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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS. HELD ON
DECEMBER 3, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY
DR.
The following Board Members were present:
Mark Lewis, Chairperson
Jerry Acosta, Vice -Chair
Teresa J. Del Valle,
Secretary
Don Glenn, Board Member
Gary Shrum, Board Member
Christopher Tristan,
Alternate
Natasha Charles, Alternate
The following members were absent:
John H. Gehring, Jr., Alternate and Nicole Tonini, Alternate
City Staff: Lawrence Provins, Deputy City Attorney; Martin Griggs, Planning Manager; Florence
Buaku, Planner II; and Monica Aizpurua, Office Assistant.
I. CALL REGULAR M EETING TO ORDER
Chairperson, Mark Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 3, 2020 MEETING
Secretary, Teresa J. Del Valle made a motion to approve the December 3, 2020 meeting
minutes. Board Member, Don Glenn seconded the motion. Motion approved 5 to 0.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 20-00012 SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A
RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICE CONVERSION
1. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TOORDER
Chairperson, Mark Lewis opened the public hearing for ZBA Application No. VARZ 20-
00012 at 6:03 p.m.
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2. PURPOSE OF THE HEARING:
A request by Cesar Dominguez, applicant on behalf of Ernesto Perez and Evelyn Pineda,
owners; for a variance, as permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No.
2000-T, to allow reduced parking and reduced landscape buffer to accommodate
conversion of a residential structure into office use in the Office and Professional (OP)
District (Section 2.2.5.2(d)), to wit:
Legal Description: A subdivision of a 0.2047-acre tract of land, being all of lot 15 of the
Darlinda Addition, according to the Map or Plat recorded in Volume 7 Page 20 of the Plat
records of Brazoria County Texas.
General Location:4602 W Broadway, Pearland, TX
3. STAFF REPORT
Mrs. Buaku presented the Staff Report with exhibits and information on the case. Mrs. Buaku
informed the board of the history and timeline of the property. Mrs. Buaku informed the
board of the two new variance requests, the first one to reduce the parking spaces from 4 to
3 and the second request to reduce the landscape buffer. She informed the board that no
public comments were obtained either in -favor or in opposition on the request.
4. APPLICANT PRESENTATION
Cesar Dominguez - 7616 Branford Place Sugar Land TX, 77479. He expressed that the main
goal would be to improve the building/site and comply with all the City requirements.
5. PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST
Evelyn Pineda - 4602 Broadway Pearland, TX. 77581. She just wants to help make the
property more appealing.
6. STAFF/BOARD/APPLICANT DISCUSSION
Staff and board discussion on the staff's recommendations and the timeline.
7. ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
Chairperson, Mark Lewis adjourned the public hearing for ZBA Application No. VARZ
20- 000012 at 6:35 p.m.
8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Secretary, Teresa J. Del Valle, made a motion to approve the variance to allow an
encroachment to the landscape buffer, for a 16x19 parking, and to reduce the parking from 4
to 3, and that this would replace all previous approved variances. Board member, Don Glenn
seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0.
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B. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ20-00011 SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR EXISTING NON -
CONFORM ING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
1. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER
Chairperson, Mark Lewis opened the public hearing for ZBA Application No. VARZ 20 -
00011 at 6:38 p.m.
2. PURPOSE OF THEHEARING:
A request by James Douglas, applicant on behalf of Rigoberto Saravia, owner; for a special
exception, as permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000 - T, to allow the
platting and development of lot with existing non -conforming accessory structures in the Single -
Family Residential-1 (R-1) District (Section 2.7.3.7(a)(4)), to wit:
Legal Description: A subdivision of 1.5129 acres located in the Houston Tap and Brazoria
Railroad Company Survey, Section 5, Abstract No. 237, Brazoria County Texas.
General Location: 6626 Scott Lane, Pearland, TX.
3. STAFF REPORT
Mrs. Buaku presented the Staff Report with exhibits and information on the case. Mrs. Buaku
informed the board of the Special Exception for a non -conforming accessory structure and
how the intent was to demolish and replace a single-family dwelling. She informed the board
that one phone call was received from the public asking for more information on the request.
4. APPLICANT PRESENTATION
James Douglas, 1405 Cornerstone Court Beaumont, TX. 77006. Mr. Douglas agreed that the
existing accessory structures were in the side setbacks and that the new home will conformto
all of the regulations.
5. PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST
Linda Grant - 6603 Scott Lane Pearland, TX. 77581. She had drainage and flooding
concerns. Her property is across the street form the subject property.
Tom Cockerill — 6710 Eastex Frwy Beaumont, TX. 77708. He is with DRC Construction. He
informed the resident that they will be raising the home and it would be built on a pier and beam
system.
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6. STAFF/BOARD/APPLICANT DISCUSSION
Secretary, Teresa J. Del Valle questioned staff about neighbor's drainage concerns with
granting of the special exception for the construction of the new single-family dwelling. Mr.
Griggs informed the board that the issues would be discussed during the permitting process
by the City's Engineering Department and the home that was being proposed would be roughly
around the same size.
7. ADJOURNM ENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
Chairperson, Mark Lewis adjourned the public hearing for ZBA Application No. VARZ
20- 00011 at 6:47 p.m.
8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Alternate, Christopher Tristan made a motion to approve the Special Exception. Board member,
Don Glenn seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
These minutes respectfully submitted by:
Monica Aizpurua, Office Assistant
Minutes approved as submitted on this 7th day of January 2021.
Mark Lewis, Chairperson
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