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OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER
[ Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag]
FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE BRENTWOOD BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.TONIGHT IS OCTOBER THE 21ST, 2024.
AND AS FAR AS LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE TONIGHT IN ATTENDANCE ARE DAVID CARDIN, LISA ROTHMAN AND ERIC KA.
ABSENT ARE TODD LOCKHART AND TODD SPILLANE.
NOW IF YOU'LL ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF THE ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
IT'S LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ Approval or Correction of Minutes]
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING? AND IF SO, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? NO CHANGES.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL NEED TO ABSTAIN 'CAUSE I WASN'T PRESENT.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
I WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THAT MEETING.
SO, UH, THE MINUTES PASSED FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND SO NOW WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH OUR AGENDA ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.
[1. BZA2408-002 Accessory Structure Request - Brenthaven Subdivision, Section 5, Lot 216, 1417 Brenthaven Drive, Zoning R-2 - Applicant: Angela Francisco ]
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.THE FIRST ONE IS BZA 2 4 0 8 DASH 0 0 2 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUEST FOR BRENT HAVEN SUBDIVISION SECTION FIVE LOT 2 1 16 AT 1417.
BRENT HAVEN DRIVE ZONING R TWO.
OUR APPLICANT IS ANGELA FRANCISCO.
NOW LET ALLISON READ ANGELA FRANCISCO REQUEST APPROVAL OF A FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVEN SEVENTY SIX SQUARE FOOT DETACHED STRUCTURE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE REAR BUILDABLE AREA OF THE LOT.
THE STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD SIDING PAINTED TO MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE.
IT WILL HAVE A SHINGLE ROOF AND BE APPROXIMATELY 13 FEET TALL.
THERE IS WOOD SIDING ON THE FRONT OF THE, ON THE FRONT PORCH OF THE HOUSE.
THE LOCATION OF THE STRUCTURES CONDITIONAL ON, UM, APPROVE OR RECORDATION OF A REVISED VINYL PLOT.
THE REVISED VINYL PLOT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2024, BUT IT HAS HAD, HAS NOT YET BEEN RECORDED.
UM, WE'VE GOT ONE NOT STANDARD CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND THE REVISED FINAL PLOT MUST BE RECORDED BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED.
AND THEN THERE'S FOUR STANDARD CONDITIONS AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE DETACH ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, SUBJECT TO ALL BUILDING CODES AND STAFF NOTES.
UM, ANGELA, ARE YOU OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR TONIGHT? YES, I'M ANGELA, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP.
AND I'M SORRY, YOUR NAME AGAIN IS, IS ANGELA FRANCISCO.
UM, I WANTED TO ASK IF, DID YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE FOR US? UM, NO.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LOOK, WE CAN LOOK AT, WE ALSO DO HAVE SOME SCHEMATICS AND YEAH, I SHOULD ASK THE BOARD IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANGELA.
WILL IT BE ATTACHED TO THE GROUND IN ANY WAY? UM, HOWEVER, I AM SUPPOSED TO ATTACH IT AS PER CODE.
I THINK AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT, UM, WILL BE ON YEAH.
PILLARS AND HAVING THERE WILL BE ANCHORS INTO THE GROUND AS FAR AS YES.
BUT WE'RE OKAY TO VOTE AS IS TONIGHT.
YEAH, THE ONLY THING IS THAT WE'VE GOTTA GET HER RECORDED PLA WHICH WE JUST GOT THE MYLAR FOR.
UM, BUT WE'VE, IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO SHE REVISED HER SETBACKS, UH, FOR THIS STRUCTURE.
BECAUSE MY HOUSE WAS BUILT FACING THE WRONG WAY.
SO I HAD TO REVISE MY WHOLE PLOT OKAY.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS ACTUALLY GONNA BE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE USE WOULD BE FOR FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE? YEAH.
IT'S GONNA HAVE, UM, A GARAGE SPACE FOR LIKE EXTRA LAWN MOWER AND THINGS, AND THEN A BONUS ROOM AREA FOR WORKOUT AND FOR MY SON.
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OKAY.SO, OH, UM, PARDON ME, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? MM-HMM.
UH, SO THE SON LIVING IN THE HOME, IS THAT QUALIFY AS HOME OCCUPATION? OH, I THINK HE'S, OH, HE'S NOT TO LIVE IN JUST A HANGOUT SPACE.
