Board of Adjustment

Olmos Park, TX · 2026-09-23 · More Olmos Park, TX meetings · More Texas meetings

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[2:19] Call meeting to order

[2:25] 1. Roll Call

[2:36] Citizens to be Heard

[2:41] Regular Agenda

[2:47] 2. Swearing in of newly appointed Board of Adjustment Member

[4:00] 3. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the April 08, 2026 Board of Adjustment meeting

[4:30] 4. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a request for a variance of 11-feet-8-inches from the 40-foot required front yard area setback pursuant to the City’s Code of Ordinances, Article II – Single-Family Residence Districts, Sec. 40-42 – Yard Area Requirements, to allow for a proposed addition to an existing nonconforming main structure on the property located at 140 Stanford Dr., Olmos Park, Texas 78212 (BCAD ID# 349227).

[11:50] Adjourn

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[0:01] Did you win? Yeah, did you win? Asword for the guest, Wi-Fi, or is it over there? It's actually 428, that

[0:11] Oh, yeah, it's welcome to

[0:21] Welcome to 1234

[2:13] Okay, the Board of Adjustment Meeting is called to order.

[2:20] Thank you all for your patience as we collected the full complement of members today.

[2:35] We have no citizens to be heard today, and we

[2:46] have a new member.

[2:56] Nice.

[3:04] Yes, I shall.

[3:04] on the phone.

[3:06] Um, so bring some.

[3:08] Um, raise your right hand and over here.

[3:13] Hi.

[3:14] What do you mean?

[3:15] Bring some.

[3:16] Well, let me swear.

[3:17] So let me swear.

[3:18] Yeah, faithfully.

[3:20] Faithfully.

[3:21] Faithfully ethics.

[3:22] The office.

[3:23] The office.

[3:24] The office.

[3:24] The city office.

[3:26] The city office.

[3:27] Where are the guests?

[3:28] Where are the guests?

[3:29] The guest.

[3:29] Yes, the guest.

[3:30] And we'll do the best in my building.

[3:33] The best in my building.

[3:34] The best in my building.

[3:57] And the next on the agenda is we will discuss and make possible action on the minutes from the April 8th, 2026 Board of Adjustment Meeting in the thoughts on the minutes.

[4:13] Okay. Any motions to approve your minute? Motion to approve. Second. Second. All in favor?

[4:21] Aye. All opposed. The minutes have been accepted. Okay next everybody's most

[4:30] excited moment. It's public hearing discussion and possible action on a

[4:34] request for a variance of 11 feet 8 inches from the 40 foot required front yard

[4:39] setback pursuant to the city's code of ordinances article two single family

[4:44] residence district section 40 to 42 yard area requirements to allow for a

[4:49] proposed addition to an existing non-conforming main structure on the

[4:53] property located at 140 Stanford Drive almost Park Texas who will be speaking on

[4:58] behalf of the homeowner or the homeowner can speak everybody's allowed.

[5:02] I have a previous homeowner and the builder are both here, so we can do the one I was going to speak.

[5:07] Okay, whoever, everybody is welcome, if you'll just state your name and.

[5:13] I'm Jack Dabney, I'm the builder and I purchased 140 Stanford Drive.

[5:18] And my intention is to basically renovate the existing structure as it stands.

[5:25] And then add a living room kitchen and master bedroom suite kind of onto the back of the house.

[5:31] that would be one story, be conforming.

[5:35] I wouldn't need any variances or anything like that.

[5:37] Also, I'd be tearing down the old garage

[5:41] that actually is built into the abandoned alleyway

[5:47] right now by 10 feet.

[5:49] So I wanna bring that back up to code.

[5:51] I wanna tear it down, move it a little closer

[5:54] to the side street and have it 10 feet off

[5:58] the back property line so that it's all sitting where it needs to be sitting, and that's

[6:05] I guess that's the gist of what I'm asking for today, but I have to I guess get a variance

[6:10] to be able to because I was told that if I were just to renovate the house as it is I would

[6:17] not need any variances or anything like that, but because I'm wanting to add on to the home

[6:21] I have to ask for variance to keep the house where it is and I don't want to lose the house

[6:27] character at all. I'm not touching the front of the house at all. I'm just fixing some

[6:32] cracks and steps and paint and things like that. And I'm trying to kind of keep it

[6:36] all in character with what it is now even in the new edition.

[6:42] Questions being made. So you're just asking for a variance for something

[6:46] that's already non-conforming. It has been three years.

[6:49] Correct. And I'm not allowed to submit my new set of drawings until

[6:56] Well, there

[7:02] will be no footprint change to the home or there will be a footprint change to where the home.

[7:10] Well, I mean, at this time, I'm just asking to leave the house exactly where it is, no changes to the footprint of the house at all.

