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Planning Director Lisa Hannon told the board the temporary lot would be behind the existing building, would have roughly 50 spaces and is requested because employee parking on-site will be inaccessible during construction. \"It is temporary in nature,\" Hannon said, and staff recommended approval with conditions, including a three-year term after which the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) would remove the gravel or Cardinal Paint would install the permanent surface required by city code.

Staff reported 10 property-owner notifications were sent and one response was received in favor; the EDC provided a letter of support. Board members asked whether the temporary gravel would trigger landscape requirements if the site later became permanent and whether three years was necessary. A board commenter who said they had participated in conversations about the project characterized the three-year term as allowing normalization of operations and time to decide between paving or leaving the site vacant.

Board members also confirmed that current required parking for the site, including the planned expansion, would be 95 spaces and that 98 spaces are currently provided (the overflow count is not included in that total). The motion to approve BOA25-0005 with the staff-recommended conditions was made by Mr. Mohammed, seconded by Mr. Chandler, and carried with all members voting in favor.

Conditions discussed included a three-year maximum for the temporary gravel surface and removal or replacement with a permanent wearing surface at the end of that term. Staff noted the temporary lot is set back from public rights-of-way and is not expected to be highly visible from Main Street.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Decatur - Zoning Board of Adjustment - Apr 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Decatur Zoning Board of Adjustments approved a three-year variance allowing a temporary gravel overflow parking lot for Cardinal Paint & Powder during construction of a 32,000-square-foot expansion at its Eagle Landing Business Park site.","taxTitle","Decatur, Wise County, Texas","taxId",52370,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6600623,"Board grants variance at 117 Main Street to avoid losing downtown parking for HVAC screening",216,291180,507410,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032452-65304cbbe45912cd339bf65c237418f4&start=291&end=507","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032452-65304cbbe45912cd339bf65c237418f4/thumbnail_291180.jpg","/articles/6600623/Decatur/Wise-County/Texas/Board-grants-variance-at-117-Main-Street-to-avoid-losing-downtown-parking-for-HVAC-screening","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6600623-296010ad5eaabf0e624ce55571e6d2af/orig.mp4?Expires=1773628615&Signature=gr4jkWhwii4FIDCL-8KlPV~VunYJEVQ3G~Aozdx5P-4G62AfujQokttOGqa-1Eh9akXd5PunnmoJ1JdvLQonBvV9BkqU8IAa1Gelb~NpRKx8Gp~vbFkGw-G313i63OWPUVP8MevKVzrJSNOA7znBunBzznsgOkWPKUNsFXDNwaTdfmy2z~GDhm~4YRrLlAAaVcdb90LeVhLKbeK7LyIJCnK1QvI3OI2krT7r6EOANWecD1zz0trQLItkEwTSefG0dlPyPbIXmk7bgqIOOYupmJ2uEf9lu52k2EUeqJuBtyqQNMIWEijlJBL10Zx4DmDz6bvq5q8gHGIRSb0Px4-Z7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Decatur Zoning Board of Adjustments voted to grant a variance to CG Fernahue Properties for mechanical-equipment screening at 117 Main Street, allowing recently installed HVAC units to remain without the screening required by city code.

Lisa Hannon, the city's planning director, entered the staff report into the record and described the situation: remodeling work installed new mechanical equipment and the city code requires such equipment to be screened from view. Hannon said staff found no special site conditions and identified a potential hardship: enforcing the screening could eliminate one parking space. \"There are alternative screening materials available,\" she told the board, and noted the variance authority under the Texas Local Government Code.

Property owner Christopher Fernahue spoke during the public hearing and said the renovation triggered the requirement. He told the board that the new units, added two months earlier, and an existing older unit occupy a narrow platform that is also adjacent to a gas meter. \"So I'm just asking to for the variance to not have to put it up to not lose the parking,\" Fernahue said, describing concerns that constructing a screening enclosure would push into a parking stall and might require relocating the gas meter.

