development401 Hart Street

#5Application by Sardar Sharif for a 4-foot 6-inch special exception to fence height regulations at 10260 Strait Lane, proposing an 8-foot 6-inch fence in the required front yard where a 4-foot maximum applies. Staff has no recommendation.

Carried: 5 to 0
Bryant ThompsonSardar SharifDepartment of Planning and Development10260 Strait Lane

#6Jonathan G. Vinson requests a 30-space variance to off-street parking requirements at 2628 Maple Avenue (PD-193), proposing to provide 36 of the required 66 spaces for a planned restaurant and retail use; staff recommends denial.

Failed: 3 to 2
Bryant ThompsonJonathan VinsonDepartment of Planning and DevelopmentMaple Avenue

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