2009-10-01 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING MINUTESZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
3519 LIBERTY DRIVE
PEARLAND,TEXAS
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Chairperson Dale Pillow called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. with the
following in attendance:
Chairperson Dale Pillow
Board Member David Torok
Board Member David Smith
Alternate Board Member Mary Elam
Alternate Board Member Jerry Acosta
Also in attendance were Deputy City Attorney Nghiem Doan, Planning
Technician Ian Clowes, and Office Coordinator Judy Krajca.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Alternate Board Member Jerry Acosta made the motion to approve the June 4,
2009 minutes, and Board Member David Torok seconded.
The vote was 4-0. The minutes of June 4, 2009 were approved. Chairperson
Dale Pillow abstained from the vote.
NEW BUSINESS
Chairperson Dale Pillow opened a public hearing for ZBA Application No. 2009-
16 at 6:11 p.m.
ZBA APPLICATION NO. 2009-16
Request of Reid C. Wilson, applicant and Pearland Highway 35, LP, owner, for a
special exception from the requirements of Section 4.2.5.4 (b) (2) of the Unified
Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for the reduction of the
required distance between multi -tenant signs on the following described property:
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3.725 Acre Tract located in the H.T. & B.R.R. Co. Survey No. 2, Abstract No.542
Brazoria County, Texas and being a part of lots 14 and 15 in the W. Zychlinski's
as recorded in Volume 29, Page 43 of the Brazoria County Deed Records.
(Located at 2032 North Main Street.)
Planning Technician Ian Clowes explained the hearing process, and read the
staff report. Mr. Clowes explained that the site currently has three signs located
along Main Street. The applicant is seeking to remove the incomplete sign, and
add a second business to it, and move it to the southern edge of the property to
bring its size into conformance. The city would like to have the single tenant sign
at the northern edge removed from the site as a condition of approval.
Mr. Reid Wilson, 2500 Fannin, Houston, TX 77002 presented the history of the
original Safeway store and how the shopping center has progressed to where it
is today. The applicant is requesting a special exception from the 600 feet
distance between the multi -tenant signs. The new distance would place the
signs 370 feet apart. The total frontage on N. Main equals approximately 525
feet. Mr. Wilson stated their hardships, as outlined in their letter of intent, and
respectfully requested that the Village Pizza sign not be removed as a condition
of approval.
Mr. Jerrie Weldon, 720 N. Post Oak, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77024 represented
the landlord and spoke of the history of the sign, the request for the approval,
and asked that the Village Seafood Pizza sign not be removed.
Sarah Alam, 2019 N. Main St. Pearland, TX 77581, owner for Village Seafood
and Pizza spoke and asked that the sign not be removed as a condition of
approval, as they had just learned of the request. Ms. Alam stated they would be
willing to dress up the existing sign.
Board Member David Torok asked if there was room on the original multi -tenant
sign for the Village Seafood and Pizza. Jerrie Weldon stated - no. Chairperson
Dale Pillow and Board Member David Torok both asked if their sign could be
added to the new sign that is being requested. Jerrie Weldon stated - possibly.
There was brief discussion among the Board and Staff as to where the signs
were located and the distance between the signs.
Deputy City Attorney Nghiem Doan addressed the Boards and their Roles and
Responsibility, and also mentioned that a second sign could go on Orange
Street.
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Chairperson Dale Pillow closed a public hearing for ZBA Application No. 2009-
16 at 6:49 p.m.
Board Member David Torok made a motion to approve, with the provision that
the single tenant sign for Village Seafood and Pizza be removed as a condition of
approval, and Alternate Board Member Mary Elam seconded.
The vote was 3-2. ZBA Application No. 2009-16 was denied. Voting in
opposition were Board Members David A.K. Smith, and Alternate Board Member
Jerry Acosta.
Chairperson Dale Pillow opened a public hearing for ZBA Application No. 2009-
17at 6:49 p.m.
ZBA APPLICATION NO. 2009-17
Request of Troy Pelias, applicant and Dennis Bonnen, owner, for a Variance
from the requirements of Section 2.4.5.1 (d) (2) of the Unified Development
Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for the reduction of the required fagade
transparency in the Corridor Overlay District on the following described property:
1.50 Acre Tract located in the D.H.M Hunter Survey, Abstract No. 76, City of
Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas. Tract "A" of the Amending Plat of Stonebridge
Section 1. (Located at the Northwest Corner of Pearland Pkwy. and Stable Stone
Lane)
Planning Technician Ian Clowes read the staff report stating the applicant if
proposing to build a bank on the property located on Pearland Parkway within the
corridor overlay district. The variance requested is to allow for a reduction in the
required 25% fagade transparency.
Mr. Dennis Bonnen, owner, 3322 E Walnut, Pearland, TX 77581 spoke, and
explained that due to a fault line, the bank has had to choose a layout showing
the bank wider, rather than deep.
Mr. Tom Hertner, Architect, 5321 Spring Valley Rd., Dallas, TX spoke of the
other hardship being the location of the vault. The vault would be located in the
front, where windows would not be appropriate.
Mr. Bonnen added that most banks that have been coming to town are branch
offices, where vaults are not so large. However, this vault is a big vault, since it
is located in the main bank.
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Chairperson Dale Pillow adjourned the public hearing for ZBA Application No.
2009-17 at 6:58 p.m.
Board Member David Smith made the motion to approve, and Board Member
David Torok seconded.
The vote was 5-0. ZBA Application No. 2009-17 was approved.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING
Board Member Dale Pillow adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
These minutes respectfully submitted by:
Judy KiAjca, PlYnning Officdf Coordinator
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected on this 5th day of November,
2009 A.D.
Dale Pillow, Chairperson
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