[7:20] If that's approved, I do want to submit plans to add additional square footage onto the back of the home.

[7:28] but right now it's the front of the current house sits within the 40 foot setback

[7:32] basically and it's been that way for right as long as the two houses are

[7:37] across the street a lot of the houses are because it used to be I think I guess

[7:40] a 30 foot setback but even then somehow this house encroached on that a little

[7:45] bit more so anyway I'm just having asked to leave the house where it is because

[7:50] It's beautiful. I want to keep the character. I have a question, sir. By the survey, it shows a 30-foot set back line building and it also shows the 40. You know, if that there, obviously that 30 was when it was originally platted.

[8:09] You know, if it was built before the 40-foot set back was imposed by the city as per.

[8:20] When I ordered the survey, it only had the 30-foot setback, and I submitted it and told

[8:27] that there's new setbacks are 40-foot, so I had my survey company get in touch with

[8:33] the city, and they updated all the current setbacks.

[8:40] I believe the house was built in 1929.

[8:43] 29 so

[8:48] Yes, well I try it like shy

[8:58] Like by a foot eight inches

[9:00] And I was told it was the second house ever built on Stanford

[9:05] So I would imagine it was you know back then it was the wall wall west

[9:16] So

[9:20] the staff does not see any issues with his request for this variance.

[9:25] I did a little bit of research on other requests and it doesn't, we don't have any issues.

[9:31] And he did, we did ask him at that time when he applied, if he had,

[9:36] and the addition of this got approved, if he wanted to look at any other

[9:41] their variances for the proposed addition and he did not feel the need to do so at this

[9:47] time.

[9:48] Okay.

[9:53] Are there neighbors here to speak on behalf?

[9:55] Yes.

[9:56] Would you like to come forward?

[9:59] Okay.

[10:01] Would you like to go on the record or just an aside, either one is acceptable.

[10:14] Oh, I'm sorry we have to have you at the mic.

[10:16] I can see you're not you're not Mike conforming but we're we're limited on our leeway here. Yeah,

[10:28] I'm good with everything he wants to do

[10:31] Duane bonds 134 Stanford. It's it's been there forever and I want to keep the house the way it looks in the front right now

[10:39] And I talked to other neighbors and most and all of them that I've talked to said the same thing amazing. Thank you

[10:46] Thank you

[10:48] You did a great job at the mic

[10:51] Any other neighbors or citizens that would like to speak?

[10:57] I live at Cody Beavis.

[10:59] I live at 404 East Mandalay.

[11:01] I represent Jack and I land on the real estate transactions.

[11:04] And I can vouch that they build a very beautiful house.

[11:06] And they will stay within all of the regulations.

[11:08] And I think it will be a great addition to Artie Wright.

[11:11] Thank you.

[11:15] Anyone else?

[11:18] Okay.

[11:19] And we did put a notice out.

[11:21] Did we receive any?

[11:26] Thank you.

[11:31] Okay. It's the board ready to move forward with the motion.

[11:35] Let me accept the variance estimated motion to approve.

[11:40] Yes, second.

[11:41] Okay. All in favor.

[11:42] Aye.

[11:44] Any opposed?

[11:45] Okay.

[11:46] The motion unanimously carries.

[11:47] Your variance is granted.

[11:49] Thank you so much.

[11:50] Thank you.

[11:51] This meeting is adjourned.

[11:54] Thank you again for coming back.

[11:55] That was so nice, we got to do it twice.

[12:02] The

[12:05] Johnny.

[12:07] Yeah I bet that the Rachel.

[12:18] Thank you.

[12:19] Well we have to be in a concert and she's got a party for the mother, a lot of dinner.

[12:24] But we would love to another time.

[12:26] Yeah, because that would be love when we can actually do it in there

[12:44] Would be

[12:56] but they'll try their best to get everything.

[12:58] Oh my God, they're so good to come.

[12:59] Oh, we're here.

[13:00] Yeah, yeah, they're so good to come.

[13:02] Well, how will we do it?

[13:03] Yeah, you can.

[13:04] Oh, I'm so glad.

[13:08] Oh, thank you for that.

[13:10] Oh, you're welcome.

[13:12] You know, these people, I don't know,

[13:14] I bring them back to them.

[13:16] At least they're not going to be here.

[13:18] I can't believe they're here.

[13:19] She's so poor at joy.

[13:21] Oh, you think I know that?

[13:22] Yeah, thank you.

[13:23] She's our best advocate.

[13:24] I like to shop there, thank you, so we'll have to, yes, we'll have our champagne.

[13:32] Okay.

[13:34] Super good.

[13:35] I wanted to take one of the heaters.