Board members discussed possible compromises such as partial screening visible from Main Street only, chain-link screening (which staff said would allow airflow but be unsightly), and whether complying would trigger fire-code or access issues at a doorway next to the units. Staff said 24 property owners were notified of the request and that no responses were received.

A motion to approve the variance was made by Mr. Cross, seconded by Mr. Mohammed, and carried with all members voting in favor.

The variance approval applies to the existing mechanical equipment installed during the recent renovation. Staff noted that older units on the building have been in place for decades and that the screening requirement was triggered by the recent renovation activity.","The Decatur Zoning Board of Adjustments granted a variance to CG Fernahue Properties at 117 Main Street to waive the city's mechanical-equipment screening requirement after a recent renovation installed new HVAC units. The owner said required screening would eliminate at least one parking space and interfere with a gas meter.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6600630,"Zoning board approves special exception to leave Methodist Church shed inside rear setback",228,62840,291120,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032452-65304cbbe45912cd339bf65c237418f4&start=62&end=291","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032452-65304cbbe45912cd339bf65c237418f4/thumbnail_62840.jpg","/articles/6600630/Decatur/Wise-County/Texas/Zoning-board-approves-special-exception-to-leave-Methodist-Church-shed-inside-rear-setback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6600630-5d40a41748a9a3b9ea4e62a3ac1597b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773628615&Signature=MUX2M35dOHqwB9KJvc4qNa-MNaovGFc04kjZxb-YIdGoWkyCun-jFLRyiOWmk0WaWrlTlD8ksEcvWanYs2KjFoJcEWSf1w~pE48XqAOWCAm3jBSOY1tCoy2uWGbhBkkLlQm8WLfMmXR5oZXHNtNPrc6W5Mv7ZfyqEioYRm1yP7gX7nY8xyUSsMTiux19y0fpNNg8kBBLW6lKOqGfvpsVruPorn2n3tUa~jJjOOC4zZJVSO5uyfhjBN1wUPftTFYEWKB2juC63j~achLwhWEYI8wP4M5jpOow0o3B1JFMHBsTyzU2ARsYLujE7LXhCECVPSvcz3hU5Wu1i5SpjQVesg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Decatur Zoning Board of Adjustments voted unanimously to approve a special exception allowing an existing shed at First United Methodist Church, 2002 Deer Park Road, to remain 6.2 feet inside the city's required 15-foot rear setback.

Lisa Hannon, the city's planning director, told the board that the church has owned the property since 1989 and that the property is being replatted; she said staff recommended approval. \"Staff recommends approval of the special exception request for BOA25-0003,\" Hannon said.

The exception was requested because the property is undergoing a replat and because the shed does not meet the current 15-foot rear setback. Hannon said the Texas Local Government Code authorizes the board to grant such exceptions and that no hardship finding is required to approve this type of special exception. The staff presentation noted the property was rezoned in February from the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to Single-Family 1 and that the replat is scheduled to move forward at the May 6 Planning and Zoning meeting.

Commission members confirmed the measurement: the shed is 6.2 feet from the rear property line where 15 feet is required. Board members clarified the scope of the action: the approval allows the existing encroaching structure to remain but does not change the setback standard. Hannon reiterated that if the structure were removed and later rebuilt, any new construction would have to meet the setback requirements in effect at the time of reconstruction.

The motion to approve was made by Mr. Chandler and seconded by Mr. Klein Smith. The board chair announced the motion carried with all in favor.

The board record contains the staff report and map submitted by planning staff. No public speakers appeared during the hearing on this item.","The Decatur Zoning Board of Adjustments unanimously approved a special exception allowing an existing shed at First United Methodist Church, 2002 Deer Park Road, to remain 6.2 feet inside a required 15-foot rear setback. The exception applies only to the existing structure and does not change setback requirements for future construction.","actionData","errors"]

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