WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:13.000 We will call the meeting at 5.30 sharp because we're so on top of it. 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:16.000 After determining that the quorum is present, I hereby call this meeting of the City of 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:18.400 Denton Zoning Board of Adjustment into session. 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:22.000 The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Denton, Texas will convene its regular 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:25.000 meeting at 5.30 p.m. 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.000 Item one on our agenda is the U.S. and Texas Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:38.000 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:45.000 which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:58.000 Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas, one state, under God, one, indivisible. 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:02.000 Prior to commencing this meeting, I'd like to review our meeting format for the benefit 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.000 of those in attendance. 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:08.000 The board consists of seven regular members and three alternates. 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.000 The members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment are residents of the City of Denton. 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.000 We serve voluntarily and have been appointed to our positions by the City Council. 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:21.000 It takes six votes to authorize a variance from the city's zoning or sign ordinances. 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:24.000 If there are any members of the public who wish to speak on an item, please fill out 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:26.000 a blue card and hand it to Carlin. 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:29.000 We will now commence with our regularly scheduled agenda. 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:38.000 Item 2A is ZBA 25-015 to consider the approval of the June 23rd, 2025 minutes. 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:41.000 Each member of the board has been provided with a copy of these minutes. 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:47.000 Are there any corrections, additions, or deletions to these minutes? 00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:51.000 Seeing none, I would entertain a motion. 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:53.000 I make a motion to approve the minutes. 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:54.000 I second it. 00:01:54.000 --> 00:01:58.000 Thank you very much. 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.000 Any discussion? Any questions? 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.000 Call the vote. All in favor? 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:05.000 Aye. 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:10.000 Any opposed? 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:11.000 Any abstain? 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:13.000 I might, because I wasn't here. 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:17.000 I'll abstain, because that wasn't good for that meeting. 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:25.000 All right, so then the motion was made by Byron and seconded by me. 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:27.000 Okay. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:29.000 Thank you. 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:32.000 Guys, I'm looking for anything that would happen. 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:38.000 Thank you very much. 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:39.000 Thank you for your patience. 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:42.000 Can we get that? 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:46.000 Results of the vote are six people here, right? 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:49.000 Five in favor and one abstain. 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:50.000 There's nobody against. 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:55.000 I'll just press it off on testing. 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:57.000 The minutes are approved. 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:08.000 Item 2B is ZBA 24-013 to consider approval of the 2026 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting calendar. 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:14.000 Can we go back one item? 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:28.000 There was a slight minute shilling in again, so I just want to note that these will be coming back at the next meeting, because the backup posted minutes for different boards meeting internally. 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:33.000 So this is something to notice. 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:37.000 Unless you want to print them out? 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:38.000 Unless we were reviewing them. 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:42.000 It has to be passed through its legislation. 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:43.000 So the public can see them? 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:44.000 Yeah. 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:45.000 Okay, sure. 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:47.000 So you'll see it handwritten in December. 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:50.000 That's just a note to self-printing. 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:57.000 I'm sorry. 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:00.000 Okay, thank you. 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:04.000 All right, so then let's take a look at the calendar. 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:10.000 Yes, so the 2026 calendar, much like the one for this year, generally places meetings on the fourth Monday of the month. 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:16.000 There are a few exceptions around holidays, like you've seen with this year's calendar. 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:20.000 We are happy to consider any adjustments you all might like to make to it. 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:22.000 Can you go back and we'll start with January? 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:24.000 Yes. 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:29.000 Just December, which would be the last Monday of that month. 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:34.000 Yes, most months, the fourth and the last Monday, are the same. 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:35.000 There are several exceptions. 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:39.000 Yeah, there's a few exceptions, mostly related to holidays. 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.000 And like, yeah, holidays, like we have May. 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:44.000 May, because you don't do it on Memorial Day. 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:45.000 Correct. 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:47.000 Yeah, June has five Mondays. 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:51.000 So again, we went with the fourth, because that's our typical pattern that we follow. 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:54.000 July, the last one. 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:57.000 August was also a five-Monday month. 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:00.000 Same with March. 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:09.000 And then you can see, in November and December, we adjusted, just to make sure we weren't following up on it. 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:11.000 I'll entertain a motion. 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:15.000 I motion for approval. 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:18.000 Sure, let's get a second and then we can do discussion and questions. 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:20.000 Is there a second? 