I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE OH YEAH, HE'S 12.
HE DOESN'T, HE IS NOT GONNA LIVE OUT IN A
AND, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
IT JUST SORT OF CHANGES THE WAY WE VIEW IT AND VOTE ON IT.
AND THE EXTERIOR'S GONNA BE WOOD SIDING? YES.
LOOK AT PICTURES AND SHE'S GOT WOOD ON THE FRONT OF HER HOUSE ON THE PORCH.
I GUESS MY CONCERN IS, AND MY CONCERN IS IT'S INTERPRETATION WHAT COMPATIBLE MATERIAL IS, AND IF IT'S THE DURABILITY OF BRICK COMPARED TO A PREFABRICATED WOOD BUILDING IS THE, THE DIFFERENCE.
BUT, UH, IT, IT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE REALLY, BECAUSE WE CAN WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT.
AND I, I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO BASED ON, UH, REVIEW OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU GO FIVE HOUSES IN ANY DIRECTION ON DOZIER, PATRICE, DEVONS, BRENT HAVEN, EVEN OVER TO KNOX VALLEY, THERE'S UH, THOSE TYPES OF SHEDS ALL OVER THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THERE'S, IT WOULD BE KIND OF HYPOCRITICAL OF US TO SAY THAT SHE COULDN'T HAVE ONE WHEN EVERY FOURTH FIFTH HOUSE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE.
SO I WOULD SAY STAY WITH THAT.
WE STATE THAT WE'RE GONNA WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT OF COMPATIBLE MATERIAL RATHER THAN SAYING THAT THE WOOD MATCHES THE SIDING OF THE, THE HOUSE.
I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT
SO, AND THEN WE'VE, I HAVE HEARD FROM SOME NEIGHBORS, UM, SOME OF 'EM ARE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT APPEAR, NOT APPEARANCE, VISUAL IMPACT, BUT THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
SO AS FAR AS NEIGHBORS, UM, ANY OTHER NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? I THINK WE'RE OKAY.
NO, JUST A COUPLE PHONE CALLS.
UM, UM, IF YOU GUYS ARE READY TO VOTE, I JUST WANNA DOUBLE CHECK IF THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.
SO SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE.
THE MOTION, UM, IS PASSED OR THE AGENDA ITEM IS PASSED.
UM, ALL OF US APPROVED WITH QUORUM, SO.
OKAY, FOR OUR SECOND ITEM OF THE
[2. BZA2409-002 Accessory Structure Request - Montclair Subdivision, Section 1, Lot 3, 1708 Montclair Blvd, Zoning OSRD - Applicant: Irina Sulemina]
NIGHT, WE HAVE BZA 2 4 0 9 DASH ZERO TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUEST.MONTCLAIR SUBDIVISION SECTION ONE LOT 3 1 7 0 8 MONTCLAIR BOULEVARD.
OUR APPLICANT IS IRENA SOMINA.
UM, IRENA REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A 736 SQUARE FOOT DETACHED STRUCTURE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE REAR BUILDABLE AREA OF THE LOT.
THE STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD AND BRICK ACCENTS THAT MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE AND WILL HAVE A SHINGLE ROOF.
MY STAFF REPORT TO METAL BUT IS A SHINGLE ROOF AND WE'LL BE APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET TALL.
WE HAVE ONE NEW CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND THE EXISTING SHED ON THE PROPERTY WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED.
ONLY ONE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS ALLOWED AND THERE ARE FOUR STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SUBJECT TO ALL BUILDING CODES AND STAFF NOTES.
OKAY, SO IRENA, DO YOU HAVE, UM, ANY PRESENTATION YOU WANTED TO MAKE ON THIS? UH, NO, NO, I WE'RE FIRST TIME DOING THIS AND
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR IRENA FOR THIS PROJECT? I JUST WANNA CLARIFY AND THIS IS A GOOD IMAGE.
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WOOD STRUCTURE THAT WOULD BE BACK BACKSIDE.UM, THE WOOD, I, I'M SORRY, NOT WOOD.
UH, THE, THAT WOULD BE, UH, BRICKS WOULD BE BRICKS.
WE WAS THINKING ONLY JUST, JUST MAKE LIKE A LITTLE BIT PRETTY, JUST LIKE ADD THE WOOD ON THIS PART ONLY.
