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Board approves larger lot and exempts open church pavilion from masonry wainscot with conditions
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved increasing the maximum lot size for a Stones Crossing parcel and granted an exemption from a 36-inch masonry wainscot for an open church pavilion, subject to completing permitting and a condition that the variance becomes void if the pavilion is enclosed.
The Board of Zoning Appeals on April 28 approved two variances for property at 1640 Stones Crossing, allowing one lot to exceed the zoning maximum and exempting an existing open pavilion from the code——requirement for a 36-inch masonry wainscot, both by 5-0 votes.
The measures matter because the lot-size change permits a remaining parcel to stay with a church campus rather than be subdivided, and the masonry exemption preserves the pavilion in its current open form used for children—9s summer activities.
Tom Leggaren, attorney at the Baylor Law Firm representing the petitioner, told the board the church had acquired and reconfigured adjoining parcels when a water tower was built and that Lots 2 and 3 would meet ordinance…
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