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:21.000 I'll do a second. 00:05:21.000 --> 00:05:23.000 Okay. 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:25.000 Any discussion, any questions? 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:31.000 Am I missing, is there not a holiday in February that gets out of Monday? 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:34.000 It's President's Day. 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:42.000 Although it doesn't, I don't think it impacts the CBA date, but I was just wondering. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:46.000 If we marked in blue any of the city holidays where the city offices are closed. 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:49.000 Okay, so that was not a city holiday. 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:50.000 Yes, great. 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:53.000 Yes, like we did in March with the King Day in January. 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:55.000 What about October? 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:57.000 That's a really good question. 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:00.000 The 12th is usually. 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:03.000 Yeah, the city doesn't close for that one. 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:05.000 Okay. 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:06.000 All right. 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.000 Any more questions or concerns? 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:09.000 Thank you for that. 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:11.000 That's been helpful. 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.000 No more discussion? 00:06:13.000 --> 00:06:15.000 We have another meeting to change it. 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.000 Yes, please bring it up now. 00:06:17.000 --> 00:06:19.000 We can fix it now. 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:24.000 All right, then with there no further discussion, please vote on the motion. 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:25.000 All in favor? 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:26.000 Aye. 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:38.000 Any opposed? 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:40.000 This says the minutes of motion. 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:46.000 I should say motion. 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:48.000 Guys, what's going on? 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:55.000 All right, next we have item 3A, ZBA 25-013. 00:06:55.000 --> 00:07:01.000 Receive a report and hold discussion regarding the Zoning Board of Adjustment Composition Procedures, Powers, and Duties. 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:08.000 And here I'm going to suggest that since most of us have had this training, are there a couple of people who have not? 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:10.000 Anybody else? 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:12.000 It's only one person. 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:17.000 Ken, would you be all right with getting with staff if they will send you one that you can review online? 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:21.000 They just would want you to do it ahead of the December case. 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:22.000 That's all right. 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:24.000 Do we need any voting on that or just? 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:26.000 No, so that's just a work session, I think. 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:27.000 So just great. 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:28.000 Thank you very much. 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:29.000 That's great. 00:07:29.000 --> 00:07:31.000 And then the next item on the agenda. 00:07:31.000 --> 00:07:36.000 So this would be, just so you know, Zoning Board of Adjustment Composition Procedures, Powers, and Duties. 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:41.000 And maybe you want to just give a little tiny speech about the ZBA. 00:07:41.000 --> 00:07:42.000 Sure. 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:49.000 So the training is more just a cursory review of the board, how you all are abled by state law, and then your primary functions, 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:55.000 and hearing zoning variants, assigned variances, and appeals of staff decisions. 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:59.000 So it offers an overview of each of those, what the board's options are in considering each case. 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:03.000 And if you would like, staff is happy to meet with you and run through that as well. 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:04.000 And then it's quasi-judicial. 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:05.000 Yes. 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:08.000 So we don't make recommendations that then go to counsel. 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:09.000 We make decisions. 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:10.000 Yes. 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.000 Any decision you want to make here can be appealed to the court. 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:17.000 Yes, it goes there as opposed to that. 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:18.000 All right. 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:20.000 In that case, are there any concluding items? 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:25.000 Anybody have anything they'd like to announce? 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:31.000 I think coming up. 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:32.000 Just say welcome to our new member. 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:33.000 Oh, you're new. 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:34.000 That's great. 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:35.000 Welcome. 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:36.000 Thank you. 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:37.000 Scott. 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:38.000 Scott. 00:08:38.000 --> 00:08:40.000 So you are representing which? 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:41.000 Mr. Grant. 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:42.000 Mr. Grant? 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:43.000 Great. 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:44.000 Welcome. 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:45.000 Thank you. 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:46.000 Thanks for being here. 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:47.000 Thank you. 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:48.000 Am I still an option? 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:49.000 You're welcome. 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:50.000 Yes. 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:51.000 You're going to be needed next week too. 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:52.000 You're our saving grace. 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:53.000 I am. 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:54.000 And she knows the drill. 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:55.000 I know the drill. 00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:56.000 I know mine. 00:08:56.000 --> 00:08:57.000 All right. 00:08:57.000 --> 00:08:58.000 Then I guess I get to adjourn the meeting. 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:59.000 I don't have to take a motion. 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:00.000 I get to do it. 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:09.000 That's at 539 record time. 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:16.000 That's the last time we've had a high forum. 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:17.000 Ten minutes. 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:18.000 Whoa. 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:19.000 That's great. 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:20.000 Thank you.