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ZBA OKs setback variance at 1603 Martinez Lane to allow rear parking and fire lane
Summary
The Wylie ZBA unanimously approved a variance reducing the required 25-foot front setback to 10 feet at 1603 Martinez Lane (ZBA 2025-09) to permit a parking area and an on-site fire lane; applicant Harger Properties said the design keeps building frontage visually separated from the street.
The Wylie Zone Board of Adjustments approved a variance on May 19 permitting a 10-foot front setback in lieu of the 25-foot requirement for property at 1603 Martinez Lane (ZBA 2025-09). The board's vote was unanimous, 4-0.
Planning staff described the request as necessary to allow a parking lot and an on-site fire lane behind the building; the site plan is intended for a small commercial “flex” building. Kevin (planning staff) explained that the reduced setback would still leave 23 feet between the curb cut and the front of the building as measured from the road, and that the applicant will provide a sidewalk along the street-facing elevation. He added the board had approved a similar variance across the street previously.
Bailey Harger, speaking for Harger Properties and noting her father Eric Harger is the listed owner, described the applicant as “a small family owned commercial real estate development firm” focused on small commercial flex spaces. She said the layout, including the requested variance, helps keep market rents lower for local small businesses. Jackie Tobar, a local title-company owner who addressed the board in favor, said she worked in real estate and did not see a line-of-sight safety issue given the industrial character of the area and the short-term traffic expectations.
Staff mailed 17 notices and reported no responses in opposition or in favor. Board members discussed and confirmed that garage doors and curb access would be oriented to the rear/parking-lot side of the building and that the street-facing side would have a sidewalk and building frontage rather than curb access.
The board approved the variance after a motion and second. The applicant is expected to submit the site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission; staff indicated the variance is required before that plan can be considered.
Votes at a glance: ZBA approved variance to allow 10-foot front setback at 1603 Martinez Lane (ZBA-2025-09), motion carried unanimously, 4-0.