THIS IS JUST, UM, APPROXIMATELY, SO JUST SO I'M CLEAR, I MEAN, SO THIS PART RIGHT HERE? YEAH, YEAH.
JUST LIKE MAYBE THE FLIP IT BE BRICK LIKE, LIKE PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
JUST LIKE, I THINK IT'S, IF YOU'RE GONNA, IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK, IF YOU CAN COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, INTRODUCE YOURSELF JUST FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T RECORD THIS.
AND, UH, SO STRUCTURE WILL BE FROM THE WOOD, CONCRETE WOOD AND THE OUTSIDE, UH, THE BRICKS AND ONLY FOR THE, UH, DESIGN WISE WE THINKING TO PUT WOODEN, UM, LIKE A SHEET OR SOMETHING? JUST A FEW? YEAH, JUST AN LIKE AN ACCENT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL HOLD THE STRUCTURE? NO, IT JUST DESIGN WISE.
BUT THE FACADE IS BRICK FACADE.
SO, SO I'M SORRY, CAN I, SO I NEED TO FIX THAT.
CAN SOMEBODY POINT TO WHERE THE BRICK IS AND WHERE THE WOOD IS? SO IS THIS ALL THIS ALL THIS RIGHT HERE? YES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T SEE THE, THE WOOD OUT ON THE EXTERIOR.
AND THIS STONE DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM, THE NOW WILL BE BRIEF.
WE THINKING MAYBE WE WILL PUT SOME KIND OF DECORATION WOOD THAT LOOKS NICER.
DO WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE HOUSE? THERE WAS ONE, YES.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE, SO THE BRICK, HE JUST MA MADE THE COLOR LOOK LIKE IT'S NOT OF COURSE EXACTLY HOW IT'S, HOW THAT, UH, POOL HOUSE WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BRICK, THE THREAD AND STONE AND THE WOOD YES.
WOULD THE SAME COLOR OF THE STONE AND MADE TRYING TO MATCH THAT BRICK.
AND I, I, I THINK I'M OKAY EITHER WAY, BUT I'M STILL CONFUSED AS TO WHAT IS GONNA BE BRICK AND WHAT IS WOOD? I, OKAY.
I THINK IT'S, I I'M LOOKING AT MY STAFF REPORT.
I THINK IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BRICK WITH STONE ACCENTS AND NOT WOOD.
INSTEAD OF SAYING CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD AND BRICK ACCENTS.
IT SUPPOSED SUPPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF BRICK.
BRICK WITH STONE ACCENTS WITH STONE AND WOOD ACCENT.
OH, THAT WHAT, LIKE THAT IT'S A WOODY? YEAH.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY IT.
SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS MOSTLY BRICK.
SHE ALREADY, YEAH, I'M GOOD'S GONE.
AND DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE, UM, AND I SHOULD ASK OR WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FROM, FROM THE PUBLIC OR NEIGHBORS? YEAH, I HEARD FROM A COUPLE NEIGHBORS THAT, UM, BACK UP TO THEM.
BUT THEY'RE, IT WAS MORE OF LIKE A NOISE THING, BUT THEY'RE ALLOWED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HAVE LIKE POOLS AND STUFF, SO RIGHT.
IT, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS ALLOWED.
AS FAR AS, AND THEN THE OTHER STRUCTURE THAT'S UP THERE CURRENTLY, THERE IS A SHED, WHICH HEAD WAS RIGHT, UH, ON THE TOP OF THE CORNER, WAY UP THERE.
OH, SO THEY'VE ALREADY REMOVED IT.
YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE WAY BACK CORNER.
IS THIS, IS THIS IT IT, SMALL? NO, THIS, NO, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, IT, IT'S, IT WAS SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN, UM, IT'S FROM THE SAME SPOT.
IT WAS LIKE 28, 20 FEET, 20 INCH WIDER THAN IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
UM, BEFORE, BEFORE WE VOTE BOARD, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO NOT.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, DO, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.
I'LL, I'LL, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CLARIFICATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO NEXT MEETING OR WE'LL HAVE A MEETING NEXT MONTH.AND THEN NEXT MONTH WE'LL ALSO APPROVE YOUR, UM, 2025 CALENDAR, CALENDAR MEETING DATES.
AND WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND.